Prp Wine International

To start with, for the majority of the event we had a fabulous evening .3 stars was based on the party being fun
My complaint is that I purchased through Groupon… it was not stated in any terms except that wine would be available for purchase What we found out upon arrival was the wine had to be ordered by the case. (This should have been spoken prior to the scheduling and purchase). At first we were told we could combine to reach a case. At the end of the event we were told something different that we had to order a minimum of 6 of the same varietal … Both of which should have been clearly stated prior to purchase
The tasting fee included 6 bottles for sampling to which we were given the option to add 4 more at a very reasonable cost
The problem arose with the end being an over the top sales auction Some may have wanted to purchase a couple of bottles… to do this you had to get others to buy the same to get to the minimum… which led to some purchasing more trying to accommodate Truly not what I had in mind when I planned my party
Problem came up the next morning when people awoke upset about the high pressure sales for what was suppose to be a fun evening
This led to some attempting to cancel their orders
I have yet to know how this will end up. We will see if this leads to the company canceling the rest of the orders now
Conclusion…wine tastings are a great time
Research before you purchase or schedule through a company like this unless you plan on purchasing a case a piece

Attended a tasting over three weeks ago. Promptly left the net day for a five day cruise. When we returned, there were numerous voicemail messages from our wine presenter «Mindy» stating that she was having trouble running our debit card charge. Turns out she wrote the number down wrong. Incompetent move number one. First of all, why would a legitimate company have people writing debit card information down on notebook paper? I mean any fool can get one of those charge card thingy’s that attach to cell phones or ipads… I tell ya, I didn’t feel good about it at the time but I went along with the group — didn’t want to be a party pooper. I think they count on that because we otherwise would never have agreed to buy two bottles of their over-​priced, questionable quality wines to begin with. Turns out, we were charged for an additional bottle of wine that we DID NOT ORDER. For three bottles of wine — almost $ 90. I have made three phone calls, one directly to «Mindy», whom I spoke to directly. She stated that she would call back that evening because she was at her «regular job.» The call was NEVER RETURNED. One to the branch manager in Charlotte, Matt Gauger, which was NEVER RETURNED. And one to «Nicole» at the corporate headquarters (really?). I spoke with her directly and she seemed genuinely concerned and agreed to look into the matter. Surprise, surprise, the call was NEVER RETURNED. Just made my last phone call to our bank to report the charge as UNAUTHORIZED and FRAUDULENT! Never again. DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!

I bought a $ 30 Groupon for an in home wine tasting. I wasn’t sure what to expect but thought for $ 30 how can it not be fun?
Well, it was fantastic and so much fun. Our wine specialist called the Monday before and we talked about the wines I wanted to include in the tasting. She told me that I needed to provide glasses, pens, and at the most some cheese for the tasting. She showed up on time and set up and even waited a few minutes for a late guest. The wine selection was great. We had 6 bottles to taste and I ended up purchasing 3 half cases of the selection. She explained the wines and was really cool about us being a talkative group and sometimes not paying as much attention as we should. :) She also allowed us to take our time and never rushed us during the tasting. We got to keep all the leftover bottles so that was great for the couple of us that stayed behind. It was a fun event, the wines were tasty and reasonably priced, and we would totally do another tasting. Kat (not sure if she spells it with a C or K) was our wine specialist and she was really sweet and did a great job!

Damon was the wine consultant that came to my home. He was very unprofessional and behaved inappropriately throughout the evening.
On the day of the scheduled event, Damon called me twice to see about cancelling due to the rain or changing the time to earlier in the day. I informed him that the rain wouldn’t be a problem and there was no way I could call all of my 10 guests 4 hours before the event to see if they could come earlier; especially since I had sent invitations in advance and received confirmations of attendance.
Once Damon arrived he informed me that he had been drinking quite a bit at a PRP Wine event at the warehouse hours before. He proceeded to ramble on and on about all of his personal business concerning his mom, pregnant girlfriend, and sister in law.
After being at my home about 5 minutes, he started to get belligerent about where my guests were and how upset he was that it was only a female party. He stated that he didn’t like female parties because they had to ask their husbands for money. I informed him that I did not think the gender of the party should be relevant when booking an event. He also asked what time he could leave the party and that I should know that he has a life. After going back and forth he requested a shot of Patron and to smoke a cigarette.
During the wine presentation Damon was condescending, inpatient, and really rude to my guests. First he stated that if my guests couldn’t afford a case of wine we could all go in together on it. Secondly when a guest would ask a question about a wine he would either totally disregard the question or tell her she needs to listen the next time.
I guess Damon forgot he told me he had extra wine that was going bad and as a extra incentive, he was allowing us to taste it. I’m not sure if this is allowed, but my boyfriend had to step in and tell him that he needed to start opening fresh bottles for us and not give us left over wine that was going bad.
Finally after only 1 hour of Damon being at my home, he stated that he had to go because he had a life too. I wasn’t satisfied with his presentation but I really just wanted him out of my house so I wasn’t going to dare ask him to stay longer.
As long as this company has individuals like Damon working, I would not recommend nor purchase wine from this place.

We just had our second wine tasing with Tami! Not only is she knowledgeable but FUNNY as well. They are always prompt with delivery and I have yet to have a bad wine! Do go to their warehouse tasting if you have time. I am sure you will enjoy your experience. I highly reccommend PRP!