Nakata Barrel-aged Umeshu Taru

Nakata Foods Co., Ltd. 

In 1897, Gentaro Nakata founded our company in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, southern Japan. Now Japan's leading plum producer, the company mainly produces whole umeboshi (salted plums) and umeshu (umeshu). We insist on picking, washing, salting and sorting all the plums by hand, and treat every plum and every product with care. The production line complies with ISO standards. From farmers to bottling factories, we undergo strict quality control to ensure that every bottle of wine is The flavor and nutritional content have reached perfect standards.

What is "GI Wakayama Umeshu"?

The National Tax Agency has newly designated plum wine made from plums produced in Wakayama Prefecture as a regional brand in the "GI" = Geographical Indication System, a system in which the country designates special products as regional brands.

The "GI" = Geographical Indication System is a structure in which the country registers and protects special products including the name of the place of origin as regional brands, and is expected to ensure quality and further expand sales.

Plum wines that are certified as GI use plums produced in the prefecture as raw materials, and the production method of pickled plums in the prefecture, chemical elements, etc., and meet the standards are certified and can be sold as "GI Wakayama Umeshu".

Nakata Foods will continue to work hard to popularize "Wakayama Umeshu" and improve its brand in the future.

Using "Nanko Ume", a local specialty, as the main brewing ingredient, it uses the technology of brewing wine to brew high-quality plum wine. After brewing, it is stored and matured in high-quality small oak barrels in France for more than one year to ensure that the aroma and style reach the required level, and then bottled and sold as original wine.