They examine and appraise the teas, note the aroma and the color of the steeped tea, and assess the good and bad points of every family's tea. Different grades will bring different prices on the market. Award-winning teas often sell out. For better or worse, the tea growers 'reputations are made on such occasions.
而坪林每年都會舉辦茶葉比賽，正是茶農彼此切磋做茶技巧的好機會，評審聞茶香、看湯色，評比出各家茶葉的優劣，不同等級的茶葉日後在市場上也會有不同的價錢，得到特等獎的茶往往銷售一空，而茶農的信譽多少也在這樣的評比中得到保證。