Sonal Holland

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Sonal Holland
File:Sonal Holland02.jpg
Sonal Holland at her wine retail store in Mumbai in 2019
Born
Sonal Chandole
Occupations
  • Educator
  • Consultant
  • Entrepreneur for Wine, Saké and Spirits
Known forSonal Holland Wine Academy, India Wine Awards, SoHo Wine Club, SoHo Wine Consultants
Title
  • Founder Educator at Sonal Holland Wine Academy
  • Chairperson of India Wine Awards
  • Founder Director of SoHo Wine Club
Websitesonalholland.com

Sonal Holland (née Chandole) is the first recipient of the Master of Wine title in India.[1][2][3][4][5] She is a certified wine educator specialising in saké and shochu. Holland is also a consultant, retailer, broadcaster, and the founder of India Wine Awards, an Indian wine competition.[6]

Education

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In 2016, Holland was named Master of Wine (MW) by the London-based Institute of Masters of Wine.[7][8] Holland's dissertation was on "awareness, attitude and usage of wine among SEC A urban Indian wine consumers.”[9] Holland holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Mumbai and a diploma in Hotel Management from the IHM Mumbai.[10]

In February 2020, Holland received an advanced certification in Saké and Shochu from the Japan Saké and Shochu Makers Association.[11]

Career

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Holland worked as the Divisional Head of Wine & Beverage for ITC Hotels.[12]

In 2009, Holland founded the Sonal Holland Wine Academy, which provides wine education in association with the London-based WSET.[13]

In 2017, Holland created the India Wine Awards, which recognizes excellence in wine and wine programs in the country.[14]

In 2019, Holland entered the retail wine market with Vine2Wine.[15]

She has judged several international competitions, including the 2018 Decanter Asia Wine Awards, Concours Mondial du Bruxelles, and the Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition.[16]

Her wine columns have been in such publications as Vogue,[17] Mid-Day,[18] and LuxeBook.[19]

Awards

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  • Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Indian Luxury for five consecutive years—2015, 2016 and 2017, 2018 and 2019 by luxury business magazine Luxebook[20]
  • In 2018, Sonal was honored with the 'Wine Personality of the Year' award by India's leading Food Bloggers Association of India (FBAI).
  • In early 2019, she was honored and awarded at the Rotary International District Conference for her unique achievement as India's only Master of Wine.
  • Named in the top 100 most powerful people in Indian luxury in 2020.[21]
  • Innovative Woman of Substance Award in 2019 at the India Leadership Conclave.[22]

References

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