Photo Gallery
Photos in this gallery are by Tom Pinnegar. You can see more of his work at https://www.tompinnegarphoto.com/

Lana and Inga Zhgenti, with Nela Nela founder Amy Jones



Rolling machine inside a small tea factory
Davit Tenieshvili of Teni Tea, Guria
Gabriel Tenieshvili hosting Timothy Merkel and Amy Jones at a tea tasting
Gabriel Tenieshvili of Teni Tea, Guria
The tea garden at Komli
Shota Kopaliani, fruit leaf tisane magician of Chalistavi, Lechkhumi, with his wife Ia
The tea garden at Komli
Acacia flowers, an excellent addition to a tea blend
Tornike Shekiladze makes tea in his factory in Gezruli, Imereti

Wild blueberry leaves high in the Caucasus
Gabriel Tenieshvili with a jar of tea
Mzia helping Nargiza in her tea factory
Tornike Shekiladze makes tea in his factory in Gezruli, Imereti
Nargiza Ghvinjilia, teamaster of Tsalenjikha, Samegrelo
Mzia helping Nargiza in her tea factory
Nargiza Ghvinjilia, teamaster of Tsalenjikha, Samegrelo
Ia sorts blackberry leaves in Shota\'s tea factory
Fresh tea leaves at the Bitsadze tea garden and source of this website\'s logo
Tornike Shekiladze hunts for wild tea
Weighing the tea purchased from small local growers
Visiting the Shemokmedi plantation in Nagomari
The road to Koba Shekiladze\'s factory
Your humble webmaster, Timothy Merkel, amongst the tea bushes
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