Global Committee Members
150 Community Members
Wines, Spirits & Cigars

Community

New York Chapter

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Mollie Battenhouse

Master Of Wine & National Director of Wine Education

Jackson Family Wines
New York

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Robin Robinson

Author, Founder

The Complete Whiskey Course
New York

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Dr. Liz Thach

Master Of Wine

Sonoma State University
New York

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Scott Rosenbaum

CEO

Ah So Insights
New York

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Elana Effrat

Director

One Eight Distilling
New York

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Thomas Perez

Co-Founder & Culinary Director

Plane and Level
New York

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Liz Rhoades

Director, Whiskey Operations and R&D

WhistlePig Whiskey
New York

London Chapter

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Maria Laura Ortiz

Founder

Winifera
London

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Tobias Gorn

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

International Drinks Specialists
London

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Vikki Bruce

Managing Director

Maclean & Bruce
London

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Jane Peyton

Founder

School Of Booze
London

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Barry McCaughley

Panel Judge

World Drinks Awards / Wine & Spirits Awards
London

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Svetoslav Manolev MS

Master Sommelier, Wine Buyer, Wine Judge

Flemings Mayfair Hotel/IWSC Club Oenologique
London

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Paul Dempsey

Sales & Marketing Director, Connoisseurs Department

Brave New Spirits Ltd
London

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Giorgio Bargiani

Head Mixologist

World's Best Bar
London

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Stuart Baxter

Spirits Ambassador

Inver House Distillers
London

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Claire Warner

Co-Founder

Æcorn
London

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Ian Burrell

Founder and Ambassador

Rum Fest, UK and Global Rum Ambassador
London

Dubai Chapter

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Beans Boughton

Master Of Wine

Maritime and Mercantile International (MMI)
Dubai

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Christophe Roux

Vice President Etisalat Global Services / Wine Collector

Etisalat
Dubai

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Mariana Pucarevic

Founder & CEO

Malvino FZ LLC
Dubai

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Alex Tarditi

Business Head

VRANKEN-POMMERY MONOPOLE
Dubai

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Amit Chavan

Head Sommelier

Hakkasan Abu Dhabi
Dubai

Hong Kong Chapter

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Holly Graham

Managing Editor

DRiNK Magazine
Hong Kong

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Marco Milani

CEO

Silver Heights Vineyard
Hong Kong

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Rebecca Leung

Founder

Wine is Beautiful
Hong Kong

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Tom Egerton

Spirits Evangelist

Proof & Company
Hong Kong

Singapore Chapter

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Ravi Viswanathan

Chairman

Grover Zampa Vineyards
Singapore

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Aishwarya Nair

Food & Wine Consultant

ALIGNE
Singapore

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Aditya Lamba

Business Manager - South Asia, Pacific

Treasury Wine Estates
Singapore

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Thomas NG

Founder and Managing Director

Golden Clover Pte Ltd
Singapore

Bangkok Chapter

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Hillman Lentz

Co-Founder

Unique Bavarian Brewery
Bangkok

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Archie Gracie

Winery & Supply Chain Director

Siam Winery
Bangkok

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Dirakerit Kotchawong

Master Sommelier & Brand Ambassador

The Riedel Group
Bangkok

Global Chapter

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François Chartier

President / Best Sommelier in the World

Chartier World LAB - Barcelona / Tokyo / Montreal
Global

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Roderick Smith

Master Of Wine / Owner

Riviera Wine Academy
Global

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Robin Coupar

Global Whiskey Advocate

Campari Group
Global

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Bernhard Schäfer

Co-Founder

European Network of Spirit Experts (ENSE )
Global

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Derek Sandhaus

Co-Founder

Ming River Sichuan Baijiu
Global

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David Allardice

Scotch Whisky Ambassador for Glenfiddich (U.S.)

Glenfiddich (U.S.)
Global

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Francesco Marone Cinzano

Owner

Col d'Orcia
Global

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Marko Bilic

Founder / President / CEO

Cigar Club Mareva (Split, Croatia)
Global

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Storm Boen

Chairman & CEO / US Army Veteran

OPERATION: CIGARS FOR WARRIORS and C.A.T.S. (cigar Aficionados Trades and Sales)
Global

