New Delhi, April 28 -- Every year, when it's time for the year's spring harvest, my thoughts turn to Darjeeling. Lately, these come with a lingering anxiety and a growing despondence. In the years tha... Read More
New Delhi, April 13 -- I have spent this week getting acquainted with the Dong Ding oolong and emerged slightly awestruck. Let me start at the beginning. On LinkedIn, a Taiwanese tea producer and expo... Read More
New Delhi, March 30 -- When I see the image of a woman tea plucker-versions of it are used by businesses in their marketing of tea-it rather bothers me. Perhaps it's because when you walk into a tea e... Read More
New Delhi, March 2 -- The first flush is just starting and while I wait for these teas, I decided to catch up on some tea history, on tea and golf's shared beginnings here in India. Back in the early... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- If you have felt the increase in tea prices recently, it has come about after a difficult year for tea producers. It's not prohibitively high that it deters purchase. And the sad... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- There's a new documentary on tea, released in November, made by filmmaker Christy Hui. Titled Tea: The Drink that Changed the World (not related to the book by the same name by La... Read More