和歌山県 とったばかりの梅で「梅酒」をつくり始める

Wakayama Prefecture Begins Making Umeshu with Freshly Picked Plums

Wakayama Prefecture Begins Making Umeshu with Freshly Picked Plums
和歌山県では、日本でいちばんたくさん梅の実がとれます

Wakayama Prefecture produces the most plums in Japan.

Wakayama Prefecture produces the most plums in Japan.
海南市にある会社は6日、梅のお酒「梅酒」をつくり始めました

On the 6th, a company in Kainan City began making plum wine, umeshu.

On the 6th, a company in Kainan City began making plum wine, umeshu.
和歌山県でたくさん育てている南高梅を使います

We use Nanko Ume, which is grown in large numbers in Wakayama Prefecture.

We use Nanko Ume, which is grown in large numbers in Wakayama Prefecture.
まず、とったばかりの南高梅8.5tぐらいを水で洗いました

First, I washed about 8.5 tons of freshly picked Nanko Ume with water.

First, I washed about 8.5 tons of freshly picked Nanko Ume with water.
そして、アルコールや砂糖が入った高さ4.2m、直径2.6mのタンクに入れました

Then I put it in a tank with a height of 4.2m and a diameter of 2.6m containing alcohol and sugar.

Then I put it in a tank with a height of 4.2m and a diameter of 2.6m containing alcohol and sugar.
この会社では今月、250tぐらいの梅を使う予定です

The plum wine that I started making on the 6th is the first liquor made with plums this year.

The plum wine that I started making on the 6th is the first liquor made with plums this year.
6日につくり始めた梅酒は、今年の梅で最初にできるお酒です

We plan to put it in the store in November and sell it in foreign countries such as Taiwan.

We plan to put it in the store in November and sell it in foreign countries such as Taiwan.
11月に店に出して、台湾など外国でも売る予定です

A company employee said, ”This year’s plums are big and beautiful, and the plum ingredients are strong.

A company employee said, ”This year’s plums are big and beautiful, and the plum ingredients are strong.
農家の人が丁寧につくった梅で、いい梅酒をつくりたいです」と話していました