Terrior is defined in the French Wine Guide as ³a group of vineyards (or even vines) from the same region, belonging to a specific appellation, and sharing the same type of soil, weather conditions, grapes and wine-making savoir-faire, which contribute to give its specific personality to the wine.² This term also applies to teas. Much [...]

Article written by Dr. Maoshing Ni Most of us know that tea is brimming with antioxidants and health benefits–or is it? A recent study found that bottled tea contains very low levels of antioxidants when compared with brewed tea. Bottled Tea: What’s Missing It is no coincidence that tea is the second most widely consumed [...]

Written by Gloria Tsang, RD of HealthCastle.com Published in April 2008 Tea is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world after water. Among all varieties of tea – black, green, white, oolong, red, herbal – which one offers the most health benefits? Benefits of Tea Numerous studies have demonstrated the anti-cancer properties of antioxidant [...]

Preparing Iced Teas at home is really easy and iced teas can make any day seem like a weekend or summer vacation day. Here are a few easy methods that we suggest at Shangri La. Using Shangri La Iced Tea packets: – if you have our filter paper iced tea packets (Shangri La Retail Iced [...]