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John Peters comes to us with 27 years experience in the wine trade, starting with seven years of owning and operating a wine shop and wine school in Washington DC, the Wide World of Wines. After the sale of the business he was the manager and wine buyer at Continental liquors for five years, then on to the wholesale side of the business with Washington Wholesale for two years. The next seven years were spent working with DeLoach vineyards located in the Russian River Valley, Sonoma County CA. After that he spent the next three years with Billington Imports a company that specializes in wines from Chile and Argentina and the last three years have been spent with a small artisan Importer specializing in French wines.
Throughout his career in the wine trade John has been a educator, starting with the American Academy of Wines, a wine school started by the Peters family. He was responsible for the wine education of all his wholesale managers and sales force across seven states. He has lectured on wine at the National Press Club, The Greenbriar Resort, The Homestead Resort, The French and Australian Embassies, The Decanter Club, Taste DC, and The Wine Tasting Association. John has been an instructor at L'Academie de Cuisine for the last eighteen years specializing in food and wine pairing. He currently is teaching the professional Wine Series at the L'Academie Gaithersburg location.
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