Peter Weygandt – Peter has been an importer of French wines for over 21 years and has gained a national and international reputation for the quality of his selections and his portfolio of top “boutique” French wines. He has been mentioned in articles in Time magazine, The New York Times, and featured in Business Monthly and numerous times in various wine publications, most recently Food and Wine magazine. In recent years he has expanded his portfolio to include Italian, German, Austrian and Spanish wines.
Tim O’Rourke – A former chef, Tim graduated from L’Academie de Cuisine in Maryland in 2000. With tours at Washington, DC mainstays Café Atlántico, Ristorante Tosca and Michel Richard Citronelle, he cultivated his cooking and tastes under the watchful eyes of renowned chefs José Andrés, Cesare Lanfranconi and Michel Richard. It was during these 6 years that Tim first developed a taste for wine. Special events at The Beard House in New York, NY and a 55th birthday celebration for Michel Richard, with guest star chefs such as Thomas Keller and Eric Ripert, continued his education.
In 2006, while working for acclaimed caterer, Susan Gage Caterers, Tim cooked for Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Legendary 100 Point Wine Weekend, alongside celebrity chefs Daniel Boulud, Alain Dutournier and Nancy Oakes as well Washington D.C.’s own Michel Richard, Eric Ziebold and Frank Ruta. (The incredible list of wines served that weekend can be found here.) Maybe while tasting a 1989 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet, or a 1982 Château Cheval Blanc, or perhaps a 1975 Château d’Yquem, Tim honed his taste in finer wines and first began to truly understand the importance of pairing wine with food.
So come in and bring up anything related to your palette. The idea of talking about food and wine all day long is what brought Tim to Weygandt Wines in the first place.
