beverage founded concord ma 2003 headquarters concord ma united states products tea herbal teas cocktail infusions minteas tea over ice website www.teaforte.com tea fort inc. is an american tea company based in concord massachusetts . the company was founded in 2003 by peter hewitt an american product designer and graduate from the rhode island school of design . the company produces a highly stylized product line inspired by the japanese tea ceremony intended to elevate a cup of tea into an extraordinary experience for all of your senses . 1 products edit tea fort uses an elongated pyramidal teabag design the basis of the product line is blended high quality tea and herbal teas of which in january 2013 there are 79 varieties including black green white herbals and oolong . 2 available as individual servings the tea is sold in elongated pyramidal silken tea bags or infusers made and packaged in china . 1 the tall square pyramid design of the infuser is trademarked following the tradition of a tetrahedral japanese design which permits loose tea to swell as it steeps . these three dimensional designs allow higher quality whole leaf teas to be used than previously possible with traditional flat tea bags . 3 tea fort products are marketed as luxury items and sold at high end retailers gift shops restaurants spas and hotels worldwide . as explained by the boston business journal hewitt makes no excuses for the high end bag he calls more of an idea than a product . 4 in 2007 the price ranged from us 1.00 to us 2.50 per bag depending on packaging and the quantity purchased . the tea is also sold loose in canisters . accessories are designed to complement the unique infusers and include infuser sized tea trays glass and ceramic teacups and teapots a wooden presentation case and serving trays . 5 a product endorsement 6 by oprah winfrey was featured in the october 2004 edition of o the oprah magazine . a second endorsement for tea fort s 7 kati tea brewing system was chosen as one of oprah s favorite things in the 2011 edition of o the oprah magazine as picked by dr. mehmet oz . in 2011 tea fort won the gold sofi award nasft outstanding food gift 8 for teas for the heart . a heart shaped box filled with green teas to help raise awareness to champion womenheart the national coalition for women with heart disease . tea fort s blueberry merlot 9 from the herbal retreat collection 10 won the award for best flavored herbal blends in 2011 from the north american tea championship . 11 tea fort s lemon sorbetti 12 won a silver finalist sofi award for best hot beverage in 2012 . 13 external links edit company website a journey in tea founder s blog references edit a b about tea forte gourmet tea blends from tea forte tea & coffee 03 05 the new shape of teabags designed to a tea boston business journal original tea accessories by tea fort gift finder oprah.com kati tea brewing system outstanding food gift for the product teas for the heart blueberry merlot herbal retreat collection north american tea championship lemon sorbetti foodspring.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tea fort & oldid 731101693 categories tea brands in united statescompanies established in 2003companies based in massachusetts navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 july 2016 at 00 04 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view