Darjeeling tea, known as the Champagne of Teas, is the undisputed crown jewel of the beverage world. Hailing from the misty ...

Darjeeling tea is also one of the world's most expensive - some of it has fetched prices of up to $850 (£647) per kg. The tea is also India's first Protected Geographical Indication (PGI ...

Birchall Tea, a premium family-owned British brand, is making significant strides in consumer and commercial markets.

An indefinite strike has paralysed life in India's tea-producing region of Darjeeling. A local party is demanding a separate state for the area's majority Nepali-speaking Gorkha community.

The British wanted Darjeeling for many reasons ... of Darjeeling by cutting forests for planting tea and recruiting labourers ...

Injured during the Crimean War, he had returned to the UK in his early 20s before being posted to India and buying some land in Darjeeling after witnessing tea’s monetary value. Birchall has no ...

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has promised to implement a system to check the sale of “spurious” tea as Darjeeling Tea. The announcement brought some relief to producers of Darjeeling Tea, who, ...

“We will have a contest for bands during Darjeeling MELOtea Fest,” said Prakash. MELOtea — with its punchline tea, tunes & strings — carries a total prize money of Rs 10 lakh, one of the highest ...