GRAPEREPUBLIC is a winery located in the Yamagata Prefecture and focuses on wines made from grapes grown only around their home of Nanyo City. Varieties grown in Japan are mostly vitis labrusca, mostly used as table or bulk grapes in the United States, but they thrive in Japan's fertile soils. Varieties include Delaware, Steuben, and Niagara. GRAPEREPUBLIC is very much a "natural" winemaker, with minimal manipulation in the vineyard and winery. The Arancione is 100% Delaware macerated on the skins for up to two weeks. Aged in a combination of amphora and resin tanks and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Notes of tangerine peel and verbena, along with the typical candy scent often found in labrusca varieties.