Tea Board India launches tea-tasting and sommelier courses in Kurseong

Tea Board India has introduced two tea-tasting and sommelier courses at its Kurseong research centre, including 60-hour and 210-hour programmes, to build a pool of trained tasters and support quality assurance, branding and value addition for Indian teas.

— Filed Mon, 3 Aug, 2026, 21:27 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Tea Board India launched tea-tasting and sommelier courses at its Kurseong research centre to build trained talent, improve quality assurance, support branding and value addition, and strengthen the market competitiveness of Indian teas.

Why this matters

The Kurseong launch extends Tea Board India's recent rollout of NCVET-approved tea-tasting and sommelier courses, reinforcing its focus on workforce skills, quality assurance and value addition for Indian teas.

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