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Kaizad Hansotia

Founder

Gurkha Cigars Company
Global

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Priscilla Hennekam

Founder and Director

Hennekam Wine Consultancy
Global

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Christopher Pellegrini

Founder

Honkaku Spirits
Global

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Seãn Johnson

Owner

CigarConvo (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Global

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Antonio Angelo Benigni

CEO & Director

Cantine Antonio Ferrari ( Galliate, Novara, Italy)
Global

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Jordan Lynn

Private Client Wine Sales & Wine Advisor

Château De Pommard & Vivant
Global

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Ludwig Vanneron

Oenologist & Wine Expert

Oenosmart
Global

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Kristina Petraviciute

Founder

Wine Sapiens
Global

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Nicolas Boissonneau

Owner

Boissonneau Wines & Services
Global

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Francisco Arias

Certified Cigar Sommelier Tobacconist (CCST)

cigar-x.com
Global

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Isabelle Moren

Co-founder

Chartier World LAB - Barcelona / Tokyo / Montreal
Global

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Alexis Caraux

Director

Millesiwine
Global

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Eva Bellagamba

Partner

Pietro Beconcini Organic Wines
Global

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Jesus Sanchez

Brand Ambassador

Bodegas Cvne
Global

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Namratha Prashanth

Managing Director

Wine Equation
Global

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Alper Billik

Founder

SOMM DIGI
Global

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Arashasp Shroff

Beverage Director & Head sommelier

CN Tower
Global

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Arthur Nägele

Founder

spirituosenakademie
Global

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Ami Shroff

Professional Mixologist

Ami Shroff
Global

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Mitch Bechard

Founder and Director

CopperCairn
Global

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Pierre Cazeneuve

Managing Director

Chateau Paloumey, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc
Global

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Jai Anand

Founder CEO and Chief Culture Head

DOJA
Global

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Megumi Nishidas

Representative

Keep North
Global

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Jan Vistisen

Founder & Owner

Royal Danish & House of Nicaragua
Global

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Olivier Paultes

Director, Distilleries and Communication

Hennessy
Global

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EDUARDO BRETHAUER

Owner

VITIS MAGAZINE
Global

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Susan R Lin

Master of Wine

Belmont Wine Exchange
Global

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Brinda Bourhis

Managing Director

Winevox
Global

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Ulric Nijs

Founder

Bar-face Beverage Consultancy
Global

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Arijit Bose

Partner and Co-Founder

Bar back collective
Global

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Danays León Potolinca di Sperlinga

