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Interview with Jeff Fuchs, Tea Explorer
A podcast episode features Jeff Fuchs, author of The Ancient Tea Horse Road and the first documented Westerner to traverse both main trunks of the historic trade route, in conversation about Japanese tea production and terroir. Fuchs, recently filmed with Kyoto tea producers, discusses shaded-tea cultivation, cultivar preservation (zairai versus gushu), and the misuse of the term "ceremonial" in the matcha market.
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- Jeff Fuchs, documented first Westerner to trek both main trunks of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, recently worked with Kyot…
- Discussion covers whether shaded teas are terroir-driven and the precision of fertilization practices in Japanese tea cu…
- Fuchs examines the distinction between Japanese zairai (heritage varieties) and Yunnan gushu (old-tree) cultivation meth…
- Conversation addresses the misappropriation of the term "ceremonial" in matcha marketing and positioning
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“the first documented westerner to trek both main trunks of the route”
the first documented westerner to trek both main trunks of the route
“whether shaded teas are terroir driven at all”
whether shaded teas are terroir driven at all
“the hijacking of the word ceremonial”
the hijacking of the word ceremonial
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