UPASI conducts first level screening of Teas for awards

Coimbatore, Mar 14 () The first level screening ofteas for the The 16th edition of The Golden Leaf India Awards(TGLIA) was held on Saturday in Coonoor in Nilgiris District.

The competition has received 132 entries from 41Estates/Companies from different agro-climatic regions ofNilgiris, Wayanad, Anaimalais, Travancore, High Ranges, otherminor tea growing regions and from Bough Leaf Factories.

Southern Tea Competition (TGLIA) conceived by UnitedPlanters of Association of Southern India (UPASI) incollaboration with Tea Board of India is an annual feature andthe competition has helped immensely showcase the quality teasof various regions of South India the world over.

This event generated an intense competition among thesix tea growing regions to produce quality teas, TGLIAOrganising Commitee Convener Arun Kumar said in a statement.

A seven-member panel representing leading packeteersand brokers evaluated the teas that had entered thecompetition.

The process of selecting the best teas from variousagro-climatic regions is based on a multi-layer screeningprocess using a scoring system that capture the variousquality attributes of tea such as dry leaf appearance, infusedor spent leaf appearance, liquor attributes such as colour,taste lavour, briskness and strength in an objective manner.

The teas qualifying for the first level of screeningwill also be screened for pesticide residue parameters andheavy metals in the NABL accredited laboratory of UPASI TeaResearch Foundation.

The special auction for TGLIA Competition teas will beheld on March 31, coinciding with the 14th sale of Tea TradeAssociation of Cochin, according to the statement. NVMBN BN