Four grand don't come for free

A group of diners at a UK restaurant were served a rare vintage bottle of wine valued at £4500 - by accident. The lucky table had no idea they'd been served the valuable drink with their meal, instead of the more modest choice they'd ordered. The table had originally ordered a bottle of 2001 Chateau Pichon Longueville Contesse de Lalande - a Bordeaux costing £260, But they must have enjoyed it as they tried to order a second. But a staff member picked up the wrong bottle, and they were presented with a 2001 bottle of Chateau le Pin Pomerol. The two bottles might look similar, but one is 17 times the price of the other. Only 500 cases of the 2001 Chateau le Pin Pomerol were made, according to the Cult Wines online tasting guide, while reviewers have referred to the drink as "mythical". But even so, you shouldn't mix up orders. If it had been the other way round (ordering the Pomerol but only getting the Contesse de Lalande), it could be a lawsuit waiting to happen. I have even heard horror stories like a diner ordering chicken parmigiana at an Italian restaurant but ending up with chicken piccata. Something like this is really not that hard to get right, and believe me, I know how to drive that point home.