FUTURE WEBINARS

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MOST RECENT WEBINARS

The Artisan Tea Movement in Sri Lanka

 
 

The goal of the Ceylon Artisanal Tea Association (CATA) is to promote the production and sale of hand-crafted teas made in Sri Lanka. By doing so, we hope to increase the variety of amazing Ceylon teas available to tea-lovers around the world, and to increase the incomes of small farmers and workers who grow Sri Lanka's famous teas.

Learn from their members what teas they are producing, and what type of work and impact they are doing.

Someone's hands handling green withered tea leaves

CATA green tea rolling. Credit Will Clarkson

 

Creating Social Impact Through Tea: Exploring the Foundation of Cooperative Efforts in the Himalayas

 
 
A group of people sitting outside close to a tree, toasting with cups of tea

Vable cheers Kumaon Farmers

Learn about the latest groundbreaking project from Young Mountain Tea, in which they develop a cooperative style tea factory in northern India to revive the local economy and regenerate farming practices. This is a casual discussion hosted by tea making consultant, Alicia Gentili, in which she interviews Young Mountain Tea founder, Raj Vable, and renowned consultant on the project, Nigel Melican, about the history of the Kumaon region, the goals and logistics of this undertaking, and what we can expect to see in the future.

 
 

ESTA INFORMATIVE WEBINARS

The future journey of ESTA

 

Webinar held on 20th March, 2024

A panel of ESTA directors talked about and answered questions on the future journey of ESTA and some of the components and initiatives which will be part of our new three year strategic plan. We discussed and took questions on: Research and Development, Education, Events, Collaboration, Tea Quality, Communications, Competitions, Innovation.

 
 

ESTA Open Forum

 
 

Webinar held in January 2022.

David Veal, Bernadine Tay, Alexis Kaae and Oscar Woolley discusses progress made in 2021, outlined the plans for 2022 and took comments, questions, suggestions and ideas from the participants.

 
 

Our New Tea Certification Programme Revealed

 
 

Webinar held in January 2021.

Panelists Nigel Melican, Alexis Kaae, Bernadine Tay and David Veal explained the Tea Certification Programme, introduced the first module, talked about the future of education and answered the many questions put forward by the attendees.

 
 

European Speciality Tea Association

Who we are and What we do

Our Mission, Vision, Values and Promoting Speciality Tea

 
 

Webinar held in July 2020.

Panelists from our Board of Directors presented why we changed our name to the European Speciality Tea Association; more about our mission and values; how we will be doing more to promote speciality tea in the future; and how you can get involved.

 

PAST WEBINARS

Past webinars are able to be viewed only by ESTA members as a benefit of their membership.

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2024

  • Creating Social Impact Through Tea: Exploring the Foundation of Cooperative Efforts in the Himalayas - Raj Vable, Alicia Gentili and Nigel Melican

  • International Tea Day from Kenya - Boaz Katah and Sharyn Johnston

  • Tea’s USP: The Health and Wellness Advantage - Edi Obiakpani-Reid

2023

  • Tea Authenticity - Professor Chris Elliott, Dr. Di Wu and Dr. Terry McGrat

  • Growing Tea in England. A truly unexpected journey - Jo Harper

  • A new generation of speciality tea growers from Myanmar - Joyce Maina, Lin, Mynt Mynt, San Min Tun 

  • The Importance of Water Quality in Tea - Christos Gkosdis

  • People who make tea: Women from Satemwa in Malawi who make tea - Alice and Mary, and Alexander Kay

  • Nepal's re-evolution in tea: How young tea makers are transforming the Nepali tea industry - Nishchal Banskota

2022

  • Exploring Turkish Tea Production and Consumption - Dr. Saziye Ilgaz

  • Finding a Unique Selling Point in Tea - Jon Cooper

  • Maximising Opportunities with Tea in your Beverage Business - Marco

  • The Portuguese Love Affair with Camellias and Tea - Nina Gruntkowski

  • African Speciality Teas : Addressing Quality Assessment & Route to Market - Joyce Maina

  • Spreading the Production of Specialty Tea in Kenya - Boaz Katah

  • The Glory of Darjeeling - Rajah Bannerjee

  • Tea’s Chaotic, Fragmented Markets are a Matter of Taste - Dan Bolton

  • The many Flavours and Functions of the Honeybush Plant and the Challenges of its Sustainable Cultivation - Daniel Fourie

  • Japanese Export Trends in the European Market - Anna Poian

  • Back to the Future: Past and the Future of Speciality Tea - Tim d’Offay

2021

  • Flavour Perception and Experience. A Multisensory Approach - Dr Ali Amidi and Dr Qian Janice Wang

  • European Tea Growers Association and the challenges and opportunities of growing tea in Europe - Monica Griesbaum

  • Rooibos: History, Present and Future…. as the next Speciality Tea? - Anton Louw

  • Climate & Social Sustainability Initiatives at Jalinga Tea Estate, Assam - Ketan Patel

  • Tea Cultivation and Production in Europe - Maksym Malyhin

  • The Challenges of Importing Speciality Tea from China - Anne-Katrin Witt and Maximilian Frick

  • Value Chain: Pricing Challenges - Will Battle

  • Direct Trading: Past, Present and Future - Nishchal Banskota

2020

  • A Consumers Journey to Speciality Tea - Lucy Chappell

  • A Tea Producers Journey to Speciality - Alexander Kay

  • Linking Speciality Producers to Consumers - Joyce Maina

  • The History of the World Tea Expo and Upcoming World Tea Virtual Summit - Faithann Bailes and Tim Mclucas

  • The Rise of the RTD (Ready to Drink) - Rona Tison

  • Tea Vulnerabilities, Retail Realities and the Way Forward - Dan Bolton

  • Using Social Media for your Tea Business - Rebecca Bate

  • Working Directly with Growers - Elyse Petersen