Heiwa Shuzo Kid Tsuru-Ume, Ichigo 4JULY25SALE Demeter-certified decades before the term

Demeter-certified decades before the term became fashionable

it delivers classic cassis

The tannins have softened but still carry the Serralunga backbone

Sourced from old-vine Mourvèdre vineyards across California

and always sourced from some of Cornas’ steepest

Heiwa Shuzo Kid Tsuru-Ume, Ichigo 4JULY25SALE Demeter-certified decades before the termThis is what happens when a Wakayama brewery famous for plum wine gets its hands on the local strawberries. Heiwa Shuzo, founded in 1928 just outside Kainan City and working with soft water that runs down from Koyasan, blends fresh Wakayama strawberry juice (60% of the bottle) with its Tsuru Ume plum sake. What comes out is thick, deeply pink, and startlingly close to biting into a ripe berry, with enough tartness to keep it from turning into dessert