Virtuoso Life - September/October 2008 - (Page 74) GLOBAL GOURMET Pot of gold Oenophiles beware: Rare vintage and reserve teas are muscling in on your terroir. BY ALISOn CLARE STEIngOLd PHOTOgRAPHY BY MAnnY ROdRIgUEz STYLIng BY HEIdI AdAMS s porting a tailored suit and a slick low ponytail, the slight and smiling Ju eun Jung, tea sommelier at Washington, d.c.’s park Hyatt, commands center stage for afternoon tea. Versed in both the punctilio of a Japanese chado (tea ceremony) and the confectionary pomp of the Brits, she moves quietly about the airy lobby lounge. i’m here to taste pu-erh (pronounced pwhere), among the world’s most singular beverages. connoisseurs seek out this rare product of china’s Yunnan province not Steeped in history: A pot of Pu-erh tea. 74 V I RT U O S O L I F E
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