Teas plucked in the spring are considered to be the best in many production regions. China is no exception, when it comes to green teas at least. In this country, teas from prestigious places (Long Jing, Bi Luo Chun, Huang Shan Mao Feng and many others) that are plucked before the Qingming festival at the beginning of April are in such high demand that they become unaffordable.
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In China, the first tea harvests of the year have begun, and today I am flying to Beijing, then to Huang Shan, the famous Yellow Mountains. The best pluckings of…
22 July 2016
Wherever it comes from, a premium tea involves rigorous work. This starts with the harvest, which must be done meticulously, and of course continues throughout each stage in the processing….
30 June 2017
Tea has been consumed in China for more than 3,000 years, and it is only in this country that we find such a rich variety. It produces all colours of…
17 January 2014
Feng Huang Dan Cong, or Phoenix Tea, is one of the rarest China teas. Just a handful of farmers, including the Huang family, seen here, whom I was delighted to…
Nice article! Great post about Spring teas! François-Xavier I hope you keep writing more blogs like this one. Well put François-Xavier.