Avongrove Tea Estate, located in the Rangbhang Valley,[1] sits on the banks of the Balason River at 670 m (2,200 ft) feet above sea level.
Approximately 200 ha (490 acres) of land is growing tea, and there are 500 workers who live on the estate to maintain optimal plucking rounds.
The estate has a perennial source of water and almost the entire area under tea can be irrigated.
Of the 40% that remains, about 20% are hybrid bushes and a very small percentage are pure Assam tea.
Avongrove offers a range of specialty Darjeeling tea, such as the peony rosette and florette, the latter of which expands when allowed to gently brew in a tall container, revealing a flower when the hot water makes the outer leaves unfurl.