Specialty Tea Institute announces 2010 class schedule posted by TeaHouseTimes Admin, ADVERTISER TEA RELATED PRODUCTSSaturday, April 17th 2010 @ 3:44 PM

The Specialty Tea Institute (STI) is excited to announce its’ 2010 class schedule which includes the launch of its Professional Series Level 4 classes beginning at the World Tea Expo (WTE) with “The Technology of Tea from Cultivation to Cup.” The first STI Professional Series Level 4 class delves deeply into the technology of tea.  ‘Technology of tea’ refers to the body of knowledge and techniques skillfully employed to create one specific end product: a finished tea leaf that will produce a desirable cup of tea. This class explores the components of the leaf on the bush, and then goes on to examine the factors, and the sciences behind the factors, which transform fresh leaf into finished leaf. Beyond the finished leaf lies the final product - a cup of tea. The dynamics of infusion and solution will be explored, as well as the elements of the finished leaf and how they contribute to the taste, mouth-feel, color and aroma of the cup.

Level 4 students will also have an opportunity later in the year to take a Level 4 Cupping class.  This class will build upon the Level 3 Cupping class as well as everyday cupping experience.  Pre-requisites for both classes: Participants must have successfully completed Foundations of Tea: Level One and Level Two and all five of the Professional Series Level 3 classes.

For more information on STI or our classes please visit our website at www.teausa.org or contact Ellainy Karaboitis, Operations Manager, at ekaraboitis@teausa.com or at (212) 986-0250.

2010 Tea Certification Classes
~San Francisco, CA: January 29 (Levels 1 & 3: Green & White Teas (Part I), January 30 (Levels 2 & 3: Green & White Teas (Part II)
~Anaheim, CA: April 14 (Levels 1 & 3: Black Teas (Part I), April 15 (Levels 2 & 3: Black Teas (Part II)
~Las Vegas, NV:  June 14 (Levels 1 & 3: Cupping), June 15 (Level 3: Oolong and Level 4: Technology of Tea)
~Charleston, SC: August 30 (TBD),  August 31 (TBD), September 1 (Charleston Tea Plantation Tour and Networking Reception)
~Seattle, WA: September 30 (Level 1), October 1 (Level 2) (Tentative)

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From the Mar/Apr10 issue of The Tea House Times.  To view the most recent issue, please register / log-in at http://www.theteahousetimes.com for free access.