Red Circle Tea was founded with a sense of adventure and passion. We are tea aficionados who travel through Asia, meeting with farmers and tea masters alike, on a quest to find legendary and rare teas. We source hard-to-find, hand-picked artisan teas from extremely small harvests. Our passion is learning about tea by experiencing it first-hand, and we want to share with you the mysteries and delights of this world.
Sina has been involved in the gourmet food industry for the last 12 years, beginning with a business internship in London. On a work/study visa for almost two years, she learned how to adapt American product concepts to a foreign market. Later, back in the US, she worked in the European chocolate and olive oil industries, before finding her passion in the study of Chinese tea. She moved to San Francisco where she makes her home and travels to China regularly to sit and study with a fourth generation tea Master.
Mail to: Sina
Carnie was born in Saigon and immigrated to the US at the age of 5. With an interest in the sciences, Carnie focused on Genetics and Mathematics at UC Davis, earning her degree in both and publishing her first paper. She left academia to experience the world of business, becoming a food scientist in charge of development and special projects. She is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese and English and lives in San Francisco.
Mail to: Carnie