Chas Kroll, Executive Director of the American Tea Masters Association, is proud to be called a tea master, not for its catchy nomenclature, but because he is passionate about teaching others. Formerly, he owned and operated Royal Dynasty Tea, an online specialty tea business, which he sold in June 2006. His original vision for the company was to disseminate information on more...

James Norwood Pratt is an author and authority on wine, tea and tea lore. He was born March 27, 1942, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and brought up in Forsyth County, North Carolina on land which has been in his family since before the American Revolution. He was educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and in Europe and since 1965 has lived chiefly in San Francisco. more...

James Labe, the nation’s first Tea Sommelier, is world renowned as a master of tea tasting and preparation. He has been celebrated as “one of America’s best known tea men,” who “brews New York city’s best pot.” Cheers Magazine awarded James "Best Non-alcoholic Beverage Program," a first for a tea service, for his integration of fine tea and fine dining with daily prepared tea sales topping $1,000. more...

Bruce Richardson has been active in America's tea renaissance for nearly two decades. He is a tea blender, writer, photographer, and frequent guest speaker at tea conferences across the country. He and his wife Shelley are co-owners of Elmwood Inn Fine Teas and its publishing division, Benjamin Press, located in Perryville, Kentucky. more...