This is something really special - plum wine, aka umeshu. 'Ume' is Japanese for 'plum', and the plums used here come from southern Shinshu, a well-known area for high quality fruit. They are infused into a light, traditional sake for just over a year, and have a small amount of sugar added. Highly aromatic, with a refreshing tartness and mild sweetness, this is both complex and delicious. Drink either as an aperitif or with dessert.

Senjo is a unique brewery, located in the Nagano prefecture, due north of Tokyo - a region best known to most Australians for cool weather and the 1998 Winter Olympics! Nagano Prefecture has the highest average altitude in Japan, reaching over 1000m - the water is pure (snow melt from the mountains) and the nights are cold and the winter is cold, meaning it provides an ideal environment for high quality agriculture. Senjo was founded in 1866 and named after Senjo-ga-take, a 3000 metre peak in the Japan Alps, whose snow melt feeds the well water that forms the basis of their sake. Currently run by the sixth generation of the Kurogouchi family, Senjo Brewery combines art with science and traditional skills with modern technology to add new layers to Nagano’s rich history of sake brewing.