Tag: Tea contest in France

AVAP’s ‘Teas of the World’ Contest Ends on High Notes

July 26, 2018 No Comments

“I have no experience in any tea championships, there really are none that I know of in the US. There is one, but it is more of a marketing championship, and not necessarily a tea championship. Either way, because of it’s structure, the winning teas mean very little to me and my purchasing… I’ve tried many of the winning teas […]

France’s Love For Tea & Its First Teas Of The World Contest

May 31, 2018 No Comments

“Not one cup of tea have I taken without cursing the glory and the ambition that keeps me away from the soul of my life”, part of Napoleon’s letter to his beloved Josephine in 1796. Tea, indeed, has a very long history in France. The first tea came to Paris via the Dutch in the 17th century, a few […]