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March 3, 2010
The Souvia Saturday Forums allow our local to community to interact with a variety of local experts on a variety of topics. The informal sessions last from 10am until Noon – No rsvp necessary just stop by!
Here are the next three
March 6th – LeAnn Hull – Candidate for US Congress District 3
 LeAnn Hull is running for US COngress, District 3
LeAnn Hull is a local business owner who has entered the race for US Congress – She Will be at the store to discuss issues affecting all of us and her views of potential solutions.
Read more about her at www.leannhullforcongress.com
March 13th – “Best Laid Plans”
Do you have a living will, POA and an estate plan?
Marsha Goodman, Attorney PLLC
March 27th – DWD – Driving While Distracted
 Charlie Sobczak of Driving MBA will be here to discuss the dangers of distracted driving including texting and cell phone use. He’ll have a simulator to show how distracted driving will impair your ability to avoid accidents.
Charles has a diverse background ranging from a traffic agent responsible for weight and balance of aircraft to hazardous material coordinator, customer service supervisor as well as sales. From 1993 to 2003 Charles was in charge of certification and on-going training of sales personnel in automotive retail.
February 9, 2010
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Quick and Current
Tea and Chocolate
Goings on
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If you missed the
Segment on Tea and
Chocolate for
Valentine’s Day
it is archived here
Featured Teas
Several New teas arriving
Lomi Lomi Herbal infusion
is a delight for the senses
Taiping Monkey King is
a unique and rare green
tea with a long leaf style
Sencha Kombucha is a
green tea with kombucha
powder. Plum like
flavor is simple to make
Fog Tea is a green tea
also known as “Clouds
of Mist” or Wu Lu. Grown
in misty mountains it makes
a great tea.
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Quick and current
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February not only contains Valentine’s Day, but is also American Heart Month. Tea is a great way to tackle both! Black Teas have been shown to strengthen the cardiovascular system and tea fills the bill in many other ways for Valentine’s Day. In this edition:
- Souvia Teas can be found in more places like The Java Spa in the Sachi Salon and the Water Mart at Camelback and Miller. Ask for Souvia Teas at your favorite haunts – we can deliver anywhere in the country!
- The popular Souvia Saturday Forums continue on February 13th at 10am, providing speakers on a variety of general interest topics. They are free and run from 10am-Noon on selected Saturdays. Next up: Greg Peterson on “Creating your own Urban Farm”
- See below for tea pairing, teas that are arriving and teas that are going away
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Tea and Chocolate
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 Can you imagine a chocolate chip cookie without a glass of milk, a peanut butter sandwich without jelly, vanilla ice cream without hot fudge? There are certain food combinations that take the taste from just good to simply delicious!
Wine, for example, is often paired with foods and desserts to enhance the flavor in both. Tea shares many of wine’s complexities and pairing it with food can enhance the taste experience of both. Since February highlights chocolates and sweets as the perfect gift for your Valentine, why not take it to the next level and create tea and chocolate pairings for that romantic Valentine’s dinner that will surprise and delight?
One way to look at tea and chocolate is as friends, where similarity in characteristics enhance the flavor, or as lovers, where contrasting characteristics will complement each other through their differences. Since tea and chocolate share the same flavor profiles, floral qualities and bite from astringency and tannin, they practically invite you to create fun and tasty combinations. While you should always trust your taste buds to find the right combinations, there are some general guidelines that might help you get started.
- White teas have a very delicate flavor and pair well with mild chocolates and fruit. Try a Silver Needle or Bai Mu Tan with chocolate covered strawberries or a white chocolate cheese cake.
- Green teas have vegetal flavors and aromas and pair well with creamier tastes such as berry flavors and milk chocolate. A Japanese Sencha with its savory profile, for example, is a good match for white or milk chocolate.
- Oolongs are partially oxidized teas, are very complex in flavor. The lightly oxidized, greener oolongs go well with rich sweet desserts like caramel filled pralines, milk or dark chocolate, while the more oxidized oolongs complement the stronger flavors of dark chocolate.
- Black Teas tend to have a stronger flavor, more body and their tannin content matches up well with rich and full flavored dark chocolate, maybe with a hint of berries, citrus or nuts.
We like rich and creamy desserts and, therefore, choose for a perfect Valentine’s dessert would be a Ti Kuan Yin Oolong from China with its slightly toasted notes and a slice of creamy chocolate caramel cake.
If you are interested in learning more about this topic and would like to sample some creations, sign up for our “Tea and Dessert Pairing” class on Sunday, March 7th from 2 until 4 PM.
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Lots going on at the store…
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 Lots happening over the next month or so
- Souvia Saturday forums started last month. These are presentations of general interest to the community. No registration necessary, just stop in and learn something new. Got an idea for a topic or speaker? Send us a note
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The Chinese New Year starts in February and it is the “Year of the Tiger” – We have an instore drawing for a boxed set of some of the top teas from China
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New arrivals in March – Licorice Root and White Cherry
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Leaving us soon – Pumpkin Pie, Nutcracker Suite, Assam Mangalam, Snow Buds Special, Spring Green, Cupids Arrow, Gingerbread House, Ginseng Oolong
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Thanks for Reading
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Win a Souvia T-shirt for answering the following question – Name two herbals that are good for your heart. Send your answers to info@souvia.com. I will draw 4 winners this month…
We hope to see you in the store or online soon. If you can’t get in remember we ship same day and your tea will arrive quickly!
