Arancione, Grape Republic - 2021

Name: Arancione, Grape Republic
Brand: Grape Republic
SKU: 51116
Price: 39.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

750 mL

Item # 51116

This dry, skin-contact white is a blend of Delaware, Niagara, Pinot Gris, and Gewürztraminer. Kazuomi Fujimaki and Takayuki Taira started making wine in 2017, and emphasize the local terroir, people, and culture. Salmon-hued, this is structured with bright fruit aromas. Pair with spring mountain vegetable tempura.

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

Country

Japan

Region

Yamagata

Producer

Grape Republic

Grape Variety

Delaware

Gewürztraminer

Pinot Gris

Production Methods

Natural

Wine made from organically or biodynamically grown grapes with minimal intervention avoiding the use of chemicals, additives and technology.

Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Orange wine is made by using white wine grapes, which are pressed and left in contact with the skins, seeds, and stems for an extended period of time, similar to how red wine is made.

This prolonged maceration extracts color, tannins, and phenols, giving the wine a darker, sometimes orange color. It also produces a wine with more structure and intense flavor.

Maceration times can vary between a few hours to many months, with longer contact giving more color and extraction.

Staff Pick Notes

Every time I experience a Grape Republic wine, I can't help making it my week's staff pick. They are as original and unique as any wines you'll find in the store. Try to find another wine that shows as vibrant a rust orange hue as this. The aromas and flavors also show remarkably unique flavors as orangeade, almonds, crème fraîche, baking spices, and cantaloupe. The wine comes from organically farmed vines and made with minimal intervention in the cellar. It is a blend of 5 varietals (3 hybrid, Pinot Gris, and Gerwürztraminer). Each varietal is fermented and aged separately. They are blended after aging in amphora for 9 months. The Grape Republic has only been around since 2015. But since then, they have taken the natural wine world by storm (or at least my natural wine world).

- CP

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