Our Story
Starting a Business
We started CC Fine Tea in Seattle in 1997. Our goal was to promote high-quality Chinese tea in every part of the world. The name CC Fine Tea stands for “City and Country Fine Tea,” because we want to be enjoyed everywhere, both in cities and in the countryside.
Rooted in Tea Growing and Production
In 1998, CC Fine Tea worked with our partner tea garden and processing facility in the Zhejiang Province of China. This tea facility produces green, black, and white tea. The tea gardens and facility are certified organic by Ecocert in France, and holds ISO22000 for food safety.
CC Fine Tea also supplies Chinese jasmine tea, oolong teas from China and Taiwan, as well as black tea, and Pu-Erh tea from Yunnan Province, China.
Award-Winning Teas the World Over
At CC Fine Tea we have built a reputation for our high-quality teas in the tea community. We have won numerous awards for our teas over the years, including gold medals in China, Taiwan, and Japan for Bai Hao Oolong, Dong Ding and A Li Shan, among others.
In 2002, the Automatic Tea Brewer, patented in 2001, also won design awards in both Taiwan and the NYC Fancy Food Show.
One of these award-winning teas was a pure, unblended tea: Mao Feng Green Tea FNG, sold under the tea brand, Tazo. The tea became popular and well-known, and was selected as the best green tea in the US by American Consumer Reports in 2004.
A Source for Tea Education
In 2010, “A Tea Lovers Travel Diary” was published, detailing the production of two famous oolong teas.
In 2012, a second volume was released, “4 World-Famous Chinese Green Teas.”
Our blog is another source for those who want to learn more!
Tea Sachets: Quality with Convenience
In addition to our loose-leaf teas, we selected 8 teas for a line of full-leaf tea sachets, representing a balanced range.
Unblended, Single Origin Teas
Green Tips
1568 Red*
Dong Ding Oolong
Pu-Erh 1979
Scented & Blended Teas
Jasmine Tips
Rose White
Gardenia Oolong
Royal Earl Grey
*Gold medal winner in the Zhejiang Tea Competition 2023 and previous years!
We designed new packaging for the sachet line: tall, elegant canisters with interior aluminum seals for complete freshness.
The canister features beautiful artwork of tea leaves floating in water or air, like a modern impressionist painting. Up close, the leaves reveal an underlying pattern of endearingly tiny tea sets.
The packaging is environmentally friendly; all parts are either recyclable or biodegradable in an industrial composting facility.
A Dream of Tea
To us, success means being able to create a wonderful product, and sharing our passion and knowledge of tea with the world.
This is our dream come true:
Doing what we love, with enthusiasm
Keep improving the product, always focusing on quality
Sharing happy days with everyone, through tea!
