Grape Republic

The young winery Grape Republic spreads its pergola vines on the slopes of the Japanese Alps in Yamagata Prefecture. Only launched in 2017, it has quickly become a benchmark for Japanese natural wine. Its aura extends far beyond the country’s borders, attracting wine lovers, wine bars, sommeliers and chefs from around the world.

With a focus on Japanese hybrid grape varieties such as Muscat Bailey A and Delaware, as well as European varieties such as Chardonnay and Merlot, Grape Republic cleverly bridges the gap between modernity and tradition. The winery’s aim is clear: to show that Japan can make good wine even without inputs!

Their cuvées, recognisable not only by the care taken with their labels but also by the precision of their winemaking, are immediately seductive. At the forefront of a new and exciting movement to revive natural wine around the world, Grape Republic is showing the way to a different approach to wine.