EnchanTea

Welcome to EnchanTea, a podcast dedicated to tea lovers. A cup of humanity, tea comes from a mystical realm, boundless and bottomless. The EnchanTea podcast celebrates the divine spirit of the tea and the miraculous ways Camellia sinensis connects all of us. In each episode, you'll hear stories about tea and the meaningful connections she brings, from tea culture to her art and history. You'll be immersed in the boundless joy of the tea spirit. This podcast is presented by 9 Dragons Tea, an epic documentary unearthing the long berry secrets in mysteries of the world's most popular drink after water. Sit down and let's enjoy this enchanting cup together.Episode 02 : Tea Master Bruce Richardson. About Bruce Richardson: Tea blender, writer, and historian Bruce Richardson has been one of the leading voices in America's tea renaissance since founding Elmwood Inn Fine Teas over 30 years ago. He is a frequent guest speaker at global tea events and a source for tea articles found in Slate Magazine, MTV, CNN, The Smithsonian, National Geographic, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the BBC. He serves as Contributing Editor for TeaTime magazine. In 2011, Bruce was named Tea Master for the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, where he is helping define tea's historical role in the iconic 1773 event that helped shape America's destiny. Bruce has mentored or advised over 450 aspiring tea professionals, including Fortune 500 companies. His reputation as a tea designer with an artful eye has led to commissions to design signature teas for many museums.

Welcome to EnchanTea, a podcast dedicated to tea lovers. A cup of humanity, tea comes from a mystical realm, boundless and bottomless.The EnchanTea podcast celebrates the divine spirit of the tea and the miraculous ways Camellia sinensis connects all of us. In each episode, you'll hear stories about tea and the meaningful connections she brings, from tea culture to her art and history. You'll be immersed in the boundless joy of the tea spirit. Sit down and let's enjoy this enchanting cup together.Episode 01 : Tea Master Roy Fong.About Roy Fong: Roy Fong is the founder of San Francisco’s Imperial Tea Court, the first traditional Chinese teahouse in America. Born in Hong Kong, Mr. Fong was introduced to tea early in life, and has spent many years cultivating relationships with tea gardens in mainland China and Taiwan. Each year he visits select producers to supervise all aspects of production, from planting and cultivation to harvesting, processing and grading. He has also built close ties with the historic pottery workshops of Yixing in Jiangsu province and imports dozens of exceptional “purple sand” teapots to the United States each year, many of which are his own special designs and commissions.During his term as Head of Research & Development for the International Tea Masters Association, Mr. Fong spent several years directing and personally overseeing the award-winning “Lotus Heart” Dragon Well tea program in the renowned West Lake area of Hangzhou, China. In 1997, an international jury awarded his “Imperial Green” tea first place at the Tea Masters annual conference. In 1998 he was invited to participate in ceremonies commemorating the restoration of the tea gardens at Jingshan in Zhejiang province – one of the oldest and most significant tea sites in China, dating back to the Tang dynasty (618-906).Presently, Mr. Fong, an ordained Daoist priest, is endeavoring to reestablish the ancient rite of tea dating back to the time of China’s greatest tea master, Lu Yu, who lived during the Tang dynasty and wrote his famous book the Cha Ching (“Tea Scripture”) around the year 780.Roy has been featured in numerous publications, including: The New York Times, Forbes, Gourmet, Sunset Magazine, and has appeared on the National Public Radio program “Talk of the Nation”. He, his wife Grace, and their two daughters make their home in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the author of The Great Teas of China.