Tottori, known for its Nijūseiki pears, is also known as a producer of a rare variety of plum called “Nobana.” Vintage plum wine, made by steeping fully ripe Nobana plums for over 10 years, is rich, sweet and sour, and has a deep flavor that is enhanced by the mellowness of aging.
Brewery: Umezu Sake Brewery, founded in 1865, Hokuei-cho, Tottori Prefecture
Blessed with spring water from Mt. Daisen, also known as the Fuji of Hoki, Umezu Sake Brewery was founded at the end of the Edo period. In 2005, they switched to making all their sake pure rice, and still maintain the traditional hand-made method of pressing in a tank. As for shochu, the previous generation developed a shochu brewed with the famous sand dune yam, and it has become a representative drink of Tottori Prefecture.
