World Tea Expo
I did not realize there was such a thing as the World Tea Expo. I missed the one that happened in May this year but there will be one in June of 2010. There’s also a tea competition called the World Tea Championship.From their website:
“TEA HAS ITS DAY: Expo proves tea taking its place beside fine wine”
Wine Enthusiast, March 2009The 2009 World Tea Championship™ (WTC) is an independent competition, judged by professional cuppers and major retail buyers of tea, to distinguish the highest quality & best tasting teas commercially available in the North American marketplace.
The WTC is made up of two classes: Hot Tea and Iced Tea. Each class consists of its own categories and judging panel. The Hot Tea class will be evaluated April 30 and May 1, 2009. The Iced Tea class will be evaluated the morning of May 2, 2009 at the Expo. All submissions are evaluated blind and through organoleptic analysis.
The highest quality and best tasting teas from each category will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd place positions. Awards for both classes will be distributed and honored the evening of May 2, 2009 at the World Tea Expo, held May 2 – May 4, 2009, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 2009 World Tea Championship is open to exhibitors and sponsors of this year’s Expo.
