We’re excited to welcome the Year of the Wood Dragon for the 2024 Lunar New Year! The Lunar New Year is an especially magical time, full of storied traditions and larger-than-life tales. We love de...

Learn how matcha is made, what the different grades of matcha mean and other great facts about matcha.

Spring is prime time for harvesting the finest Chinese green teas. Discover some favorites and enjoy brewing them in traditional Yixing teapots.

Enjoy getting to know Tsuyoshi Sugimoto, the owner and president of Shohokuenchten tea company in Kyoto, Japan, and a longtime colleague and friend of the Harneys.

Find out the surprising answer to which country consumes the most tea per person.

Moroccan mint tea is a staple in Morocco. Learn how to make and pour tea the Moroccan way!

Learn about the Anhui province of China, a place of spectacular beauty and world-famous teas.

Discover facts about the Taiwan tea region, home to wonderful oolong teas.

Learn about the Yunnan province of China, the place where tea originated.

Learn about the Zhejiang province of China, the country’s leading tea-producing region.

Learn about the Hunan province of China, one of the country’s premier tea-producing regions.

Learn about the Fujian province of China, one of the best-known tea-producing regions in the world.

India is the world’s second largest producer of tea, famous for their Assam, Darjeeling, Nilgiri and of course, chai.

The history of tea in the United States is a story unique, going back to the 1600s and the Revolutionary War to today’s American tea-drinking habits.

Learn about the South African tea regions and the country’s exclusive teas, rooibos and honeybush. There’s more to South Africa than exotic wildlife.

Tanzania and Rwanda are global suppliers of world-class tea, with Tanzania producing the fourth-highest amount of tea from Africa and Rwanda, one of Africa’s smallest countries, being a major expor...

Kenya is the fourth largest producer of tea after China, Sri Lanka and India. Known for their specialty Orthodox black teas, Kenyan tea is more commonly developed as a blend in teas around the world.

Part of the Western Ghats mountain range in southern India, the Nilgiris are also the most scenic tea region in India. Learn more about the Nilgiri region which is known for its frost teas.

The small country of Sri Lanka produces a quantity and variety of black teas that rival China. Its unique topography and climate allow for 3 types of tea called Ceylons. Read on to learn more about...

The northeastern region of Darjeeling on the border of Nepal and Bhutan is famous for three seasons of tea: the spring’s First Flush, the early summer’s Second Flush and the late summer and fall’s ...

The twirling brown leaves and golden tips of the world’s greatest Assam black teas yield lovely honey and malty flavors, a little like the maltiness of a good beer. Assams are also among the most a...

Harney & Sons Fine Tea has been importing Japanese teas directly from Japan for over 35 years, and the family has decades-long personal relationships with the best tea growers in the industry. ...