The Friday Fermentable:
Yes, I know it's Saturday - Listen to the NPR interview then go find wine merchants like these in your own community.
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Posted on November 29, 2008 10:45 AM • 3 Comments •
The flavors of Greece, Sicily, and even Croatia (don't tell Bora Zivkovic) - but who would've intended for their wine to smell of Vicks VapoRub? Some great values, great drinking, and great company!
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Posted on November 21, 2008 6:02 PM • 7 Comments •
Reflections on knowledge as an opportunity for inclusion, not exclusion.
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Posted on November 14, 2008 8:02 AM • 1 Comments •
An affordable Viognier and a half-decent 6-string guitar enables one to approximate a very complicated 40-year mystery.
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Posted on October 31, 2008 9:34 PM • 5 Comments •
Hey! Stop blogging or commenting for a moment and tell us what you are drinking right now.
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Posted on October 24, 2008 10:02 PM • 5 Comments •
If you're in Australia or North America, chances are your first experience with Shiraz was in the form widely-available from Rosemount Estates. Shiraz is derived from the same stock as Syrah that is grown in France's Rhone Valley. The Australian...
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Posted on October 17, 2008 5:03 PM • 4 Comments •
So, er, why don't I travel with Erleichda and Sweetpea???
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Posted on October 10, 2008 9:13 PM • 1 Comments •
Lots of press but have any of you actually tasted Palin Syrah? Please insert your own witty barbs and puns in the comment thread.
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Posted on September 26, 2008 1:11 PM • 3 Comments •
A local treasure with a national following is overwhelmed by their one-year celebration.
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Posted on September 12, 2008 11:59 PM • 6 Comments •
It's probably just confirmation bias. And I can't even remember the name of the champagne.
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Posted on August 22, 2008 2:23 PM • 0 Comments •
This morning our dear friend and colleague whose wine escapades often fill this spot awoke to the rewards of retirement. My senior cancer research colleague, Erleichda, has just closed the book on 30 years with a single pharmaceutical company, unheard...
Posted on August 1, 2008 11:05 PM • 6 Comments •
Drinking history, sort of.
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Posted on July 18, 2008 11:17 PM • 5 Comments •
Nothing extraordinary, just a white wine that matched well with great food on a balmy fall day along an Italian lakeshore, with friends nearby, all juxtaposed in an attempt to simulate heaven.
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Posted on July 11, 2008 5:08 PM • 4 Comments •
Two standout wines and a few "also ran" wines were discovered at our syrah wine dinner. Anyone having a favorite pure (non-"down under") syrah, let's hear from you.
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Posted on May 23, 2008 11:02 AM • 1 Comments •
Meritage, America's brand of Bordeaux, makes a strong showing in notes from Erleichda's periodic wine-dinner tastings. So why didn't I do my postdoc with this guy???
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Posted on April 11, 2008 1:02 PM • 2 Comments •
C'mon, tell us where to go in your community for great wine and beer! (with a special shout-out to Alabama beer enthusiasts!)
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Posted on March 21, 2008 9:02 AM • 10 Comments •
The April 2008 issue of Food & Wine magazine features my favorite, blogger-friendly, wine shop. What's yours?
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Posted on March 14, 2008 10:02 PM • 5 Comments •
A few gems among a surprisingly disappointing field - a great guide to spending your money wisely on Cote d'Or wines of Burgundy.
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Posted on March 7, 2008 7:50 AM • 0 Comments •
Yet another fabulous wine dinner documented by guest-blogger, Erleichda - and a sad goodbye to the namesake of Jim's Disciples: "He was a fine gentleman. We will certainly think fondly in our remembrance of him when we sip our favorite beverage."
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Posted on February 8, 2008 8:42 PM • 1 Comments •
My wine co-blogger and dear scientific colleague, Erleichda, and I had hoped to bring you an account of the wines enjoyed at our recent meetup. Erleichda and I have recently had the good fortune of regaining support for our scientific...
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Posted on January 18, 2008 4:02 PM • 2 Comments •
Erleichda is the nom de plume of a guest blogger who contributes regularly to The Friday Fermentable columns. The act of contributing a column periodically on the topic of wine is consistent with the philosophy embodied in his pseudonym, i.e.,...
