| Vital Tea Leaf offers a modem twist on the age-old  tradition of  Chinese tea. Modeled after a wine bar, with complimentary "try before  you buy" tasting, Vital Tea Leaf offers the finest and most varied  selection of teas from China on the West Coast with more than three hundred  selections. In addition to loose leaf teas and hand rolled, flowering tea  balls, Vital Tea Leaf offers an assortment of porcelain, glass and rare  Yixing purple clay  teapots, hand painted tea sets and other  accessories. The shop has been featured on international culinary and  travel television show such as MTV Italy, Take Home Chef, Yan Can Cook  and the Fine Living channel.  Uncle Gee and his son travel extensively through China to  visit directly with tea growers and sellers and return with a bounty  that will accommodate a variety of tastes and interest. From  Blue People Ginseng Oolong, an aromatic and spicy blend sure to ignite  warmth and energy, to the rare "Virgin Angel Tea" with leaves so  delicate it takes 47 tea pickers to handpick a single pound the first  day of spring.  |