Tea Tasting Guide: Tea Profiles Inspired by Different Wines
Teas can be all over the map when it comes to taste, so if you're interested in discovering new teas, sometimes it helps to start with flavors you know you already enjoy. Love a full bodied cabernet or maybe a sweet white wine, either way there's a tea for you. Check out this tea guide inspired by different wines.
| If You Like... | Try... |
| dry white wines | unflavored white teas. |
| sweet white wines | Try fruit-flavored white teas and green teas. |
| crisp, citrusy white wines | a naturally lemony green tea, like Sencha. |
| assertive, full-bodied red wines | Assam or Ceylon teas. |
| mellow, balanced red wines | well-oxidized oolongs (such as Wuyi oolongs and other oolongs with a darker color). |
| port wines | a well-aged puer. |
| wine spritzers | flavored teas or kombucha. |
| complex, nuanced wines | |
| exploring terroir | teas from individual origins, like Sri Lanka (a.k.a. "Ceylon teas"), India (including the regions of Darjeeling, Assam and Nilgiri), China (including regions like Yunnan, Wuyi, Fujian and Anhui), Taiwan and Japan. |
Related Producers
Chad's Chai & Tea CompanyWinston Salem, North Carolina |
Tavalon TeaWood-Ridge, New Jersey |
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