WAKAYAMA--Famed for being the largest plum-producing area in Japan, Wakayama Prefecture’s local “umeshu” plum wine producers are striving to flow out to new markets abroad. And they have set their ...
Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture; President: Shigehiro Kondo) won the top awards at The ...
'Umeshu is a simple traditional plum wine made in Japanese households that is toasted and shared among the family before any celebratory meal' (Image: EIG & Pixabay) Japan’s famous Umeshu wine is now ...
Umeshu is a classic Japanese wine made by steeping ume plums (while still unripe and green) in liquor known as Shochu, which is basically a Japanese hard liquor made of sugarcane and sugar. This wine ...
Who doesn’t love a good, tasty drink at sundown ? It becomes even more interesting if that drink happens to be a traditional Japanese wine! Known as Umeshu, this Japanese wine is a sweet-sour ...
Growing up in Wakayama Prefecture, the heartland of ume (plum) cultivation in Japan, Mami Kubota enjoyed umeboshi (pickled plums) and plum juice in her daily life. Every summer, she watched her ...
In recent years, Japanese whisky has enjoyed growing popularity worldwide, as well as a surge in prices. The Hibiki 17-Year-Old, the famous Japanese whisky by Suntory that was featured in the movie ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Any moment now, the first plum trees in Japan will start to blossom and herald the onset of spring. Many of ...
If you’re a fan of umeshu – the sweet and tangy Japanese liqueur made by infusing ume plums in shochu or sake – this boozy festival deserves a spot on your calendar. Visitors will be able to sample ...
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