China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan

With a strong foundation in the background of the tea plant and how teas are manufactured, we begin our journey to countries of origin and a detailed approach to terroir.

$285.00 USD

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What you will learn

  • Name the major tea-producing regions of China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan and their notable teas.
  • Identify teas from each country and understand their manufacturing processes.
  • Describe the classic characteristics of teas from each of the key tea-growing regions.
  • Discern the difference between the teas of various terroirs of each country.
  • Understand the history of tea in each of these countries and their tea industries today.

Overview

With a strong foundation in the background of the tea plant and how teas are manufactured, we begin our journey to countries of origin and a detailed approach to terroir. And we rightfully start off with our focus on the birthplace of tea – China. Then we will travel to Korea, a smaller country of origin but home of quality green teas that are making a name for themselves around the world. This class will also explore two countries of origin highly influenced by China but truly unique unto their own – Japan and Taiwan. Again, we conclude with a focused cupping of these regions and continue to add to your experience and confidence in the organoleptic evaluation process.

You will need to order your class kit no later than close of registration:

  • Required class kits are not included in your purchase for your course
  • Class kits need to be ordered from Elmwood Inn Fine Teas
  • Go to Elmwood Inn’s World Tea Academy page to purchase kit* (You need to order your kit no later than one week before your class starts to ensure that you receive it in time.)

Please Note: International students that plan on taking more than one course with World Tea Academy will save money on the shipping costs of their class kits if they order multiple kits at a time.

Students will need to supply the following additional materials BEFORE the class starts. These are not included in the class kit:

  • Two professional cupping sets
  • An instant-read thermometer
  • A digital gram scale
  • A timer

Course Length:

3 weeks (plus one week grace period to submit assignments and complete any tests.)

*Disclaimer: Elmwood Inn Fine Teas is not part of World Tea Academy/Questex LLC nor is it affiliated World Tea Academy/Questex LLC. World Tea Academy/Questex LLC has partnered with Elmwood Inn Fine Teas only to provide the class kits for our courses.

Course Content

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WEEK ONE: PART ONE: CHINA

Week One: Part Two: Korea
WEEK TWO: PART ONE: JAPAN
WEEK TWO: PART TWO: TAIWAN
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$285.00 USD

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Customer Reviews

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Christopher

A lot of information, but really nice to all have reliable information all in one place.

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Kimberly

Loved trying all the different flavors of tea this week!

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Ryan

Wow, so much. I knew there were a lot of different areas of the countries we discussed that produce tea but this course simplified them which is awesome.

I really enjoyed the evaluations because the teas I have tried before took on different flavors, notes, meanings, and there were teas I never tried that I really loved such as Keenum.

The videos were really great as well and I like how we can save all of the info from the course to keep studying afterwards.

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Lars

very interesting to learn about the differences in process of teas in the different countries, and also to learn more abou the historical context.

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Kathleen

Very organized and thorough course