The people I know to be true tea experts are not quick to find fault, not quick to point fingers and make snide remarks, not quick to speak. They experience tea with beginner’s mind and are open to the vast universe of differences that tea presents. That, and when they find their assumptions to be incorrect, they simply say interesting and carry on learning.

via Beginner’s Mind and Drinking Tea – Two Dog.

So many parallels with wine. It’s all about the flavor.