Tea Conference Touches Down in Chicago, Nov. 7 – 8 The in-depth education of World Tea Expo and World Tea Academy is hitting the road in Chicago this fall. The upcoming events offer entrepreneurial and career-focused education tracksWorld Tea on the Road
World Tea on the RoadWorld Tea AcademyWorld Tea on the Road Education Highlights Tea Conference Offers Education for Entrepreneurs, Budding Tea Professionals and Others Who Are Dedicated to the Fast-Growing Tea Industry in North America.Tea Business Boot Camp –
Tea 101 – This workshop is an introduction to the fascinating world of tea, for the casually curious to the prospective taster. The course covers the essentials of tea's history and legends, the world's main producers, botany, manufacture, differentiation of the various styles, and laboratory research supporting the many beneficial qualities of tea.
How to Source & Select Your Teas – Few questions are more fundamental when opening a specialty tea business than, 'Where do I find my teas?' and 'What teas should I choose?" This workshop will help students start their journey of answering these questions. This is not a workshop on tasting and evaluating teas, rather it is in introduction to the art of deciding what teas are right for your business and how do you go about finding those teas.
Essentials of Camellia Sinensis – This class introduces Camellia sinensis and the three factors that make it possible for this one plant to be the source of hundreds of kinds of teas. It also explores the botany of the plant, including the history, varieties, cultivars and cellular chemistry. The class continues with the six stages of tea processing and an overview of the six types of tea that come from this single amazing plant. The session concludes with an introduction to professional cupping and the sensory evaluation of tea.
