Verdant Tea

"Our partner, tea farmer and master craftsman Zhang Rongde sums up tea as 天地人 (tian di ren) or sky, earth and human. His meaning is that the qua[...]

"Thousands of years ago, there was not a word for “tea.”When Camellia sinensis (tea) was first used in Chinese medicine, it was referred to as t[...]

"This year marks the second ever offering of Dragonwell Black Tea, moving it from experiment to canon. Let’s stop and reflect on just how momentous [...]

"Every spring for the last decade, we’ve been lucky enough to be in Laoshan. Every year, the He Family welcomes us back, even during their busiest t[...]

"If you go into a formal teahouse in China - complete with aroma cups, ritualized ceremony, and music on the Gu Zheng - you might think that tea in Ch[...]

"We believe that the best teas in the world comes from small family farmers. While different agricultural models each offer this own benefits, in tea,[...]

"Tieguanyin is one of the most popular and beloved teas in China and across the world. Its production process makes it one of the most difficult teas [...]

"All throughout the month of August, we've been exploring nine different growing regions across China with nine different partners. With each article,[...]

Li Xiaoping grows two cultivars of Dragonwell in her Shi Feng terraced mountain fields: the original Longjing Qunti, and the new Longjing #43. Longjin[...]