Founded by Tea Master Gerry
Vandergrift, The Metropolitan Tea
Company has been a pillar of the
global tea market for decades. Backed
by Metropolitan Tea, METZ is a luxury
hospitality solution for hotels and
resorts.
For more than 10 years, the creators
of METZ have been taking their tea
offerings to the next level by not
only providing luxury properties with
exclusive, high-quality teas, but also
guiding hotel staff in becoming trained
tea masters or sommeliers.
Like the value of a skilled barista,
having a tea sommelier in-house
strengthens your property’s ability to
meet consumer demands and improve
guest experience.
The METZ Tea Masters kicked off their sommelier course
by educating staff from Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
They’ve been manufacturing their exclusive label bespoke
tea program since 2002 and around 2008 saw the need to
start working with their clients in a more in-depth manner.
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Throughout the years, hotel clients from across North
America and the Caribbean have been invited to
participate in a sponsored trip to their facility for a day-
and-a-half training course covering the ins and outs of
tea.