tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post2678491565910210572..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Buying tea in China reminded me of being a novice wine drinkerW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-50609688402677468312018-06-26T14:58:40.003-07:002018-06-26T14:58:40.003-07:00Storage of tea is a topic that I don't know ne...Storage of tea is a topic that I don't know nearly enough to get into. Tea is stored in a warmer, more humid environment than wine because people want it to age -- that I know. I also know that some people (me included) like "sheng," or fermented tea, and some like "shu," or unfermented. I'll bet those two are stored differently, but I don't know the details.<br />W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-77496132771718812222018-06-25T21:19:49.274-07:002018-06-25T21:19:49.274-07:00Great post, with lots of food (or tea) for thought...Great post, with lots of food (or tea) for thought. I didn't realize there would be vintage variation among tea leaves, though it certainly makes sense. Do the shops store the vintage tea leaves in humidors or something similar to maintain freshness?<br /><br />As an anxious wine consumer, I like the "tuition wine" designation. I have probably paid more tuition for wine than I did gurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212928072016843956noreply@blogger.com