Maximilian Kast

The Path

At Fearrington House Inn in North Carolina until 2016, sommelier work for Maximilian Kast required palate, poise, and service to function as one system. The room demanded accuracy, but it also asked for a kind of hospitality that stays in the background while doing its job. That balance—attention without display, structure without rigidity—defines the professional voice that emerged there. Since 2016, Broadbent Selections has been the setting for that same approach, with Maximilian Kast serving as Wine Director. The role covers more than a title suggests: memory, timing, management, and the ability to place a wine where it belongs. It is work shaped by judgment at every step, from the cellar to the table.

The Work Today

Since 2016, he has been with Broadbent Selections. Blind tasting wines, beverage program management, restaurant management, creating wine lists, wine training, special events coordination, and guest relations all sit inside that role. The scope is broad, but the through-line is clear: each bottle must be understood not in isolation, but in relation to the room, the menu, and the people gathered around it. The job brings together cellar discipline and front-of-house rhythm, asking for technical confidence as well as ease in conversation. “Wine is a beverage that can connect people, it can act as a universal language if presented with hospitality, humility, and inclusion. This is at the heart of my professional philosophy.” That philosophy is mirrored in a methodical eye for food and structure, a habit of reading the plate before the palate: “I like to look at the dish, first, without tasting it—look at all the components.”

Signature

Maximilian Kast focuses on blind tasting wines.

In Their Words “Wine is a beverage that can connect people, it can act as a universal language if presented with hospitality, humility, and inclusion. This is at the heart of my professional philosophy.”

Acclaim

Maximilian's honors include Master Sommelier (2018).