{"product_id":"tea-history-terroirs-varieties","title":"Tea: History, Terroirs, Varieties","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn updated edition of the \"World's Best Tea Book\" acclaimed by the 2014 World Tea Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis widely praised bestseller has been updated to incorporate the changing tastes of tea drinkers, developments in production, the impact of climate change, and an expanded and more highly developed tea market. This third edition improves Tea with this revised and extended content plus new photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeaTime Magazine called Tea \"the reference work we've been waiting for\", noting its value to students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibrary Journal praised Tea as a \"definitive guide to tea (that) will appeal to die-hard tea enthusiasts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTea House Times found Tea \"impressive, well researched, and complete.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTea takes readers on an escorted tour of the world's tea-growing countries -- China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam and East Africa -- where they will discover how, like a fine wine, it is \"terroir\" (soil and climate) that gives a tea its unique characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors own the popular Camellia Sinensis Tea House in Montreal which imports teas directly from producers in these countries. Each author focuses on specific tea regions where they travel every year to work with growers and producers, discover new teas and keep abreast of developments that might, for example, remove a tea from the tea house's menu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book covers black, green, white, yellow, oolong, pu'er, perfumed, aromatic and smoked teas and includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * An overview of the history of tea\u003cbr\u003e * Tea families, varieties, cultivars and grades\u003cbr\u003e * How tea is grown, harvested and processed\u003cbr\u003e * The tea trade worldwide\u003cbr\u003e * Profile interviews with tea industry personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial features that loyal tea drinkers will especially enjoy are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Local tastes and methods of preparing tea (e.g. macha)\u003cbr\u003e * Tasting notes and infusion accessories\u003cbr\u003e * Teapot recommendations\u003cbr\u003e * Caffeine, antioxidant and biochemical properties of 35 teas\u003cbr\u003e * 15 gourmet recipes using tea\u003cbr\u003e * A directory of 42 select teas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kevin Gascoyne, Francois Marchand, Jasmin Desharnais, Hugo Americi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46723117547689,"sku":"9780228100270","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780228100270.jpg?v=1767924906","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/tea-history-terroirs-varieties","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}