SULA VINEYARDS LIMITED
SULA VINEYARDS LIMITED Rajeev Samant's introduction to wines took place during his early years studying at Stanford University and working at Oracle in California, neither grapes nor wine were at the top of his mind when he returned to India in the early nineties. A chance visit to his family's land in Nashik - a region well-known for growing table grapes - in 1994 led to the seed of an idea and before he knew it, he began pursuing the idea of growing wine grapes in Nashik. Rajeev spent three months at a small winery in California that belonged to his friend and mentor - and now Sula's Master Winemaker - Kerry Damskey. In 1996 Rajeev established Sula Vineyards, with several other wineries in India following suit over the next decade. The name ‘Sula’ came from his mother's name - ‘Sulabha’ - and symbolised the rich, Indian heritage of his wines. Its logo has a bright smiling and shining caricatured ‘Indian’ sun in yellow colour supported by its nam