Hot Tea Guide
To celebrate January as National Hot Tea Month, we teamed up with tea guru
Ron Campbell - owner of Merkaba, who created a terrific Tea Guide that tells us everything from the history of tea - to the difference between Oolong Tea and Yerba Mate, and from birthing your teapot - to brewing your tea.

About Tea:
An Introduction to Tea
In the Beginning…The Story of Tea
History of Tea - The Tea Timeline
Tea Plant Varieties
Tea Classifications
Four Ways to Judge Tea
'Tea' Quotes, Poems, Verses & Musings

Tea Health & Well-Being:
Tea, For Good Health & Well-Being
Components of Tea - Enhancing Health & Longevity
Tea & Caffeine

Tea Preparation:
Teapots
Birthing Your Teapot
Tea Utensils
Tea Storage
A Basic and Conventional Brewing Technique
Chanoyu, The Japanese Tea Ceremony
Gong Fu Tea Preparation

Tea Resources & Recipes
High Teas & Tea Party Locations
Teas, Tea Pots, Tea Utensils & Accessories
Tea Recipes for any Tea Party

To listen to an excerpt from our January 13, 2008 Champagne Sundays show featuring Ron Campbell from Merkaba, please double click on the Play button below.



 

Please note prizes mentioned are for the Bi-Annual Bonanza Contest ending May 7, 2008.

Ron Campbell and his wife Kathy own and operate Merkaba, which features a wide variety of teas and tea items, and gifts for all your spiritual and cultural needs. Their teas come from all over the world and include organic herbal teas, healing teas, Yerba Mate, green teas, black teas, oolong, white teas, pu-erh, flavored tisanes, chai teas, flavored and blended teas. You'll find all kinds of tea products including filters, thermometers, tea bag squeezers, tea cozies, gourds, tea pots and tea sets, mugs and cups, mesh tea infusers, bombilla and even coffee and tea scoops. For more information about Merkaba, retail shop in Idyllwild, CA, or online store visit: http://www.southwestblend.com/merkaba/index.htm