This class will tour through the major tea-producing continents -- Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Australia. A journey through the world of tea reveals that while it is a global phenomenon, some continents are more hospitable to the Camellia sinensis plant than others. Asia reigns supremely. Africa has emerged as a powerhouse. The Americas, though less dominant, contribute their own unique brews. And Europe and Australia have established specialized, high-quality tea sectors. And then there is Antarctica. A land of ice and unyielding cold, it is a fact that while humans will bring tea to the ends of the Earth for warmth and comfort, the plant itself has a hard limit, a final frontier where the only harvest is an appreciation for a hot cup in the face of the world’s most extreme climate.

So, join us as we travel the roads of each continent discovering various countries on each continent that produce tea that you thought Camellia sinensis would never grow.