From Improvising Winemaker to Collector

At one time, Tim O'Rourke made his own vino—in a closet

By Jennifer Fiedler

Wine collector Tim O'Rourke now has his pick of the more than 2,700 bottles in his cellar. But getting his hands on a bottle of wine was not always so simple. Formerly a self-proclaimed "beer-.....

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