Kobe Beef Show

Impromptu performance from FatDee and a little wine chatter.

Verdejo isn’t a Spanish insult

Name: Basa
Producer: Telmo Rodriguez
Region/Appellation: Rueda
Country: Spain
Year: 2006
Color: White
Grape(s): Sauvignon Blanc, Verdejo, Viura
Price: 1750yen

Imagine the Lone Ranger with two guns John Woo style except his name is the Rhone Ranger. I’m brining you two wines- white and red- from a producer in the Southern Rhone region of France.

M m m my Sha-Rhone?

Name: Les Grandes Vignes
Producer: Les Vignerones D’Estezargues
Region/Appellation: Cotes Du Rhone
Country: France
Year: 2005
Color: White & Red (two wines)
Grape(s): White=Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, and other minor grapes
Red=Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsaut, and other minor grapes
Price paid: 1920yen each

Pre-show ep. 2 is coming at you with the thunder from downunder. Bottle 2 of the 12 is Coldstream Hills Sauvignon Blanc (white).

Sometimes white is right

Name: Coldstream Hills Sauvignon Blanc
Producer: Coldstream Hills
Region/Appellation: Yarra Valley
Country: Australia
Year: 2004
Color: White
Grape(s): Sauvignon Blanc
Price paid: 2500yen

Yes! The Beefmeister is doing a wine podcast. I talk about why I’m doing a show, the format of the show, and I taste bottle number 1 of 12.

Grapecasts are good

Name: Campriano
Producer: Ranuccio Neri
Region/Appellation: Chianti Colli Senesi
Country: Italy
Year: 2005
Color: Red
Grape(s): Sangiovese (R), Canaiolo Nero (W)
Price paid: 2400yen

What’s there to say except that I’m a lazy bastard. No corners, just rambling. Think of it as the catch-up cast. 

Get da beef… it’s yummy

Konnichiwa everyone!

I guess I better check in to let you know that although I’m too busy (read lazy) to do a podcast, all is well. No, I’m really not too busy to podcast if I made the effort to do so; however, it is true that a lot is going on in my life right now. I’ve been teaching at a couple of universities since April, I’ve been to Tokyo a couple of times in the past two months, and I just got a new iMac on Friday. Also, I’ve had the chance to hangout with quite a few fellow podcasters and beef-listeners recently. Big shoutouts to Christopher and Alex, Jackie, Ken, Paddy, Justin, and Aaron (even though we didn’t get to meet). Last but not least my personal life has had a pleasant (understatement) addition to it that some of you already know of and the rest of you can probably guess.

Thank you for all the ‘where’s the Beef bitch!’ emails. Another Beef will be out someday, but don’t hold your collective breath.

Take it easy,
Terrance