Unlike when you see a retro laundromat façade and then walk inside to discover a hipster coffee shop with $15 avocado toast, Jeff Koehler’s “Darjeeling: A History of the World’s Greatest Tea” is not an ironically-titled wine book in disguise. This is a book solely about tea and focuses upon one of the most amazing tea regions in the world, Darjeeling. The reason I’m reviewing it here is that it’s a must-read for anyone the least bit interested in wine. I’m a relatively recent convert to tea, having no relationship […]

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