Andre Mack

André Hueston Mack is an American sommelier and winemaker.

Andre Mack
Mack in 2016
Born1972 or 1973 (age 50–51)[1]
Occupation(s)Sommelier
Winemaker
Websitewww.andremack.com

Career

Mack worked for two years in the finance industry before transitioning into the restaurant industry.[1][2] He started as a dishwasher at Darden Restaurants and left as a corporate service trainer after six years.[2] He then worked at The Palm in San Antonio before working as the founding sommelier at Bohanan's in San Antonio.[2] He later worked at the Thomas Keller restaurants The French Laundry in Yountville, California[1] and Per Se in New York, New York.

In 2007, he founded the company Maison Noir (formerly known as Mouton Noir).[1] Mack leases 13 vineyards in the Willamette Valley in Oregon which produce wine under his popular culture-inspired labels.[1]

In 2019 Mack published 99 Bottles: A Black Sheep's Guide to Life-Changing Wines.

In 2020 Mack opened & Sons in Brooklyn, New York, a wine and ham bar.[3]

Mack's wine lists have been listed in The Huffington Post,[4] The Wall Street Journal,[5] and Black Enterprise.[6]

Awards

In 2003, Mack won the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Young Sommeliers Competition.[2] In 2007, he received The Network Journal's 40-Under-Forty Achievement Award.[7]

See also

References
  1. Carmichael, Callie (June 7, 2019). "Andre Mack wants to bring hip hop culture to winemaking". USA Today. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. "2003 Young Sommeliers Competition". Chaine des Rotisseurs. 2003. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  3. Chandra, Gowri (February 26, 2020). "The Coolest New Bar in Brooklyn Is a Ham Bar". Food and Wine. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  4. Anderson, Jessica Cumberbatch (6 December 2012). "Holiday Drinks From Sommelier Andre Mac". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  5. Teague, Lettie (11 December 2011). "A Wine Man in a Hurry". WSJ. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  6. Dumas, Joseph (1 April 2005). "In High Spirits". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  7. "40 Under Forty Class of 2007". The Network Journal. Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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