Heiwa Shuzo Kid Tsuru-Ume, Ichigo 4JULY25SALE Sourced from old-vine Mourvèdre vineyards

Sourced from old-vine Mourvèdre vineyards across California

and beautifully balanced—a grower Champagne with real pedigree at a fraction of the big house prices

The tannins have softened but still carry the Serralunga backbone

Serralunga d'Alba's reputation for producing some of Barolo's most age-worthy wines stems from its unique terroir

The palate develops as a tapestry of ripe berries

Heiwa Shuzo Kid Tsuru-Ume, Ichigo 4JULY25SALE Sourced from old-vine Mourvèdre vineyardsThis 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