Green in China. Black in the West.
Green in China. Black in the West. When I was a child my mum was serving tea in the afternoon, while I was doing my homework. There was no option; no green or black. There was just tea. Later I came to know it was black tea from India....

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Jingdezhen, the Porcelain Capital (2)
Jingdezhen, the Porcelain Capital (2) Thursday, 15th January 2015. In the morning I check other teaware shops (where I have to watch every single step to avoid breaking the thick collection of porcelains and I meet Miss J. for lunch. She...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

A dialogue with Chae Won-Hwa, Korean Great Tea Master
A dialogue with Chae Won-Hwa, Korean Great Tea Master Seoul, 17th April 2025Most tea enthusiasts know chanoyu, the Japanise tea ceremony, and practice daily Gongfu Cha, the Chinese brewing technique. Just a few though are familiar with the Korean Way of...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

The nannuoshan tea vases (for the Berlin tea house)
The nannuoshan tea vases (for the Berlin tea house) Some tea shops store their tea in metal cans, other in paper bags, glass containers or even wood boxes.For our tea house we knew what we wanted: Chinese porcelain vases; but this is not a restrictive...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Tea tasting in Shanghai
Tea tasting in Shanghai Shanghai 22nd April7am local time, 1am European time. Landing on time. Once again in Shanghai.I was here just three months ago and was already missing the Chinese mess. China should definitely be ment...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Tea mountains: Mengsong & Nannuo
Tea mountains: Mengsong & Nannuo January, 3 2016In the evening, after having spent the day in bed fighting against fever, I am finally able to get up and taste the tea of ​​Mr. Feng. Unexpectedly, he begins steeping one of his best t...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Suzhou and its famous Biluochun
Suzhou and its famous Biluochun ShanghaiMarch 28, 2015Strong turbulence wake me up during the flight to Shanghai. Few seconds later I realize that it was not the turbulence shaking the plane, but just the contact with the ground. St...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Comparing three Tieguanyin
Comparing three Tieguanyin Woken up late on Saturday morning; no vestige of jet lag. Outside it is snowing. After breakfast we set up the table for Tieguanyin tasting. During our recent stay in the Anxi county we took two fr...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

We have a little secret to tell you all!
We have a little secret to tell you all! Nannuoshan tea secretsWe’ve been a bit silent at nannuoshan in the past few weeks. The reason we've were focusing all our energies on a new project. We’re now ready to reveal the secret!We finally fo...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Cold Brewed Tea
Cold Brewed Tea Is the summer hot? Brew it cold!Get natural, cold brew your own iced tea!We have seen cold brewing tea leaves in Fuzhou (China , where summers are muggy and humid. Fuzhounese steep white tea in cold w...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025