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 ...

'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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the history and prevalence of Japanese culture in California, it’s no surprise that everything from ramen to sushi to sake found its early American roots on the West Coast. Now, another staple of ...

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 ...

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 ...

You only have one reason to come to PrumPlum, a small bar in Soi Sri Bumphen (yep, not far from Wong’s). You come here for the city’s largest collection of umeshu, a Japanese plum liqueur that was ...

If you happen to come across a row of colourful Japanese drink and snack vending machines at Fortune Centre in Bugis, don’t dump your coins into any of them. The machines don’t work — they’re dummy ...