Seven Cups 2011 Tea Tours
We are also going to be able to include more teas in our spring tea tour. We will visit producers of green tea, yellow tea, wulong tea, white tea, black tea, and display teas. The food will be great, and the scenery like something out of National Geographic. We are very excited about this years tours and sharing how we see China, tea, and tea culture.
Austin
Hi Austin,
I had a moment when I thought I might be able to go on the spring tour, but, I have resigned myself to the fact that I cannot do it without some more thought and planning. I really like the line up of the spring tour and I am hopeful you will do it again next year. I want to plan for this event and I would like to know the cost and how the tour works, i.e. the logistics of air routes, where we meet, tour locations, well, just the details of the trip from getting the papers to areas where you visit and so on.
I have had a few conversations with you and I continue to be very impressed with Seven Cups tea offerings and, in general, the passion, standard of service and credibility. I tell everyone I know about the Seven Cups website and, as far as I am concerned, it is the standard for which I measure everyone else. I am working on my certifications through STI and 2011 will be devoted to achieving Level 3. They have now broken it into five separate seminars. I am doing a vast amount of self-study and as I have started reviewing various teas, I have started using your site as a reference point. I just reviewed the "Ten Famous Teas of China" from one source, but, I find there is some equivocation on what is on the list. I suppose that is only natural with a country as big as China and the vast amount of tea resources and regional loyalties. I was pleased to find many of the teas at your site. I have not bought much from you yet, as you will see from your records. That will change over time. I have a number of teas already in my home inventory that I am working through the cupping process. As all of this is fairly new for me, I am sorting out many details into some organized, methodical process. I have been buying my loose teas from The House of Tea in Philadelphia and a new store recently opened near me called Cha that I am giving a try; alas, though, no one gives the important information as you do to give me the confidence that I am buying quality tea. I am outlining my next tasting approach and will soon be buying teas. I have decided I will use your teas as my standard to compare others. I am trying to learn more of the Chinese culture, in general, to further my appreciation of tea from their perspective. I hope, at some point, to visit your store in Tucson and meet you and your wife. In the meantime, I have determined to read your site daily as I study Chinese teas.
I am unsure of my plans at this point, but the idea of a tea store is on the list. I read that you are brokering your teas which pleases me considerably. As I am not anywhere near ready for a store front, the idea of selling your teas to local restaurants and hotels has crossed my mind. This may not be the idea behind the brokering. How do you see the brokering to work?
Thank you for your time and information. It is appreciated.