Phyll Sheng's notes on tea, mostly.

Over the past few days, I tasted on several occasions a traditional type of Taiwanese Dong Ding oolong called 红水 (Hong Shui or Red Water). T...

The old man continued to cough perseveringly and would not cease until the water boiled. Wang Lung dipped some into a bowl, and then, after ...

A good rosé is a high quality wine of terroir . Too bad that in the US most people regard a wine that is neither red nor white as unsophisti...

The October 2006 issue of the Food & Wine Magazine features Robert Parker’s take on the ultra-hyped vintage 2005 Bordeaux wines long af...

Package From Tea Masters a A highly anticipated package finally arrived this weekend from Monsieur Erler in Taipei. I purchased from Stéphan...

"If you have to drink something that comes in a can, Snapple is probably as good as you can get.” ~ Michael Bloomberg, NYC Mayor Now, ...

Some very rare items that may make the most jaded tea and wine enthusiasts giddy have just become available on the market today. Garagiste W...

Here is an article published today in the New York Times on the Chinese gong fu tea preparation and ceremony. It does a nice job of connect...

Mom's Yin Zhen (Silver Needle) White Tea Last night, I opened and tasted my late mom’s tea. Before she was hospitalized, she asked my fa...

As part of my ongoing curiosity for everything pu'er, I picked up this Rishi Tea 100% Organic Wild Tuo Cha at the Whole Foods Market for...

I was in Whole Foods Market again to get some miscellaneous stuff. The weather was pretty sizzling that it made me thirsty for something bub...

Nowadays, I can't really tell if I consume tea or tea consumes me . I went to the Whole Foods Market for some cereal, and what did I get...

The weather in the San Fernando Valley today was, like sooo hot! Like freakin' 102 degrees! We decided to head to Manhattan Beach. It ...

Type: Sheng / raw pu-erh Harvest year: 2003 Producer: (unknown) Appellation: Yiwu, Yunnan, China Price: USD$145 per 500gr beeng Source: Stép...

We went to dinner at One Pico , a favorite restaurant of ours inside the Shutters On The Beach Hotel in Santa Monica. The best thing about O...