Pu-erh tea

Why pu-erh is the Pinot Noir of tea

Deborah Parker Wong, 08.09.2022

Pu-erh tea is one of the most obsessed-over teas in the world – and one of the few that can improve with age.

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Over the last decade, rapid modernisation and rising incomes in China have made the production of labour-intensive artisanal teas like pu-erh far more costly. The quality of Chinese tea is also being impacted: by climate change, industrial farming practices and changes in production methods that favour quantity over quality.

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