茶藝英語詞條Terminology∣茶藝師 Tea Sommelier

Hello my friends, do you have a similar experience that we are in a tea shop, wanna buy some teas, while looking at the massive teas, have no idea which one to buy? Or sometimes the tea we bought tastes totally different from what we drank in the shop. In those cases, what do you want to do? To be an expert, or to ask one expert! And the expert is the tea sommelier, 茶藝師 in Chinese.

親愛的朋友們，想像一下這樣的場景，我們在一個茶葉店裡，想要買一些茶。但是面對琳琅滿目的茶葉時，卻無從下手。有時候買回家的茶葉，怎麼都不對味，和店裡喝的不一樣。每當這個時候，你想做什麼呢？對，成為一位專家，或者去諮詢專家。這樣的專家就是茶藝師。

茶藝師 in China is literally translated as a tea art specialist or tea art master. However, such an expert should be called tea sommelier from the west perspective.

茶藝師在中國被直譯為 tea art specialist(茶藝專家） or tea art master（茶藝大師）。但事實上，從西方的視角出發，茶藝師應該被譯為Tea Sommelier，直譯為中文為侍茶師。

What Is a Tea Sommelier?

什麼是茶藝師？

Firstly, let’s understand what is a sommelier. A sommelier is a restaurant wine steward, accredited through professional organizations like the Court of Master Sommeliers or the Wine and Spirit Education Trust.

首先，sommelier是指侍酒師，也就是一個經過了專業機構認證（比如侍酒師大師，WSET）常在餐廳工作的葡萄酒管家。

As a result, a certified tea sommelier is a trained professional who has expertise in tea.

因此，一個認證的茶藝師就是經過培訓的有茶葉方面專業素養的職業。

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In Canada,a TEA SOMMELIER is a trained and knowledgeable tea professional who has successfully completed the eight modules in the TAC TEA SOMMELIER/ course at a college or online（training school）, and passed the Tea and Herbal Association of Canada certification examination.[1]

在加拿大，茶葉協會（TAC）認為茶藝師就是一種經過專業機構培訓的，具備茶葉專業理論知識，完成了遠程或者大學裡的8個模塊課程，並通過考試的職業。

Tea Sommeliers are basically tea experts. In the UK, they classify tea sommelier at different levels until reaching the tea master. For example,the Level 2 Tea Sommelier course provides greater detail than the Level 1 course and supports the next steps in career and business to the professional tea sommelier. [2]

英國茶葉學院也提供相應的不同等級的茶藝師課程，最高階段為茶藝師大師。他們的課程體系中明確指出，2階的茶藝師課程更詳細，適合茶行業從業者。

Tea sommelier was obviously inspired by wine. The term 『tea sommelier』 (or t-somm for short) was born in 1998, at Heartbeat Restaurant in the W Hotel in New York City.[3]

Tea sommelier 這個術語很明顯起源於法國葡萄酒行業。但在美國，這個術語最早出現在1998年，誕生於位於紐約的一個名叫心跳的餐廳。

How to become a tea sommelier?

如何能成為一名茶藝師呢？

Tea sommelier is a professional, not the common tea servant in the shop or tea house. Most agricultural universities offer the major of Tea Science at different degrees, from bachelor, master, to Ph.D, even post Ph.D.

茶藝師是一份職業，而非酒店或者茶樓隨意的服務員。很多大學裡提供從專科到博士後的茶學專業學位課程。

Of course, not everyone is able to finish such a major, you may attend this training course in some vocational school. However, the current course of tea sommelier only simply focus on tea brew methods or tea courtesy, which is not enough, as a result, we offer 3 or 4 months courses, including professional knowledge in theory,practice abilities in &appreciating a good cup of tea, evaluating&tasting and tea aesthetics.

當然，並非人人都有機會去大學完成這樣的學業，因此，你可以參加一些職業培訓學校提供的短期課程。目前，這個課程體系分為茶藝師（以茶藝禮儀為主）和評茶員（以茶葉審評為主），一個名副其實的茶藝師需要具備以上兩者能力，因此，葡言茶語的常規茶藝課程體系持續3個月到4個月，包括專業的理論知識和豐富的衝泡技巧實操練習、茶葉品鑑能力的訓練以及茶生活美學。

My dear friends, no matter which course you attend, that only opens a door for you. Being a tea sommelier is a life-long studying journey and a pleasant process.

我親愛的朋友們，學習的形式是多樣的，但所有的課程都只是為你打開了一扇習茶之門而已。茶藝師是一份終其一生的卻又能享受這個愉悅過程的職業。

Chinese Tea Art, the best gift for you in 2020. This is Mabol, thanks for listening, see you soon.

茶藝英語，每一位茶人的必修課。我是鍾梅，謝謝您的傾聽，很快再見哦。

單詞:

sommelier /s m lje /

- noun名詞

- a wine waiter 侍酒師

- 例句：The term Tea Sommelier originates in France, started to gain its popularity in the early 21st century. 茶藝師的術語來源於法國，但到本世紀初才開始流行。

參考：

[1]Tea and Herbal Association of Canada

[2]UK Tea Academy

[3] American Specialty Tea Alliance

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