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Ya-Ya’s Tea-Board

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A few first impressions from my recent tea-research trip

I took the opportunity of  a long weekend (Canterbury day last Friday) to go on a research trip into tea cultivation (and culture) in New Zealand. I’m currently working on a magazine article on the subject with a photographer friend of mine and we visited some important people that play a role in New Zealand’s […]

Impressions from sourcing tea in China 2010 - Shanghai

I spent my first few days in and around Shanghai. Shanghai is quite ideally situated for anyone interested in tea. Not only does it have good tea markets, but it’s close to some places that play an important role in the world of tea: West Lake (the home of Long Jing) and Yixing (the pottery […]

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