Growing and processing tea in Portland, Oregon USA

The early spring weather determines the timing of the first tea harvest. This year, late winter was very cold, which held off the...

I absolutely love Japanese teas, and I have a deep loyalty to Ippodo Tea of Kyoto. On my last trip to Japan, I had some time to kill at...

I am generally a supporter of the movement toward organic agriculture. While the research doesn't show much in the way of nutritional...

Another tea created for local shop Olive and Vine, this blended black tea adds a bit of rose petals in a nod to our Rose City. Like its...

Tea friend Kim runs Olive and Vine, a specialty store here in St Johns. Since opening, Kim has strived to keep a good selection of...

Blooming, mostly. Tea is an evergreen camellia. Like other camellias, it has waxy leaves that persist, and single-peta,l camellia-type...

This is the third of the teas sent to me by tea friend Storm Morales from Long Island's The Pleasures of Tea. As its name suggests. this...

As I mentioned in my last blog, tea friend Storm sent me a selection of teas to try. Last time I reviewed the delightful "Autumn...

Tea friend Storm Morales was kind enough to send me a few teas to try. My first review is Glenburn Estate's Autumn Crescendo. Storm is...

Tea is an inexhaustible topic in part because of its many varied presentations. Like wine, the finished tea is highly influenced by...

I wrote a couple of days ago about falling in love with my cast iron vintage tetsubin teapot. Today I gave it an extraordinary test, and...

I've completed a tea quest and leveled up to another realm of tea nerdery. I've acquired a tetsubin, a Japanese cast iron teapot. It took...

Lisa See is well-known for her painstakingly researched historical novels of the lives of women in China. For this book, See dives into...

Even though I am generally a "support local" person, I've never been a big fan of Stash tea. As I was engaging in some online tea...

Last weekend I had the good fortune to attend a tea class with Melanie and Forest of Zuo Wang, a tea purveyor based here in Portland....

Mei Leaf is based in London, so I haven't had the pleasure of visiting their store. However, the company does a fantastic job with...

It's early August, and we're pretty late in the tea season. Many temperate growers have already ceased picking, but some will take an...

I was visiting with a friend today, and sharing with her how I had distilled years of work and learning into this website. I am a tea...