What grape varieties are used in Baibai?

The 2024 vintage blends Delaware (approx. 74%), vinified in an orange-wine/skin-contact style, with Muscat Bailey A (approx. 26%), both sourced from Yamagata Prefecture.

Is Baibai an orange wine or a rosé?

It's sold as an 'orange-rosé' — the skin-contact Delaware gives it orange-wine texture and depth, while the Muscat Bailey A adds red-toned color and brightness reminiscent of rosé.

What food does Baibai pair with?

It is very food-versatile, working with herb- and spice-forward dishes and even mildly spicy food. Serve well-chilled for a fresher profile, or let it warm slightly for a fuller, rounder character.

Does Baibai contain added sulfites?

No — it is fermented with wild yeast and bottled without added sulfites, fining, or filtration, so light natural sediment may be present.

CuvéeTokushimaRosé

Baibai

ばいばい

Natan Winery

About Baibai

Style: Rosé
Grape Varieties: Delaware, Muscat Bailey A
Price Range: ¥2,970-3,630
Alcohol: 12%

Baibai is Natan Winery's signature annually-released cuvée, a blend of Delaware (approx. 74%) and Muscat Bailey A (approx. 26%) sourced from Yamagata Prefecture. Delaware is vinified in an orange-wine (skin-contact) style while Muscat Bailey A contributes deep red color, giving the wine its reddish-orange hue and the retail category of 'orange-rosé' — it carries both the texture of an orange wine and the brightness of a rosé. The name evokes 'goodbye' and the emotional colors of sunset (夕焼け小焼け); each vintage's back-label poem reflects that year's mood. Fermented and bottled by winemaker Namika Inoshita without added sulfites, fining, or filtration, it shows aromas of quince and acerola with fresh acidity and layered fruit depth.

Sommelier's Note

Baibai proves that Delaware and Muscat Bailey A — Japan's most everyday grapes — can be reimagined as something genuinely exciting when a skin-contact hand meets a natural-wine philosophy.

New to wine?

A friendly, food-flexible orange-rosé — a great first step into Japan's natural wine scene.

Food Pairings

Highly food-versatile — pairs well with herb- and spice-forward dishes and even mildly spicy food, thanks to its balance of orange-wine texture and rosé brightness. Its character shifts with serving temperature, so it rewards experimentation from well-chilled to slightly warmer.

When to drink it

Casual dinners with friends, spicy or herb-forward home cooking, seasonal toast to sunset moments

Terroir & Winemaking

Delaware (skin-contact/orange method) and Muscat Bailey A (approx. 74%/26% in the 2024 vintage) from Yamagata Prefecture, wild-yeast fermented, bottled with no added sulfites, no fining, no filtration (natural sediment may be present). ABV approximately 12% (some retail listings for earlier vintages have shown ~11%, reflecting normal vintage variation for this small-batch wine).

About the producer

Natan WineryTokushima's first winery — wild-yeast, additive-free wines三好市, 徳島県 · Founded 2021Visit the producer page →

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Frequently Asked Questions

What grape varieties are used in Baibai?: The 2024 vintage blends Delaware (approx. 74%), vinified in an orange-wine/skin-contact style, with Muscat Bailey A (approx. 26%), both sourced from Yamagata Prefecture.
Is Baibai an orange wine or a rosé?: It's sold as an 'orange-rosé' — the skin-contact Delaware gives it orange-wine texture and depth, while the Muscat Bailey A adds red-toned color and brightness reminiscent of rosé.
What food does Baibai pair with?: It is very food-versatile, working with herb- and spice-forward dishes and even mildly spicy food. Serve well-chilled for a fresher profile, or let it warm slightly for a fuller, rounder character.
Does Baibai contain added sulfites?: No — it is fermented with wild yeast and bottled without added sulfites, fining, or filtration, so light natural sediment may be present.

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