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What if tea was more than something you drink when you’re sick, sleepy, or trying to be “healthy”? What if it could be a way to taste place, slow down, gather with people, and pay attention to the world around you?

On this episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down with Jennifer de Tréglodé, founder of Inari Tea & Art Experiences and SLO County’s Tea Sommelier, for a conversation that opens tea up in a completely new way. Jennifer reached out with the idea that in a region so deeply connected to wine, tea can offer another beautiful lens into terroir, ritual, ecology, craftsmanship, sensory experience, land, culture, and community. She introduces Adam to Chado, the Way of Tea, and shares how tea can become a practice of presence, comfort, curiosity, and connection.

Joining the conversation is Adam’s dear friend Jordan Fiorentini, winemaker and Director of Winemaking at Epoch Estate Wines, who helps connect the dots between tea and wine in a way that makes the whole subject easier to understand. Together, Adam, Jennifer, and Jordan talk about how tea and wine are both grown from the earth, shaped by place, influenced by temperature and extraction, and experienced through aroma, texture, tannin, flavor, and feeling. They also get into the everyday stuff: why water temperature matters, why loose leaf tea can be a game changer, why some teas become bitter, what “living tea” means, and how a really good cup of tea can feel surprisingly alive.

This episode is for tea lovers, wine lovers, coffee people, sober-curious listeners, food lovers, wellness seekers, Central Coast locals, and anyone who has ever wanted a simple ritual that makes life feel a little less rushed. You do not need to know anything about tea to enjoy this conversation. In fact, that’s part of the fun. Adam comes in curious, Jordan comes in with a winemaker’s palate, and Jennifer brings a whole world of tea, ceremony, farming, flavor, and presence to the table.

Links:

• Inari Tea & Art Experiences: https://www.inariteaart.com

• Sacred Mountain Teas: https://www.sacredmountainteas.com

• Jennifer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inariteaandart

• The Art of Tea Class at Sichuan Kitchen: https://www.sichuankitchenslo.com/store/p151/The_Art_of_Tea_-__2_Day_Class.html#/

• Yunnan Tea Journey:

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