Origin: Yamagata, Japan
Grapes: Steuben 90% (Yamagata Prefecture), Yama Sauvignon 10% (Iwate Prefecture)
Practices: Organic

Steuben 90% from Yamagata prefecture,Yama Sauvignon 10% from Iwate prefecture.The wine is blended destemmed Steuben which was fermented on skins in amphora for 12-14 days and small amount of destemmed Yama Sauvignon which was fermented on skins for 33 days. Aged in amphora for 6 months.

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 sulphur 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.