Westholme Tea Harvest Festival 2020
Duncan, B.C.—Westholme Tea Company, Canada’s first and only tea farm, is committed to creating the most authentic tea culture experience in Canada. The first annual Westholme Tea Harvest Festival will celebrate exactly that.
The festival will extend the tea drinking experience into the gardens themselves, where guests can gain an appreciation for the entire process of growing, harvesting, blending and tasting Westholme’s 2020 tea harvest—at the absolute height of freshness.
“People may be surprised there is tea growing in Canada; they may be even more surprised that we have been growing tea for 10 years now!” says Victor Vesely, co-founder and tea-maker at Westholme Tea Company.
While many Canadians were first introduced to tea in its manufactured tea bag form, it is indeed an agricultural product, originating in tea gardens and harvested by hand each spring. From one year to the next, the tea harvest brings to life its own flavour profile based on the local terroir. The climate, soil, altitude and latitude, in addition to the cultivation method, plant material (varietal or cultivar), growing season, type of plucking and historical practices all impact the final flavour.
One of Margit Nellemann’s ceramic tea-inspired vessels, specially crafted to enhance every sip, will be provided upon admission so that each guest can indulge in the full tasting experience. Seminars will highlight plucking and processing techniques and will include a Spring Harvest Cupping of Teas of the World.
Experimenting with various growing conditions has been an integral part of the success of Westholme Tea Company, and they now produce the first Canadian rare terroir black tea, Heron’s Wake, in addition to their Tree Frog Green, Swallow Tale Oolong and White Mist. Along with producing their own teas, Westholme blends original tea recipes and tisanes, sourcing certified organic teas and ingredients from around the word.
A true community event, the Westholme Tea Harvest Festival 2020 will feature live music, food pairings and culinary creations by local chefs and businesses which feature Westholme tea—all in nothing short of a bucolic country setting.
WESTHOLME TEA HARVEST FESTIVAL 2020 DETAILS
Friday, May 29th + Saturday, May 30th + Sunday, May 31st
10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
Westholme Tea Company
8350 Richards Trail, Duncan, B.C.
Event details will be posted online at westholmetea.com
ABOUT WESTHOLME TEA COMPANY
Nestled in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, Westholme Tea Company is an eleven-acre organic tea farm, teashop, tearoom and gallery. It is the first and only commercial tea farm in Canada, producing a limited harvest, single origin, hand-processed organic terroir tea. Cofounders Victor Vesely and Margit Nellemann also import and sell premium organic loose teas from around the world, create artful tea blends and unite taste and tactility with original teaware. They take pride in cultivating the homegrown leaves, blending the finest organic teas from carefully sourced farms and hand-crafting ceramics to create a distinctive experience around each tea. Westholme is committed to building the most authentic tea culture experience in Canada. To learn more about Westholme Tea Company or to purchase their products online, visit www.westholmetea.com.
