2019 Grape Republic Bianco

Grape Republic was founded by restaurateur and sommelier Kazuomi Fujimaki in 2015 who up and moved from Tokyo to the village of Shinden in Yamagata.
With no previous experience in winemaking - he set three simple rules for himself: The cultivation must be organic, the wines must be made without sulfur and other additives, and they should preferably have a touch of amphora storage. The goal was to make live and clear Japanese wines in free style using the grapes grown in Yamagata's orchards throughout the 20th century. Grapes are from 85% Yamagata prefecture and 15% Yamanashi prefecture. A blend of 4 styles; whole bunch Delaware and Steuben from Yamagata, Koshu from Yamanashi, and Delaware from Yamagata which spent 9 days on skins. The wine was then aged in stainless steel vats. Aromatic, savoury, easy to drink.