Xinyang Maojian: A Complete Guide to Henan's Most Famous Green Tea
Xinyang Maojian is a needle-shaped green tea from the Dabie Mountains. Learn its eight core villages, firing method, grades and how to brew it at home.
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Teas from Henan: the growing regions, named varieties and how the local leaf is made and judged.
Authenticating Green Tea: GI Boundaries and Origin Clues
A geographical indication defines an area, not a garden. The GI system, the clues in the leaf, and what a laboratory test can and cannot prove.
New Green Tea Cultivars: Why They Rarely Become Famous
Longjing 43, Zhongcha 108 and Anji Baicha are modern cultivars rather than old gardens. What they improved, and why new names rarely become famous.
Green Tea by Region: Why Zhejiang and Anhui Taste Different
China's green teas cluster in four provinces, each with a climate and a firing habit. The regional styles, and what actually drives them in the cup.
How Processing Style Differs by Region
The four or five regional processing traditions that produce recognisably different green teas, what each one does to the leaf, and where the boundaries start to blur.
How Green Tea Regions Differ
Latitude, elevation and cultivar explain most of why two green teas from the same country taste nothing alike. How to tell which one is driving the cup.
Geographical Indications for Green Tea
A geographical indication fixes a boundary and a method. It does not fix grade, freshness or honesty. What these labels cover and what they leave open.
Where Is Green Tea Grown? China's Core Regions
Five regions set the standard for Chinese green tea. What each one grows, why it sits where it does, and how to read a label that names one.
Green Tea: Origin and Growing Regions
Green tea began in China and spread to Japan and beyond. The main growing regions, their terroir, and what each climate gives the cup.