The tea gardens of Darjeeling, in the foothills of the Himalayas, produced significantly less than 1 percent of India's 2.6 billion pound output last year. Yet Darjeelings are considered the ...

I must admit I have dunked a tea bag into hot water and called it tea. I have even made Darjeeling tea, sometimes called the champagne of teas, from a tea bag. For tea gurus like Anindyo Choudhury, ...

Darjeeling is the "Champagne of teas," sold by distinct harvest season, or flush. But while many of India's top tea experts point to the autumn... The tea gardens of Darjeeling, in the foothills of ...

Early autumn flush teas ready for tasting in a Darjeeling garden. Each day's output is immediately sampled. Autumn flush teas can run to bright amber, even burgundy, in color. The tea gardens of ...