One of Plano’s oldest buildings, an 1890s-era house, is home to one of the city’s most unique restaurant concepts.

Diners are guided through wine pairings at Sip & Savor, a high-end restaurant built around a carefully selected wine menu that operates out of the quaint, Victorian-style house off Coit Road.

For nearly six years, John Weeks and his wife, Teresa Weeks, have owned and operated the restaurant, where they have channeled their longtime love of fine wines into the family business.

“Don’t let her hear this,” Weeks said, nodding to his wife, “but we actually didn’t get in this business for the profit. We got into it to work together, to kind of feed our love for food and wine and Napa [Valley], and assist us in covering the costs associated with our travels up in that area. And that’s pretty much what it’s done for us.”

The couple bought a teahouse business in 2011 that had been leasing the historic building. The city zoning, conveniently, allowed for a wine cellar on the premises, Weeks said. The unique ambience of the old building made for the perfect environment for their business, he said.

When they were just starting out, Weeks said, the main focus of the menu was in its extensive wine selection. Today, roughly two-thirds of Sip & Savor sales come from the food menu, he said.

“In any business, you want to go where your customers take you,” he said, “and over the years, our customers have continually told us that this is a restaurant—they want food first, especially really good food.”

Still, the food menu is tailored to the wine selection, and servers are trained to help diners find the right pairing for their individual palates. The restaurant sometimes offers wine samples to ensure a diner makes the right pick, Weeks said.

“Our wine list is expansive enough that we can take a beginner … and we can kind of take them baby steps along the way [and] make it a journey,” he said.