It's Tea Season in Georgia. . .
Spring has arrived in western Georgia and that means the tea season has begun. Tea leaves are being picked and prepared for processing.
Over the next few weeks, the plucked tea leaves will be put through the various stages of processing appropriate for the type of tea they will eventually become.
Remember all teas come from the same plant – Camellia Sinensis. So, the estate-grown tea plants pictured above may become a black tea, like Georgian Orthodox Rolled Black. They may become a green tea, like Georgian Roasted Green. Or maybe they will become some new variety that our Tea Master, George Bitadze will be creating this season.
The same is true for our Wild Harvest Teas like Georgian Forest Black, Georgian Forest Green, and Georgian Forest White, as well.
In the video below George explains what parts of the tea plant are used in various grades of tea.