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Podcast: Beats Vines and Life
Episode: It’s A Family Affair! How to Build an Empire with Sommelier, Wine Maker, Author and Restauranteur André Mack.
Description: MJ’s guest this week is Maverick extraordinaire André Mack! André is the former sommelier at Thomas Keller’s world renown restaurant French Laundry. After that he was head sommelier at Keller’s Per Se in New York City. In 2007, André started Maison Noir Wines. He and his wife started & Sons Hospitality Group which includes & Sons Ham Bar, & Sons Buttery and Vyne Yard in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. MJ and André discuss how he started, where he’s going and the legacy he’s creating for his kids. Andre breaks down how being a “black sheep” is not “selling black”. He and MJ g...