Co- Owner

Sperlinga Tobacco
Global

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Zdenek Kastanek

International Sales Director

ecoSPIRITS
Global

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Claudio Martins

Founder and Global Business Developer

Martins Wine Advisor
Global

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Shubham Khanna

Founder

GinGin & Clearly Good Gin
Global

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Mauricio Maia

Global Cachaça Ambassador

O Cachacier
Global

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Laura Noguera Barranco

Director and Owner

Casa Azteca
Global

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Rodrigo Flores

Brand Ambassador

Pisco Producers Association
Global

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Johnny Schuler

CEO

Destileria La Caraved
Global

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Alexandre Vingtier

President & CEO

Alexandre Vingtier Consulting
Global

Mumbai Chapter

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Jackie Matai

Co-Founder

Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai

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Sumedh Singh Mandla

CEO

Vbev & Aws Global
Mumbai

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Keshav Prakash

Founder & Curator

The Vault
Mumbai

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Rojita Tiwari

Founder & Director

Drinks & Destinations
Mumbai

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Anish Trivedi

President & CEO

Alenka Media
Mumbai

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Dimi Lezinska

Partner

Third Eye Distillery ( Stranger & Sons Gin )
Mumbai

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Vaniitha Jaiin

Founder

The Perfect Pour
Mumbai

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Danny Carroll

Director

Gurkha Cigars Company
Mumbai

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Vishal Kadakia

Founder

The Wine Park
Mumbai

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Sakshi Saigal

Director & Co Founder

Third Eye Distillery ( Stranger & Sons Gin )
Mumbai

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Kunal Patel

Founder 

Monika Enterprises
Mumbai

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Nikhil Agarwal

CEO

All Things Nice
Mumbai

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Luca Bernardini

Consultant

Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IICCI)
Mumbai

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Kasturi Banerjee

 Founder

Stilldistilling Spirits
Mumbai

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Navin Mittal

Owner

Gateway Brewery
Mumbai

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Mark Manuel

Cigar Connoisseur

Mark Manuel
Mumbai

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Craig W Wedge

Managing Director

Reserve Wines pvt ltd
Mumbai

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Sidd Banerji

Founder & CEO

Apex Wine Club India
Mumbai

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Moksh Sani

Managing Director

Living Liquidz
Mumbai

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Kadambari Kapoor

Founder

Gusto Imports
Mumbai

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Devika Bhagat

Co- Founder

Adventurist Spirits Distillery
Mumbai

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Varun Sudhakar S

Founder

Bar Bundle
Mumbai

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Aman Thadani

Director Business Development

Fullarton Distilleries Pvt Ltd
Mumbai

Delhi Chapter

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Subhash Arora

Chairman and Founder

Indian Wine Academy
Delhi

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Arun Kumar

Co-Founder

Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd
Delhi

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Ameeta Seth Sharma

Director

Cingari ( Habanos Cigars)
Delhi

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Anand Virmani

Founder & CEO

Nao Spirits & Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi

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Shantanu Upadhyay

Co-founder & CEO

Kati Patang
Delhi

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Ashish Bhasin

Founder

The Smoke Co.
Delhi

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Akhil Mathur

Corporate Strategy Advisor

NV LIFESTYLES PVT LTD (Davidoff Cigars India)
Delhi

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Ravi Joshi

Founder

Colonel Joe
Delhi

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Anirudh Singhal

Founder

Speedx- Bars of Steel
Delhi

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Ankur Bhatia

Founder

Jimmy's Cocktails
Delhi

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Shuchir Suri

Founder

Jade forest
Delhi

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Angad Singh Gandhi

Glenfiddich Brand Ambassador

William Grant & Sons
Delhi

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Varun Jain

CEO

NV Group
Delhi

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Aditya Aggarwal

Founder & CEO

Spaceman Spirits Lab
Delhi

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Rukn Luthra

Managing Director

Fermentras India Pvt.
Delhi

Bengaluru Chapter

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Abhay Kewadkar

Co-Founder

Tetrad Global Beverages Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru

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Thrivikram G Nikam

Managing Director

Amrut Distilleries
Bengaluru

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Uday Balaji

Founder

The Whisky Advisor
Bengaluru

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Hemanth Sureddi

Founder

Cigar Conexion
Bengaluru

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Devati BasuMallick

Sommelier and Brand Head

KRSMA Estates Wines
Bengaluru

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Rohan Carvalho

Founder & Partner

Bar Square Academy of Bartending
Bengaluru

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Raju D N ( Darby )

CMD

Soma Vineyards Bangalore
Bengaluru

Hyderabad Chapter

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Kishan Pedhapally

Founder & CEO

Asav Wineyards
Hyderabad

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Rikshit Parsan

Director & CEO

Ace Beveragez Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad

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Suryaveer Singh

Executive Director & Founder

Trance Hotels & Resorts and Hyderabad & Bangalore Wine Society
Hyderabad

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Vishal Fernandes

Co-Founder

Hyderabad Wine Society
Hyderabad

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Ranbir Bagga

Founder Director

Bagga Group
Hyderabad

Chennai Chapter

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Chinmaya Arjun Raja

Founder

The Chennai Wine Club
Chennai

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Minnie Menon

President

Terroir The Madras Wine Club
Chennai

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Viswanathan M

Executive Director

Vsquare Alcobev Private Limited
Chennai

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Versha Chawla

Founding Member & Secretary

Coimbatore Wine Society
Chennai

Kolkata Chapter

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Sudhir Ahuja

MD

Beyzaa Hotel and Suites
Kolkata

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Prarrthona Pal Chowdhury

Zonal External Affairs Manager

Pernod Ricard India
Kolkata

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Sarat Parson

Partner

Parsan Brothers
Kolkata

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Souvik Nandy

Co-Founder | Wine Sommelier | Whiskey Ambassador

Asian School of Tea
Kolkata

Pune Chapter

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Aditi Pai

Director

Vallonne Vineyards Pvt. Ltd.
Pune

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Pradeep Pachpatil

Chairman & MD

Soma Vine Village & Soma Vineyards &Resort
Pune

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Ajoy Shaw

Independent Consultant Winemaker and Wine Professional

A Joy Of Wines
Pune

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Nitin Vishwas

Co-Founder

Ronin Wines Pvt Ltd (Moonshine Meadery)
Pune

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Nakul Bhonsle

Founder

Great State Aleworks
Pune

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Sujata Patil

Founder

The GrapewineConsultancy
Pune

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Hansel Vaz

Founder

Cazulo Premium Feni ( GOA, India)
Pune

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Yatin Patil

Managing Director

Vintage Wines Pvt. Ltd.
Pune

Indore Chapter

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Rajesh Patidar

Founder

Ambi Vineyards & Wine Shops
Indore

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Mukkesh P Showkeen

Managing Director & CEO

Blessings Beverages Pvt Ltd
Indore