{"podcast":{"title":"Japan Eats!","slug":"japan-eats-1057505","podcast_index_feed_id":1057505,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/japan-eats","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/japan-eats","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/b1/b9/39/df/b1b939df-f9d3-4e3f-8ac9-c01f06a22d6f/d71d772385f13981ed0fd766aaf9ce609f4eaad970206963b4b24c13f939d817616d90b50eb28fae3a68246daae8ba5677c477864cc1542ca6ae992806f709da.jpeg","author":"Heritage Radio Network","episode_count":395,"summary":"What is Japanese food? Sushi, or ramen, or kaiseki? What about Izakaya? Akiko Katayama, a Japanese native, New York-based food writer and director of the New York Japanese Culinary Academy, tells you all about real Japanese food and food culture. With guests ranging from sake producers with generations of experience to American chefs pushing the envelope of Japanese gastronomy, Japanese cuisine is demystified here!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T00:20:32.758708+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505"},"episode":{"title":"Why Is Japanese Wine So Hot Right Now?","slug":"why-is-japanese-wine-so-hot-right-now","published_at":"2026-06-12T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505/why-is-japanese-wine-so-hot-right-now","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/dd03160a-2786-40f9-b061-e6aafcce2536.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/dd03160a-2786-40f9-b061-e6aafcce2536.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Our guest is Nick Rowan, author of Japanese Wine , a fantastic, comprehensive book on Japanese wine. The Japanese wine industry and culture have been developing very rapidly since the 1990s, and Nick’s book, which came out in 2025, is so timely.   The book covers 725 producers and 130 grape varieties—over 80 of which are unique to Japan—to showcase the uniqueness and diversity of Japanese wine. It also includes 380 bars, restaurants, and wine stores specializing in Japanese wine, and 125 Japanese wine fairs and festivals.   In this episode, we will discuss how Nick got into Japanese wine, the unique terroir of Japan, how Japanese winemakers embrace and overcome its climatic and commercial challenges, the outstanding flavor characteristics of Japanese wine, and much, much more!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Our guest is Nick Rowan, author of Japanese Wine , a fantastic, comprehensive book on Japanese wine. The Japanese wine industry and culture have been deve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3246,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/japan-eats-1057505/episodes/why-is-japanese-wine-so-hot-right-now/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505/why-is-japanese-wine-so-hot-right-now.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}