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 ...

Regardless of the misnomer, ume continues to be referred to as plums, ume vinegar as plum vinegar, and umeshu as plum liqueur, so it's safe to say the nickname has stuck. Ume has yet another name ...

Known as “ume,” Japanese plums are becoming well-known around the world these days in large part due to the popularity of umeshu (plum liqueur). Just as in fashion within Japan are umeboshi ...

Mori Kawaraten’s lemon liqueur and “umeshu” plum wine won gold and silver awards, respectively, at the Liqueur Masters competition held in Britain in mid-October. The company obtained a ...