FUKUUME BENTEN
Muscat Bailey A grape juice is layered into umeshu, bringing a natural ruby colour and juicy red-fruit lift to the acidity of ume.
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Ume and grape liqueur
Layering red-grape juice into umeshu
Muscat Bailey A juice is added to FUKUUME, creating a breadth of fruit that sits somewhere between umeshu and wine.
Starting from sweet-tart ume
Ume fragrance and acidity remain at the centre, supported by the rounded FUKUUME base.
Adding colour and juiciness through grape
Red-grape juice provides the natural ruby tone and a bright, succulent fruit character.
A lighter, rosé-like FUKUUME
The depth of umeshu remains, while grape lifts both the palate and the finish.
Ume, red grape and gentle acidity
Ripe ume meets the red-fruit character of Muscat Bailey A. Sweetness and acidity stay balanced through a fresh, rosé-like finish.
Question 1
Which grape supplies the juice?
- Muscat Bailey A
- Koshu
- Chardonnay
Read the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A — Muscat Bailey A
Muscat Bailey A juice is added to the umeshu.
Question 2
What gives the natural ruby colour?
- Artificial colouring
- Red-grape juice
- Only char from a cask
Read the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B — Red-grape juice
The colour comes from red-grape juice.
Question 3
Which spirit is included in the base?
- Gin
- Whisky alone
- Brandy
Read the answer and explanation
Correct answer: C — Brandy
FUKUUME’s base includes brandy.
Dishes that echo a light red-fruit character
Fukuume Benten blends ume with the juice of Muscat Bailey A red grapes, giving it a light acidity and fruit character reminiscent of rosé wine. The pairings below are not an official recommendation from the producer, but a reading based on its recorded flavor characteristics.
This pairing rationale draws on the following reference books: Drawing on the acid-matching approach described in The Science of Food Pairing (summary), this reading pairs the wine’s light acidity with dishes or fruit of comparable tartness, using the structural acid axis outlined in Logical Pairing (summary) as the primary reference point.
Kawachi Wine, established in Habikino in 1934
Founded in Habikino, Osaka, in 1934, Kawachi Wine brings its experience with wine, brandy and liqueur into the FUKUUME range.
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