Master of Wine Sonal Holland is India’s most accomplished wine professional. The first Indian to have been bestowed with this prestigious global title, she has won numerous awards in her incredible journey to become the only Master of Wine in a nation of one billion people!
A domain expert on the business of wine & spirits in India, Sonal’s passionate about drawing global attention to the country’s young and exciting beverage industry. Her vast cultural knowledge has made her a sought after strategic consultant for brands seeking a foothold in India’s complex marketplace.
Sonal’s professional achievements include her role as the former corporate head of wine and beverages at homegrown luxury hospitality conglomerate, ITC Hotels. Currently, she is a wine buyer and consultant for luxury food retail chain Foodhall and is also a wine consultant for restaurant group, Gourmet Investments.
Her extraordinary contributions to India’s vino industry have been acknowledged widely. Adjudged the Wine Personality of the Year recently, Sonal is regularly featured as one of the most powerful women and most influential personality in India’s luxury industry.
Since the day she embarked on this journey, Sonal has been a role model for women, shattering the glass ceiling in the AlcoBev industry in India. Her exceptional contribution to India’s wine industry has been widely recognized. Some of the prestigious honors Sonal has been part of are:
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Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Indian Luxury for three consecutive years - 2015, 2016 and 2017 by luxury business magazine Blackbook
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Top 100 Most Influential People in Indian Luxury in 2016 and 2017 by BlackBook
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Top Women in Wine by the Indian Wine Academy
This story is from the Mid Oct. 2019, year 2 issue 10 edition of Hospitality Food & Wine.
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