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Rosanna Xia, Consumed by Their Passion for Rare Chinese Teas. A new generation of Southern California connoisseurs is emerging, seeking teas with layers of sublime taste revealed in multiple infusions. They can spend hundreds of dollars for a handful of leaves.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinese-tea-20120112,0,925451.story

Quote:

"pu'er — an aged tea from southern China whose most exotic variations sell for $1,500 a pound or more

"With rare Chinese teas, the key is looking for how the taste changes with each infusion. The first brew may be sharp, the second bitter, but this leads to the sweeter tastes of later rounds.

Note:
(a) The report mentions "the oldest tea company in Taipei," which possibly indicates Ten Ren Tea. Founded in 1953 in Taiwan, the comany boasts "the largest and best known tea manufacturer in the Far East" whose store locations in California are as followed.
http://www.tenren.com/california.html

(b) There are in US a handful places called Buxton, none of which is in California. See
Buxton (disambiguation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton_(disambiguation)
(c) Brita
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brita
(a German company founded in 1966 by Heinz Hankammer with headquarters in Taunusstein, Germany, that specializes in water filtration products; He named the company after his daughter Brita)
(d) Volvic (mineral water)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvic_(mineral_water)
(a French brand)
(e) gaiwan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiwan
(f) talk shop (vi): "to discuss one's work, business or profession"
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/talk_shop