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January 30, 2010
Souvia is going to be on the radio as a guest of Pete Peters and Deborah Brown.
The show is The Boomer and the Babe Show and it airs every Monday – Friday at 11AM on KXXT, 1010 AM in the Phoenix market.
we will talk about things you think you know about tea – but don’t! “There are a lot of myths about tea, caffeine, cultures, and more” says Bret Wingert, Co-owner and Founder of Souvia Tea.
You can also listen or watch the show live or recorded on www.boomerandthebabe.com. The link to the video of the show will be on the home page on the upper right.
If you would like to join me at the show, they have seating available for about 20 people. The Boomer and The Babe Show is broadcast from the We Are Family Thrift Store at 107th Ave and Peoria in Sun City, Arizona.
We hope you’ll enjoy the show
We will be on the show Tuesday 2-2-10 at 11am MST
December 15, 2009
Kerstin just finished making a ton of great cookies and sweets for Christmas. I absolutely love German goodies and look forward to them every year. I really enjoy something a little sweet after dinner. While my kids can eat sweets without any outward signs, I have to spend more time hiking the mountains or on the treadmill to counteract the effects. Fortunately, there are some alternatives that satisfy but don’t pile on the calories. Teas and Herbals can provide the sweet treat without the guilt – Teas like Pumpkin Pie, Tiramasu Marscapone and Gingerbread House are examples of very low calorie teas that even when not sweetened, curb the cravings.
Kerstin was recently on Sonoran Living Live here in Phoenix to talk about this and even gave a recipe for a Chai Latte that has less than a quarter of the Big Chain’s calories with no compomise in flavor.
While I plan to occasionally indulge with the home baked goodies, it is nice to have a alternative for days when I don’t have the time to work it off.
Have a great Holiday time whatever your tradition!
October 8, 2009
 Glenburn estate is located in Darjeeling, India. It is a 1600 acre plantation with breathtaking views over the Kanchenjunga Mountain Range. The estate stretches from an elevation of 3700 ft all the way down to the sandy banks of two snow-fed Himalayan rivers.
At Glenburn in Darjeeling, where the higher altitude provides the necessary “stress” to the tea plants � giving the tea its characteristic flavor, the succulent leaves result in a very attractive tea with a purplish bloom and a sprinkling of silvery tips.
The estate is family operated in its 5th generation by the Prakash family, also known as the� Chaiwala family� (tea planters). Originally started by a Scottish tea company in 1859, the Prakash family has now been cultivating magnificent teas for over a century.
Bret and I had the pleasure to meet Husna Prakash at the 2009 World Tea Expo and were fascinated by the idea to work directly with a tea grower. Normally, this is reserved for the big tea importers with huge order quantities. As a family business, the Glenburn Estate is very interested in supporting other small and growing companies which gives us the opportunity to import some of our teas directly from the country of origin.
 Working with the Prakash family means that our customers will be able to get premium Darjeeling and Assam teas within weeks of their harvest.
It also means that some of the money spent on tea purchases at Souvia� will directly benefit the community of Glenburn. The Prakash family has established a �Worker�s Trust� which supports the local elementary school where children receive an education while their parents are working in the fields. For school children moving on to higher level education, there is a scholarship available and the estate is proud that six scholarship students from last year ranked in the top three positions in their class.
It is wonderful to know that your purchase of Glenburn tea not only provides you with a beautiful tea experience, but helps others in the process.
January 23, 2009
 Monday starts the Chinese year 4646, the year of the Ox.? We’ll help celebrate by offerign specials on our Yixing pots and Chinese Teas.? Stop in and try some traditional chinese teas in handmade teaware.
January 20, 2009
 For those of you who have had tea in England you know it is often just a teabag with not particularly great tea in it…? ? It seem sthat the British a slowly embracing good tea.
A recent Time Magazine article says “exquisite infusions were far removed from the bland British teabag which can contain leaves from up to 60 factory farms. “I realized that Britain was drinking the equivalent of blended whiskey,” recalls Lovell. “We’d never tried the single malt of the tea world.”? ”
? The author goes on to mention Silver Needle which is one of the best white teas out there.? It is prized for its subtle taste and gentle lift.
January 8, 2009
Souvia turns three today… What started as an idea on a hike is now a toddler!
? Thank you for all your support these last three years.
November 10, 2008
Concert series opens music to community
ASU Web Devil – Tempe,AZ,USA
In addition to the performances, free tea and refreshments are served prior to the concert, compliments of Souvia Tea Phoenix. …
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November 3, 2008
While most think of Souvia Tea as an antidote to Starbucks, The Kerr Cultural Center mentions them in an article about their events
? http://asunews.asu.edu/20081030_kerrculturalcenter
? If you have time these are nice events with some great music…
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