by David Campbell | Aug 1, 2018 | Taiwanese Tea History
The Farm Fushoushan Farm, comprising over 800 hectares of land, overlooks Lishan village from high on the mountainside. Located between 1800 and 2560m in elevation, the farm produces many delicious high mountain fruits and vegetables together with some of the most...
by David Campbell | Jul 1, 2018 | General, Taiwanese Tea History
Early Days Early in my tea drinking life, I attended a workshop on the traditional Chinese tea ceremony. I was certainly aware of the traditional Japanese ceremony but, as someone who generally preferred Chinese style teas, I was eager to learn the “correct” way to...
by David Campbell | Jun 1, 2018 | Taiwanese Tea History
Previously seen on “The Corner” Last month I looked at the name Wenshan bao zhong to see if it could offer clues about the nature of authenticity for this tea.[1] I noted that many consider authentic bao zhong to be tea only from the area around Pinglin to the...
by David Campbell | May 1, 2018 | Taiwanese Tea History
Get real “Authenticity” is an intriguing concept[1]; at a basic level it means that a tea we enjoy is what it purports to be. For example, an authentic Taiwanese oolong should be from Taiwan and not, say, Viet Nam.[2] On a more abstract level, authenticity is a...
by David Campbell | Feb 1, 2018 | Taiwanese Tea History
The Conundrum When addressing the question “Why are some Taiwan teas rolled in strip form and others in a ball shape?” the standard response has been that this is a function of migration patterns. If tea farming immigrants from Fujian came from Minbei (North of the...
by David Campbell | Nov 1, 2017 | Taiwanese Tea History
Oriental Beauty: The search begins One day, many years ago, when I was working in the wine business, a group of journalists from several south-east Asian countries visited the winery. The sole woman was a young reporter from Taiwan and we soon established that we both...
