Verdant Tea

The best value in porcelain teaware comes from De Hua, the site of dozens of ancient kilns that rivaled Jingdezhen. While Jingdezhen porcelain’s fir[...]

In tea, "minerality" is our way of understanding a unique texture and physical sensation on the palate that is tingling and precise while being soft a[...]

Water. Tasting water? So, that must mean I’m looking at different spring waters, tap water set ups, etc right? Nope. Not even. We have one w[...]

Jian Zhan is a Song Dynasty ceramics tradition featuring stunningly deep & dark glazing. Jian Zhan kilns produced the very first bowls designed specif[...]

"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 [...]

"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 [...]

Wuyishan is one of the most famous tea growing regions in the world; a special microclimate of rocky volcanic soil and a tremendous biodiversity prote[...]