To join PSTea or receive more information please contact
Julee Rosanoff.
In 2007 the PSTea organization came into existence to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the introduction of tea to Europe. The first tea from China arrived in Amsterdam in 1607 changing forever the drinking habits of Europe and, ultimately, the Americas. To commemorate this anniversary, five Seattle based tea companies - About PSTea - The Puget Sound Tea Education Association
- Barnes & Watson Fine Teas
- The Perennial Tea Room
- Teahouse Kuan Yin
- Village Yarn And Tea
- Tea Geek
- all came together and created an organization whose goals are to expand the knowledge about and promote all aspects of tea, from the cultural to the historical and the sensory to the scientific.
With a vision of an organization providing information and education on tea in all of its cultural formats as well as its variety of styles. The Northwest Tea Festival was begun as the first step in this process. It is our goal to expand our educational focus to regular programs throughout the year - dinners, tea tastings, trips to countries of origin - all of these are potential endeavors of the PSTea. We invite you to join us and share and expand our vision.
The Northwest Tea Festival is brought to you by The Puget Sound Tea Education Association (PSTea).
Bringing together authors, industry experts, buyers, retailers, artists, and educators, we hope you learn something new and expand your enjoyment of this most fascinating of beverages!
Our founding members are:
Deborah Barnes, Village Yarn & Tea
Michael Coffey, Tea Geek
Marcus Gramps, Teahouse Kuan Yin
James Norwood Pratt, author of New Tea Lover's Treasury
Julee Rosanoff, Perennial Tea Room
Ken Rudee, Barnes & Watson Fine Teas