Rajeev Samant

Rajeev Suresh Samant is the founder and CEO of Sula Vineyards, India's largest winery.

He started farming mangoes, roses, teak wood, and table grapes at his family's 20-acre plot in Nashik.

His determination grew when he returned to California and met with Kerry Damskey, an eminent winemaker, who enthusiastically agreed to help him start a winery.

[6] Today, Sula Vineyards is India's largest wine producer and holds a market share of 65%.

[8] In 2016, Samant married his Russian girlfriend Margarita Andronova in a church wedding at Siolim, Goa.