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Europe’s rare grown teas since 1883 are now available in North America

We are pleased to introduce to you Gorreana’s teas, exotic organic teas since 1883 form Europe’s oldest tea gardens and the oldest estate in Sao Miguel, the Azores:

Gorreana Tea Plantation and Factory

Types of Tea

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Tea was first discovered in China around 5,000 years ago. As European explorers began to explore the Orient, information about Tea began to filter back to Europe.

Gorreana’s teas range from a variety of taste and flavors. They are rare and the standard for all other premium teas. These teas do not compare in taste and the quality to other teas. Try a cup of garden fresh European grown teas and taste 100% Organic Single Estate Fair Trade Teas from the only Euro Zone region to grow teas for over a century.

Gorreana Broken Leaf

Gorreana broken leaf tea had been a staple on European tables for over a century. Grown in the highly aromatic hills of the Gorreana estate, comes this fantastic breakfast tea that indulges the senses. Once you mix your boiling water with this fantastic loose leaf you witness what tea lovers calls a “dancing of the leaves,” where the water begins to turn a golden jaune as the fresh loose leaves ignite your tea.

This tea is perfect for those who like to add milk or sweetener to their tea. Higher in caffeine content then our green tea- still significantly much lower than a cup of coffee. Picked from the lowest leaf, this tea has s smooth aroma and taste, with very little in tannin. A European treat 5 generations in the making.

Gorreana Black Tea

Black tea is the most popular tea in North America accounting for nearly 85% of the market. Made from fully oxidized leaves and generally stronger in flavor containing more caffeine than less oxidized tea’s such as green and white teas. Unlike green tea which only stays fresh for about a year, black tea can last much longer due to the process of oxidation.

Gorreana’s singe estate losses leaf organic black teas come in a variety of flavors that provide the tea connoisseur or first time tea drinker with an array of flavors that cannot be matched anywhere in the world. Our rare black teas are grown in the lush hills of the Azores Islands, hundreds of miles away from industrial pollution embracing all of nature’s elements to produce a premium high quality organic black tea since 1883. It is no wonder why it’s the only place in Europe tea has been grown commercially for over a century!

Gorreana Orange Pekoe

A rare organic tea grown high in the hills of Gorreana’s tea estate surrounded by exotic flowers that sent the leaves and bring out a unique flavor.

Pekoe tea grades are classified into various qualities, each determined by how many adjacent young leaves (two, one or none) are picked along with the leaf buds.

Top-quality pekoe grades consist of only the leaf buds, which are picked using the balls of the fingertips. The water transforms into a beautiful golden arrange color once infused with Gorreana’s premium organic pekoe tea/
The crown jewel of tea due to its rich, bold flavor and unique European grown aroma. A true European classic for over 125 years.

Gorreana Green Tea

Green tea is the earliest from of tea produced, and unlike black tea is not oxidized. The leaves are picked fresh each spring and are immediately steamed to prevent oxidation, following with the rolling and drying or the delicate leaves to create this famous green tea! The resulting leaves infuse to create a light and refreshing beverage that should never be sweetened with sugar or diluted with milk. Prized for centuries for its health benefits, the growing popularity of green tea in North America is largely in part to the continued scientific findings of the believed health benefits associated with green tea consumption.

Gorreana’s single estate organic green tea, grown on the island of Sao Miguel (known as the green island) off the European coast, it’s a unique premium green tea that indulges even the most sophisticated palates. Green tea can be enjoyed as an afternoon tea up to an evening tea, since it is naturally low is caffeine and has both antioxidants and amino acids. So, enjoy a cup of Gorreana’s single estate green teas today, and taste 5 generations of Gorreana’s teas in the making.

Benefits of Tea

Here is a list of vitamins, minerals, and other compounds naturally found in tea:

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin):
Thiamin helps to build energy by converting energy from food. It is also needed for growth and reproduction. Further, it promotes better appetite and digestion.

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin):
Riboflavin is used for maintenance of healthy skin, eyes, and nerves. It also is an essential vitamin for proteins and energy metabolism.

Vitamin B6:
This vitamin helps to release energy from food and enhance the metabolism of proteins. It also helps the red blood cells formation and is an important compound in the regulation of the center nervous system.

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid):
This vitamin helps to heal wounds and mend fractures. It fights some common types of virus and bacterial infections.

Vitamin K:
This helps build bone metabolism and is essential for preventing blood clotting.
Carotene (precursor of vitamin A):
Carotene is converted to vitamin A upon digestion. Vitamin A promotes good eyesight and healthy skin.

Folic Acid:
This acid is essential for thee red blood cell formation and gene formation.

Manganese:
Vital for growth and the body’s development

Potassium:
Essential for marinating a normal fluid level and a normal heart rhythm.

Zinc:
Essential for the development of the reproduction organs and protein synthesis. It also helps in wound healing.

Fluorine:
As you might know, Fluorine protects the teeth and strengthen the bones.

Polyphenols:
Which helps protect the body’s cells from the normal but damaging, physiological presses known as ‘oxidative stress’.

Flavnoids:
A natural antioxidant, tea contains one of the highest percentages of flavonoids among all plants. Antioxidants protect against illness line cancer, heart disease, stroke, and arthritis by neutralizing free radicals. (Free radicals are unstable molecules that attack other molecules in the body, leading to cell damage.)

Theanine: b
An amino acid found almost exclusively in tea. It has been shown to reduce mental and physical stress, can produce feelings of relaxation, and may improve cognition and mood when taken in combination with caffeine. Theanine increases brain serotonin, dopamine, GABA levels and has micromolar affinities for AMPA, Kainate and NMDA receptors.

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