Comments for Marnie Old | The Life of a Famous Sommelier http://www.marnieold.net The Marnie Old Fan Club. Because Everyone loves Marnie, the Celebrity Sommelier Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:30:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Marnie Old, why do you hate us? by Keith Wallace http://www.marnieold.net/old/marnie/#comment-81 Keith Wallace Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:52:08 +0000 http://www.marnieold.net/?p=1838#comment-81 K. Gordon: anyone blaming me for such a hateful and poorly written website as this is a fool. You are quite amusing, since all you have managed to do is make me sound super-human. Stole two wine barrels from Chaddsford? What did I do, put one on each shoulder and run down the highway? Do you think I am the Paul Bunyan of the wine industry? Funny thing is, I do have two wine barrels from Chaddsford Winery. I bought them from my friend Eric Miller (winemaker/owner of Chaddsford) many years ago. Just ask him. He had them delivered to me on his truck. Before you spout more of your venom, consider your target. My school is the only wine school anywhere in America where wine instructors actually are paid excellent salaries, plus given a benefits package that includes top-notch health care. Even in this troubled economy, I have not laid off anyone. To do that I have cut my own salary and worked 60+ hours a week. Do you honestly think I am a good target for your hate? There are always going to be a few isolated haters like yourself, cowardly whispering from some dark fetid corner. I know you exist, and I have a good idea who you are. Fortunately for everyone concerned, you do not matter: the Wine School of Philadelphia is the most successful independent wine school in America. Awful websites like this are an indication of bad PR. Marnie has suffered a few such issues over the last year or so. You may not know this, but a year ago, I went to bat for Marnie: she was being attacked by several sources, and it ended up in the papers. Some of the comments in the blogosphere were nearly as nasty as yours. Not only did I come out publicly in her defense, I went as far as pulling in a few favors to stop a vehemently anti-Marnie article. I can only assume she knows of this site --and of your comments-- and opted to not refute your lies. Whatever her reasons are, that is a shame. More for her than me. Had Marnie reached out to me, I could have told her how to get such a site as this shut down in less than a week. K. Gordon: anyone blaming me for such a hateful and poorly written website as this is a fool.

You are quite amusing, since all you have managed to do is make me sound super-human. Stole two wine barrels from Chaddsford? What did I do, put one on each shoulder and run down the highway? Do you think I am the Paul Bunyan of the wine industry?

Funny thing is, I do have two wine barrels from Chaddsford Winery. I bought them from my friend Eric Miller (winemaker/owner of Chaddsford) many years ago. Just ask him. He had them delivered to me on his truck.

Before you spout more of your venom, consider your target. My school is the only wine school anywhere in America where wine instructors actually are paid excellent salaries, plus given a benefits package that includes top-notch health care. Even in this troubled economy, I have not laid off anyone. To do that I have cut my own salary and worked 60+ hours a week. Do you honestly think I am a good target for your hate?

There are always going to be a few isolated haters like yourself, cowardly whispering from some dark fetid corner. I know you exist, and I have a good idea who you are. Fortunately for everyone concerned, you do not matter: the Wine School of Philadelphia is the most successful independent wine school in America.

Awful websites like this are an indication of bad PR. Marnie has suffered a few such issues over the last year or so. You may not know this, but a year ago, I went to bat for Marnie: she was being attacked by several sources, and it ended up in the papers. Some of the comments in the blogosphere were nearly as nasty as yours. Not only did I come out publicly in her defense, I went as far as pulling in a few favors to stop a vehemently anti-Marnie article.

I can only assume she knows of this site –and of your comments– and opted to not refute your lies. Whatever her reasons are, that is a shame. More for her than me. Had Marnie reached out to me, I could have told her how to get such a site as this shut down in less than a week.

]]> Comment on Marnie Old, why do you hate us? by WineMoney http://www.marnieold.net/old/marnie/#comment-79 WineMoney Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:30:22 +0000 http://www.marnieold.net/?p=1838#comment-79 @ K Gordon. How does someone start a Wine School with a stolen barrel? I didn't know the Wine School offered cooperage training. Sweet. @ K Gordon. How does someone start a Wine School with a stolen barrel? I didn’t know the Wine School offered cooperage training. Sweet.

]]> Comment on Marnie Old, why do you hate us? by 1WineDude http://www.marnieold.net/old/marnie/#comment-78 1WineDude Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:54:19 +0000 http://www.marnieold.net/?p=1838#comment-78 Wow. This might be the most useless website I've seen in quite some time. I'd describe myself as neutral when it comes to Marnie Old, but any blog that claims to be an online fan club, but (from what I can discern) does nothing but offer backhanded attacks at its object of fandom can't really be legit. Here's hoping this site does get shut down, if it doesn't offer more balanced opinions. Wow. This might be the most useless website I’ve seen in quite some time.

I’d describe myself as neutral when it comes to Marnie Old, but any blog that claims to be an online fan club, but (from what I can discern) does nothing but offer backhanded attacks at its object of fandom can’t really be legit.

Here’s hoping this site does get shut down, if it doesn’t offer more balanced opinions.

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