Art of Tea: A Journey of Ritual, Discovery and Impact

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Steve Schwartz is known by many authoritative figures in the tea industry as a Master Tea Blender. He has blended award winning teas under our Art of Tea brand and his blends have won awards offered under our private label program for tea companies around the world. His drive and passion for expanding people&#x2019;s knowledge and history of tea is captivating. Steve has lectured sold out tea blending classes for World Tea Conventions and frequently travels to offer educational programs on tea and tea blending.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Through his travels in Asia, India, Africa and the Middle East, Steve and Art of Tea have developed close relationships with farmers and distributors. These personal relationships, a hallmark at Art of Tea, make possible the offering of top tier organic teas and select botanicals, while ensuring that both employees and teas are treated with great respect. At Art of Tea, our intensive care program combines aesthetics with passion, flavor and high quality control.</span></p><p>To learn more, please check out his recently published book: <a href="https://www.artoftea.com/products/art-of-tea-book" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Art of Tea: A Journey of Ritual, Discovery and Impact</a></p><p><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-shadow fr-rounded" style="width: 386px;"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/z8QbV2PZaExogePy/Steve_Schwartz_2023-bc707e21-41ef-4fcf-97ed-830981d6c274.jpg" style="width: 386px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-inner" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Darjeeling, India</span></span></span></p><p><br></p>

A Journey of Ritual, Discovery and Impact

Art of Tea. Tea Production Truly is an Art Form. Art of Tea is a tea importer and wholesaler based in Los Angeles, California. We hand blend and custom craft the world’s finest organic teas and botanicals. Our teas are carefully selected directly fro

<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px;">Art of Tea<img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/z8QbV2PZaExogePy/AOT_Logo_and_Name_Small-3ffc782c-42e3-48fb-a118-404e5b6ca20d.jpg" style="width: 94px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px;">&#xA0;Tea Production Truly is an Art Form&#xA0;</span></p><p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Art of Tea is a tea importer and wholesaler based in Los Angeles, California. We hand blend and custom craft the world&#x2019;s finest organic teas and botanicals. Our teas are carefully selected directly from growers, each one offering a unique story.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">The seeds that formed the foundation of Art of Tea were first planted in 1996 when Steve Schwartz began his journey of extensive study in preventative medicine at the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico. Since then, Art of Tea has become a leading purveyor of organic and specialty teas. Each year Steve travels extensively, returning with rare and unique teas from around the world.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Take a gander at this <a href="https://youtu.be/eCcb7cwZt-U" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">video</a> to get a behind-the-scenes look at how our tea&apos;m prepares your handcrafted tea with love and care.&#xA0;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Core Values: I-CARE</span></p><h4 id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--regular); line-height: 1.2; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 0.725rem; margin-top: 2.5em; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">IMPACT</span></b></h4><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">We believe that we are here to impact as many lives as we can through tea.</span></div><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--regular); line-height: 1.2; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 0.725rem; margin-top: 2.5em; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="culture"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">CULTURE&#xA0;</b></span></h4><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Our culture drives our communication. We build relationships with purpose and growth-minded teamwork.</span></div><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--regular); line-height: 1.2; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 0.725rem; margin-top: 2.5em; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="accountability"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">ACCOUNTABILITY</b>&#xA0;</span></h4><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Our responsibility is to treat every product as if it&apos;s our only product and every customer as if it&apos;s our only customer.&#xA0;</span></div><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--regular); line-height: 1.2; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 0.725rem; margin-top: 2.5em; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="results"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">RESULTS</b></span></h4><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">We passionately execute continuous improvement and innovation through quality and results to fulfill our greatest potential.&#xA0;</span></div><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--regular); line-height: 1.2; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 0.725rem; margin-top: 2.5em; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="excellence"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">EXCELLENCE</b>&#xA0;</span></h4><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Every day we are motivated and committed to craft a delicious experience.</span></div><p><br></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br></p>

Art of Tea & Our Core Values

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Who is Steve Schwartz?

A Journey of Ritual, Discovery and Impact

Art of Tea & Our Core Values