Talk:Darjeeling tea

Tea Board of India pages down/don't exist
Despite repeated attempts over several days. The Tea Board doesn't seem to have its own site: searches just turn up other site that relate to the Tea Board (teaauction.com, etc.)

Added link :
Thunderbolt Tea: a small exporter in Darjeeling with comprehensive information on all aspects of Darjeeling tea as well as pictures and descriptions of the tea produced at many of the individual estates.

I'm wary of adding links to store sites, but the earlier links have very little information compared to the Thunderbolt site, indeed the earlier link to the list of estates is down due to bandwidth limits. Enon Harris 67.106.223.30 22:21, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Separate pages for white and oolong
It seems to me that none of these pages are long (and possibly notable) enough to merit being separate. I propose a small section at the bottom of this main page to cover white and oolong teas also grown in darjeeling. Thoughts? --Spyforthemoon 18:35, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Page name
Should this really be at "Darjeeling tea" - or rather Darjeeling (tea) ? -- Beardo 12:09, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

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Headline text
addictive and neuro-activating agents are found in its contents —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.152.51.185 (talk) 14:00, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

The article opens with a lie - this is not good form and should be rectified by appropriate experts. "Darjeeling tea ... has been prized above all other black teas." Factually, Sri Lankan Lowgrowns have been prized by price and thus demand above all other black teas, with Sri Lankan and Kenyan Highgrowns not far behind. That is the reason why India has become a large IMPORTER of the Kenyan and Sri Lankan teas. As well, both the net price yield to Darjeeling growers and many of the Darjeeling qualities have crashed over the past quarter century due to overproduction. We cannot have it both ways post-privatisation; however, government can make quality requirements severe enough so that Darjeelings are truly prized again on the world markets once again, rather than having become just another useful highgrown tea with a nice bright liquor - that description has long been a commodity tea. I wish someone who knows the details would tell it, otherwise the article   as is serves as an excellent advert; if a government entity wrote it, it'd be called excellent propaganda. This is a place for expert commentary, not for excellent ad's or propaganda. WyLd ThYnG (talk) 06:06, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Clean this up or Face Deletion Nomination
This article is a complete mess. It reads like a marketing tract, and sites blogs, and internal-industry sources, when it bothers to cite anything at all. I came here trying to find out more about the cup of tea I was drinking, and was almost completely unedified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Networkprosource (talk • contribs) 16:13, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't know what you expected to find out. The content is reasonable, perhaps a bit over-technical, but under-cited. I'd learn how spell "cite", and sign your comments, before covering an article with "citation needed", even on bits that are referwenced. Johnbod (talk) 16:22, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * There is almost nothing in this article that cites a study or article outside the industry itself. It is far from over-technical - it is almost a brochure for my favorite tea rather than an encyclopedic article.  For example: where is the citation of ANY article from ANY reliable source declaring that Darjeeling Tea is "prized above all other black teas"?  I can't find a single article that affirms that declaration.  Not to mention literally dozens of other similarly dubious assertions.  And if you are going to snipe at typos, please let me know which dictionary "referwenced" appears in.  or, better than that, simply clean the article up and cite valid sources for declarative "fan" statements. --Networkprosource (talk) 16:40, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * "prized" is not very helpful - "priced" is easy to demonstrate. Why not fix it yourself? Johnbod (talk) 16:39, 15 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I am not an expert on Darjeeling Tea, just a fan. What I was hoping for in an article was something that I could read which edified me.  What I got was actually not much more than a poorly-reference industry tract; which cited blogs and a couple of equally-poorly referenced news articles.  I know almost exactly nothing more authoritative about Darjeeling Tea now than I did before I stumbled on this article/fan page.  I hope this doesn't turn into an edit war or pissing match.  I just want the article cleaned up and referenced so it is a proper Wiki entry.  I'm not able to do that, not being an expert.  But I am able to point out where there are holes in the article that leave it void of encyclopedic substance. --Networkprosource (talk) 16:48, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Since no one is coming forward
Since no one is coming forward, I am compelled to do the cleanup process. Truly this page has become full of spammy links promoting tea vendors and everyone is ignoring this fact. Vivek Tuladar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.215.115.217 (talk) 10:33, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

sloppy comparative
Champagne may be vinted in California as well as France. browser limitations prevent me from personally making an edit such as >(excepting California)< to correct this. 108.43.142.19 (talk) 03:28, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * It's been two and half months. I'm surprised at the lack of vitriolic debate over what can be truly called "Champagne" vs. "sparkling wine." Anyway, I'm inclined to delete the reference to "The Champagne of Teas." I couldn't find any academic sources of the statement in JSTOR or ProQuest. The comparison appears to have originated as marketing, no different than Budweiser as the king of beers (no offense to the tea). At the very least, we could clarify that Darjeeling tea is called the champagne of teas in India. I will delete the teaconnexions.com citation, as that clearly fails the test of a good wiki reference.
 * The California comparison really needs to be incorporated into the previous paragraph. When I have some time, I'll research the Tea Board a bit. I couldn't access the Tea Board page link. My question is whether Darjeeling is recognized internationally in the same way that Champagne, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or Iberico ham. The Indian Tea Board recognizes tea as Darjeeling, only if if comes from the Darjeeling district; but, does the E.U. or other official world organizations recognize or enforce that restriction? Encycloshave (talk) 17:47, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

Registered?
"the term Darjeeling tea has been a registered" -- registered with whom? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1c0:6a00:b4d0:52bd:ba7d:deb3:d723 (talk • contribs) 17:51, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
 * https://wahgi.ncog.gov.in/ I think. See List of geographical indications in India and Darjeeling tea. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 18:09, 17 September 2021 (UTC)