{"product_id":"takara-premium-plum-wine-usa","title":"Takara Premium Plum Wine, California","description":"\u003cp\u003eRipe plum, cherry blossom, and bright red-fruit notes open with rich aromatic sweetness. Takara Premium Plum Wine is a California white-wine beverage shaped by the tart, fragrant character associated with Japanese ume and finished in a generous, fruit-forward style. Its balance of sweet stone fruit and refreshing acidity reflects Takara’s long experience adapting Japanese beverage traditions for production in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweet plum-flavored white wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBase Wine:\u003c\/strong\u003e California white wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Character:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural plum flavor modeled on Japanese ume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Produced and bottled in Berkeley, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSensory Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nose is expressive and sweetly perfumed, offering ripe plum, cherry blossom, and hints of red cherry. The palate has a smooth, sorbet-like texture, with juicy plum and cherry sweet-tart flavors carried by gentle acidity. A faint skin-like bitterness adds contrast to the sweetness, keeping the wine lively before a rich, fruit-led finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker’s Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTakara Sake USA was established in Berkeley in 1983 as part of the wider Takara Group, whose beverage history in Japan dates to the nineteenth century. The California operation produces sake, flavored sake, plum wine, mirin, and related beverages while combining Japanese fermentation experience with modern American production facilities. Takara Plum interprets the tradition of ume-shu through a California white-wine base and natural plum character. Its current label redesign is cosmetic only and does not indicate a change to the product inside the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServing Suggestions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServe well chilled at 6 to 8 degrees Celsius in a small white-wine glass, dessert-wine glass, or over ice in a rocks glass. Enjoy as an aperitif, a palate cleanser, or alongside fresh cherries, fruit tarts, almond pastries, vanilla ice cream, sorbet, or lightly salted cheeses. It may also be lengthened with sparkling water for a lighter plum spritz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SGWS (Southern Glazer's)","offers":[{"title":"750mL","offer_id":42343755677751,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2699\/1632\/files\/Takara_Premium_Plum_Wine_California.png?v=1787102675","url":"https:\/\/www.winedispensary.com\/products\/takara-premium-plum-wine-usa","provider":"Wine Dispensary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}