In short: Zemo Tea Gardens is a tea grower in Imereti, Georgia, according to Georgian Tea Makers: Zemo Tea Gardens.
Zemo Tea Gardens grows tea in Imereti, Georgia at about 632 m above sea level. The details on this page come from the grower's own published information and public sources (Georgian Tea Makers: Zemo Tea Gardens); the map pin marks the locality (Zedubani village, Tkibuli area) rather than the estate itself.
What the Published Sources Say
- Georgian Tea Makers says Zemo Tea Gardens restored old overgrown plantations around Satsire in the Tkibuli region over seven years before its first harvests.
- Georgian Tea Makers says its factory at Zedubani, still being completed, is the largest tea infrastructure built in Georgia since the Soviet period and offers processing capacity to other farmers.
- Georgian Tea Makers says Zemo expected to process about four tons from its own plantations in the season, and makes white, green, oolong (including GABA) and black teas.
- Georgian Tea Makers says it welcomes small groups for tours and tastings and sells mainly in Europe and the US.
Sources: Georgian Tea Makers: Zemo Tea Gardens. TeaTrade has not tested or tasted this grower's tea; these are the grower's and publishers' own statements.
Terroir & Climate
Georgia's tea belt lies in the humid, subtropical west of the country, between the Black Sea coast and the foothills of the Caucasus, mainly in Guria, Samegrelo, Imereti and Adjara. It is one of the world's more northerly commercial tea zones, so bushes generally rest through a cold winter and the plucking season tends to be shorter than in tropical origins.
The live forecast below tracks the current weather at the area's coordinates.
Tea Produced
Zemo Tea Gardens is described as making black, green, oolong and white tea.
Location & Neighbouring Estates
Zemo Tea Gardens is in Imereti, Georgia; the map pin (42.33, 42.93) is approximate and marks the locality. Its 632 m elevation is the 4th highest of 7 estates we map in Imereti. The nearest estates in the TeaTrade directory, measured point-to-point from this approximate pin, are:
- Buetea — 1.4 km away
- Anditri — 14 km away
- Renegade Tea Estate — 17 km away
- Gezruli Tea — 29 km away
- Velveti (Teamo) — 29 km away
Zemo Tea Gardens Compared with Imereti
In Imereti, Zemo Tea Gardens is wetter than 83% of the others by 2025 rainfall; higher than 50% of the others by elevation; cooler than 83% of the others by daytime temperature. The table sets Zemo Tea Gardens against the 6 other estates we map in Imereti, so you can see whether it is typical for its region or an outlier.
| Measure | Zemo Tea Gardens | Region median | Region range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 632 m | 642 m | 172 to 745 m |
| Annual rainfall (2025) | 2,037 mm | 1,550 mm | 1,276 to 2,037 mm |
| Mean daily high | 15.9 °C | 16.6 °C | 15.5 to 19.7 °C |
| Mean overnight low | 7.7 °C | 7.3 °C | 7.0 to 10.4 °C |
Observed Climate at Zemo Tea Gardens (2025)
ERA5 reanalysis data modelled for Zemo Tea Gardens’s coordinates recorded 2,037 mm of precipitation across calendar year 2025. The wettest month was September (263 mm) and the driest was November (9 mm). Daytime highs averaged 15.9 °C and overnight lows 7.7 °C over the year; July was the warmest month and February the coolest.
| Metric | 2025 value |
|---|---|
| Annual precipitation | 2,037 mm |
| Wettest month | September (263 mm) |
| Driest month | November (9 mm) |
| Mean daily high | 15.9 °C |
| Mean overnight low | 7.7 °C |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Zemo Tea Gardens located?
Zemo Tea Gardens is in Imereti, Georgia. The map pin (42.33, 42.93) is approximate and marks the locality rather than the estate, at an elevation of about 632 metres.
What type of tea does Zemo Tea Gardens produce?
Zemo Tea Gardens is recorded as producing black, green, oolong and white tea.
How much rain does Zemo Tea Gardens receive?
ERA5 reanalysis data for the estate's coordinates recorded 2,037 mm of precipitation in 2025, peaking in September (263 mm).
Data sources: the grower’s own published information and public sources (Georgian Tea Makers: Zemo Tea Gardens); climate figures are ERA5 reanalysis modelled for the area’s coordinates via Open-Meteo (calendar year 2025); the map pin is rounded to about 1 km and marks the locality, not the estate; elevation is a terrain-model value for that point. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].
