The India Wine Awards were launched in 2017 as a unique, independent wine awards led by experts. Powered by Sonal Holland MW, the awards were co-chaired by Subhash Arora, President, Indian Wine Academy and Founder-Editor of delWine, and Sourish Bhattacharyya, noted food writer and blogger.
Ranking the best best wines produced in the country or imported into it, the first edition of the India Wine Awards, held at Sofitel Mumbai BKC, awarded 154 medals of Silver, Gold and Diamonds, including 23 Best in Class Trophies for outstanding wines, out of 301 wines entered.