Press Release: July 2018 Jennifer Stowe Completes Professional Tea Cupping Course Vancouver, WA - Jennifer Stowe successfully completed the Professional Tea Cupping Course through Tea Trade Mart taught by tea educator and business coach, Jennifer Petersen. Mrs. Stowe is the founder of Mid-TN Tea Association which hosts numerous tea-related events throughout Tennessee. Professional Tea Cupping Course covers over 40 teas, including white, green, oolong, and black, which were sampled and evaluated using professional cupping techniques. This course if offered to tearoom owners seeking to improved their knowledge of different tea types grown in various regions and to understand the subtle complexities of the liquor produced by steeping the camellia sinensis leaf.
Press Release: October 2016 Jennifer Stowe Completes Tea & Etiquette Master Class Danville, KY – Jennifer Stowe, of Campbellsville TN, recently completed the Tea & Etiquette Master Class hosted by ElmwoodInn Fine Teas. Together with her three daughters, Mrs. Stowe owns and operates Three Sisters Tearoom located in scenic Giles County, TN. Tea & Etiquette Master Class is designed for tea and etiquette consultants and for those hoping to open or manage a tea and etiquette business in the future. The course is based on the work of etiquette expert Dorothea Johnson, founder of the Protocol School of Washington and is taught by tea educator, Bruce Richardson, author of a dozen books on tea, columnist for Tea Time magazine, and member of the editorial board of Fresh Cup magazine. The course included sessions on dining and business etiquette, tea history, tea preparation, tea cupping, tea presentations and teaching, tea and health.