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Article · Estates & Terroir
The Tea Planters' Association Whose Name Is on a Football Shield
Indian planters formed an association in 1935. A football shield still contested in Jorhat carries its name, and in September 2025 it was proposing a minimum price for green leaf.
Article · Estates & Terroir
The Earthquake Still Eating Assam's Tea Gardens
A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck Upper Assam's tea districts in 1950, and the river it destabilized has been taking garden land ever since, at a rate a 2019 academic review still calls "not settled."
Guide · Estates & Terroir
Manohari Gold Tea
An ultra-premium, small-batch orthodox tea from one Assam garden, hand-plucked 25 to 50 grams a day and sold at record prices. What it is, how it is made, and the full auction record.