Wojciech Bońkowski
Master of Wine

In Portugal (5): Tea in the Douro

Enjoying tea in location… in wine country.

Tea and food: the umami issue

Third installment of my tea and food matching sessions. Italian red mullet fish roe (bottarga) provides a challenge with its huge intensity of umami taste. Will any tea survive this?

Tea boredom

How to get bored with tea? Drink the same over a week or so.

Yoshiaki Hiruma’s 2010s

After my article on the 2009 teas from renowned tea master Yoshiaki Hiruma of Japan’s Saitama, here’s a look at this 2010 vintage, including the famous hand-rolled temomicha.

Le rouge et le noir

Another good tea from Teasmith and another good black tea from Taiwan.

2010 Dongding from Lao Ming

My first taste of a tea from Lao Ming.

Tea at the bar

I visit the first (?) tea bar in Europe.

Happy end

Why is every merchant in London selling (roughly) the same burgundies?

White tea from Malawi

Delicious, but is it white tea?

2009 Mengku Certified Organic

A solid tea – but will it pick up any charm?