Wojciech Bońkowski
Master of Wine

Strawberries & tea

Following my yesterday entry about strawberries & wine pairing I decided to have some fun and find the …Continue Reading

2008 Nokcha

A belated note on an old favourite: a brilliant Korean green tea that sums up the distinctive, nutty, slightly-oxidised character of this country’s teas.

2009 Lushan Jinxuan

Tea with milk?? I have just received this package of samples from Stéphane Erler of Tea Masters (thank …Continue Reading

2008 Spring Luanze

A springtime delight High mountain (gaoshan) oolong from Central Taiwan is one of the world’s best teas, and …Continue Reading

2005 Yongde Wild Arbor Brick

Relaxingly average It’s interesting how seasonal your consumption patterns can be. A few days after the last attack …Continue Reading

1990 Fuhai Wild Tuo

Abundant snowfall on Warsaw on 26th March. How to survive? Fermented tea (shu puerh) gives a helping hand. And this 1990 vintage (yes that’s a 19-year-old tea) is excellent.

2008 Bailu

Proud white crane Taiwan produces so much good oolong that one intuitively forgets about other types of tea …Continue Reading

2008 Dancong Milan AAA

A pretty orchid Following yesterday’s post, here’a another Dancong from Jing Tea: the 2008 Dancong Milan AAA. Milan …Continue Reading

2008 Dancong Yulan AAA

Dancong goes green I have been drinking quite a bit of Dancong tea recently. This family of oolong …Continue Reading

2008 Haoya Keemun ‘Nonpareil’

Remembrance of tastes past As for probably 99% of Europeans, my first taste of tea was black. In …Continue Reading