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 ...

This fragrant beverage — made by steeping fresh or dried Camellia sinensis leaves in hot water — sits right alongside coffee as one of the most prized beverages of the past few hundred years. There ...

Darjeeling, in the Himalayan foothills, is famous for its tea, its elevated railroad and the view of dawn breaking over Mt. Everest. A writer fulfilled a childhood dream of visiting. By Romy Gill Romy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plucking the first flush of tea leaves began in late February in the Darjeeling area of West Bengal, India. But extremely dry ...

Oolong tea is relatively niche, but it is slowly finding space among people exploring beyond the usual. Sitting somewhere ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stefan Feldbusch carefully inspects a tea to see if it willl pass the test. He and his team taste around 300 teas daily. Philipp ...