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© 2012 World Tea Expo
Savoring – and Saving – China’s Artisan Teas
Jean Alberti
Founder
Wild & Bare Co.
www.wildandbare.com
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Generic vs. Artisan Tea Tea is seldom marketed based on origin
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The Lipton Formula Commercial teas are blended for taste, not purity
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Artisan Tea Can tea have terroir?
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The Tea Tradition For millennium, tea was harvested by hand
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The Modern Tea Business Ancient traditions are being replaced by
industrialization
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Tea Meets Temptation Demand for artisan tea now outstrips supply
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Soil Secrets The earth’s moisture helps shape a tea’s character
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Different Soils, Different Teas Some soil colors are superior to others
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Vintage Tea Every so often, climactic factors combine to create a
peak vintage
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Six Environmental Factors Location, moisture level, climate, altitude, latitude and
terroir
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China’s Wild West Home of the world’s largest and oldest tea trees
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Time That Refines The only tea that gets better with age
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The Most Elusive Tea Yellow tea is among the rarest of teas, a leaf of legend
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A Fading Art Traditional techniques for preparing yellow tea are
rapidly disappearing
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Tea Buyer Beware Few consumers have the training to differentiate the true
from the fake
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Thank you for attending Savoring – and Saving – China’s Artisan Teas
This Power Point is the intellectual property of the presenter and copyrighted by World Tea Expo. Permission to print or disseminate all or part of this presentation is granted provided that the copies are not made or distributed for commercial advantage and that the title and authors of the presentation appear on the printouts. To copy or disseminate otherwise, or to republish in any
form, requires written permission from the authors and World Tea Expo.
Jean Alberti Founder
Wild & Bare Co.
www.wildandbare.com
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