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About Similar Minds

Similar Minds began with a simple idea: to create a space where curiosity about taste can gather. I organize the table, but in many ways I see myself as the labourer—setting the stage for respectful, open-minded people who are drawn to the sensory worlds of tea and wine.

We don’t brew tea in the most ceremonial way, and we don’t open bottles simply because they carry famous labels. Instead, we taste with a different intention. Often blind, often slowly, we listen to what the glass or cup reveals—layers of aroma, texture, and place. Tea and wine are not just beverages; they are landscapes translated into flavour, shaped by soil, climate, craft, and time.

Each gathering becomes a shared exploration. Everyone brings a piece of their own perception, their own sensitivity to flavour. No single palate leads the conversation. Instead, the room fills with perspectives, and together we decode what is in front of us.

That is why it is called Similar Minds. Not because we think the same—but because we are curious in the same direction.

Edward Qu

The Labourer

Edward Qu is a tea sommelier and oenologist specializing in sensory evaluation across tea and wine. He works in sensory education and vineyard/winery operations at the Niagara College Teaching Winery, is a VQA Ontario Wine Panelist, and an instructor in the University of Toronto’s World of Wine program. Holding Advanced Chinese Tea and WSET Diploma (completing in 2026) certifications, he curates sensory-driven tastings through SIMILARMINDS.CA and leads immersive terroir-focused journeys to vineyards and tea gardens, including a newly launched Chinese Tea Trip in April 2026.