Julia Matson, Bingley's Teas, Ltd, founded on the search for teas for the American palate in a flooded market of unknown tea quality. Recent Tea travel adventures include: Speaker engagements to Jane Austen groups in various regions of Australia, speaking engagements in the US, and a return to Taiwan for more field visits and education, meeting with tea farmers and tea research facility/industry experts with lectures and tours within the industry. Hands on tea experience and cultivar nursery visits. Vietnam: renegade tea experience meeting smaller, local farms and seeing various tea production styles outside industry norms. Thailand for cultural experience and tea meet-ups with fellow tea colleagues.Cupping and assessing teas with purpose. All teas are presented in beautiful, gift styled packaging with the Austen fan in mind who loves to read and sip tea. Our tea studio,with Gong Fu style tea experience and a Regency English tea tasting room is found in Minneapolis, MNSeen/ mentioned in Tea Time magazine, Buzzfeed, The Heavy Table, Channel 9 news, The New York Times, The LA Times gift guide and a feature in The Star Tribune. Ms. Matson and the Jane Austen Tea Series are a part of the largest Jane Austen Festival in the US each summer in Louisville, KY as well as several Annual Jane Austen conferences where we commune with fellow Janeites and tea enthusiasts.A strong interest in cultural protocol and off the beaten path adventure, Ms. Matson is known for her relaxed style and playful way of introducing people into another realm of tea appreciation.Currently, available in the US and Australia via wholesale where many are now in the capable hands of talented bartenders for cocktail infusions.
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