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NT-08 · Tasting Taiwan’s Terroirs

From Wild to Cultivated: Taiwan’s Native Tea

從野生到栽培:臺灣山茶風味基因

Oct 6, 2026 · 14:00–15:00Nantou · Taiwan time (UTC+8)
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Tasting guide: 莊雅婷

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莊雅婷

This session is led in Chinese. An English introduction is provided here to help you choose your tasting.

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About this tasting

Explore Taiwan’s native mountain teas alongside a familiar cultivated tea. Compare growing environments and processing styles, and consider the connections between tea plants, their habitats and the flavours that reach the cup.

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Tea selection

The teas you will taste

Garden and signature tea names are retained in Chinese to match the growers’ original labels. Cultivars and processing information are shown in English where available.

01
#10 · Signature tea

喬木白茶

Origin & farming

Tea garden
發現•山茶FAXIAN SHAN CHA
Years of organic farming
2 years
Growing region
高雄六龜
Elevation
800 m

Cultivar & craft

Tea type
White tea
Tea cultivar
Taiwan indigenous wild tea
Fermentation degree
Light
Withering
Heavy
02
#82 · Signature tea

拿普有機喬木紅茶

Origin & farming

Tea garden
拿普原生茶有機茶園
Years of organic farming
14 years
Growing region
高雄桃源
Elevation
1100 m

Cultivar & craft

Tea type
Black tea
Tea cultivar
Taiwan indigenous wild tea
Fermentation degree
Heavy
Withering
Heavy
03
#84 · Signature tea

原生種 紫芽山茶

Origin & farming

Tea garden
國芳茗茶
Years of organic farming
5 years
Growing region
南投魚池
Elevation
650 m

Cultivar & craft

Tea type
Black tea
Tea cultivar
Taiwan indigenous wild tea
Fermentation degree
Heavy
Withering
Moderate
04
#98 · Signature tea

野放原生山紅茶

Origin & farming

Tea garden
山外山有機生態茶園農場
Years of organic farming
23 years
Growing region
新北坪林
Elevation
620 m

Cultivar & craft

Tea type
Black tea
Tea cultivar
Taiwan indigenous wild tea
Fermentation degree
Moderate
Withering
Moderate
05
#37 · Signature tea

有機烏龍茶

Origin & farming

Tea garden
兩儀有機農場
Years of organic farming
23 years
Growing region
嘉義梅山
Elevation
1000 m

Cultivar & craft

Tea type
清香型烏龍
Tea cultivar
Chin-Shin-Oolong
Fermentation degree
Moderate
Withering
Light