TEA SOMMELIER, a step-by-step Guide

This book is available in French only.

Tea sommelier – Le thé en 160 leçons illustrées by François-Xavier Delmas and Mathias Minet

Over recent years, tea has gained enormous popularity in France, both in terms of consumption and in the attention it attracts. Tea enthusiasts — newcomers and seasoned connoisseurs alike — are always looking to deepen their knowledge.

This book covers everything there is to know about tea in 160 illustrated lessons, organised into chapters:

CHOOSING AND PREPARING TEA

DRINKING TEA

WHAT IS TEA?

PLANTATIONS OF THE WORLD

TYPES OF TEA

TEA AND FOOD PAIRINGS

TEA IN COOKING

BECOME A TEA SOMMELIER

The book offers a fresh approach that is both highly informative and easy to follow, helping readers explore the world of tea step by step. Each page is designed as a short, self-contained illustrated lesson on a different subject.

Whether you have two minutes or an hour to spare, opening this book is always a chance to learn something. Packed with information that is interesting, entertaining, precise and erudite, it brings together everything you need to become — or almost become — a tea sommelier.