Continental Europe does not have the proper climate for tea
production which is why Europe depends on
Asian and African sources of tea. There is one part of Europe however, that has
been producing tea commercially since the 19th century - the Azores.
Tea production remained a minor activity up until 1951 when new plantations of tea were established in Misiones province in the north-east section of Argentina. The major plantations are on relatively flat land and tend to be large and highly mechanized.
Tea Growing Areas