Posted on January 18, 2008 3:46 PM • 0 Comments •
The e-ink wasn't even dry last night on my Friday Fermentable post about the Flying Dog Open Source Beer project before I received a comment from Josh Mishell, Creative Manager for the brewery: Thanks for writing about our Open Source...
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Posted on January 5, 2008 10:45 AM • 4 Comments •
What a concept! Why not? From Denver's Flying Dog Brewery. . .
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Posted on January 4, 2008 7:33 PM • 3 Comments •
What will YOU be drinking this year? Let us know!
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Posted on December 28, 2007 4:02 PM • 10 Comments •
The world's most famous strong lager is worthy of a dedicated post of The Friday Fermentable. Bottom line: Liquid love.
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Posted on December 7, 2007 7:35 PM • 5 Comments •
Our intrepid guest blogger, Erleichda, dispatches one of two missives on a trip to New Zealand wine country.
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Posted on November 30, 2007 7:19 AM • 1 Comments •
Toys for Tots and dark beers for the big kids.
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Posted on November 23, 2007 8:52 PM • 4 Comments •
Fun, Fall tradition or clever marketing strategy to unload tons of substandard grapes?
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Posted on November 16, 2007 10:18 AM • 7 Comments •
Guest wine-blogger, Erleichda, tempts us with the fruits of his visit to New Zealand's legendary wine country.
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Posted on November 2, 2007 7:02 PM • 1 Comments •
What's your favorite Oktoberfest (Marzen) beer?
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Posted on September 28, 2007 4:02 PM • 3 Comments •
This week has seen an outpouring of sentiments in the wake of the death of famed beer and spirits writer, Michael Jackson. Therefore, we dedicate this edition of The Friday Fermentable to the memory of this remarkable gentleman and writer....
Posted on September 7, 2007 11:46 PM • 0 Comments •
Wines from the "New House of the Pope"
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Posted on August 31, 2007 8:02 AM • 1 Comments •
Have you tried wines made from unusual or under-recognized grape varieties?
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Posted on August 24, 2007 10:59 AM • 2 Comments •
Bee venom in wine can cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
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Posted on August 17, 2007 8:02 AM • 4 Comments •
Guest wine-blogger Erleichda goes south for a tour of reds.
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Posted on July 20, 2007 7:01 AM • 2 Comments •
Erleichda returns with a challenge from old world wines with upstarts from the South American new world. You have to wait until the end of the post to learn the best of the tasting.
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Posted on June 8, 2007 3:02 AM • 2 Comments •
As wine and beer glasses grow ever larger, are our habits of having one or two drinks a day for health benefits actually bordering on binge drinking?
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Posted on May 4, 2007 10:02 AM • 2 Comments •
If you've been to Aspen, Colorado, for a scientific conference you have no doubt made the bike ride down valley to the venerable Woody Creek Tavern for margaritas and such. (The ride back to town is a wee bit more...
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Posted on April 20, 2007 11:58 PM • 0 Comments •
The meaning of Merlot to Utahans, and who is Fran Liebowitz anyway???
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Posted on March 30, 2007 9:35 PM • 2 Comments •
Guest-blogger Erleichda returns with a blind tasting of Pinot Noir, a column he wrote in November that I overlooked in my e-mail queue. Forty lashes with a grapevine!
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Posted on March 23, 2007 4:01 PM • 3 Comments •
Do you have some ancient bottle of wine someone gave as a gift and you are waiting for that "special night" to open it? Well, tomorrow night is "that" night. We all seem to accumulate bottles of wine as souvenirs...
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Posted on February 23, 2007 8:32 PM • 4 Comments •
The Wall Street Journal recommendation: keep the 'critters' at bay.
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Posted on February 16, 2007 2:42 PM • 2 Comments •
This is too late for The Friday Fermentable, but the NYT has a great travel article yoga and wine retreats to be offered at DeLoach Vineyards in California's Sonoma Valley (one of my favorite zinfandel producers). Of course, this Americanization...
Posted on December 16, 2006 8:08 PM • 2 Comments •
Readers of this near-weekly feature have been the beneficiaries over the last few weeks of the wisdom from my scientific and wine colleague, Erleichda. Now with the feature back in my hands, I am now realizing that one difficulty in...
Posted on November 10, 2006 10:13 PM • 1 Comments •
Natural products is an interesting field of science since various parts of it appeal greatly to different segments of the general public. Hence, we are very excited and honored to be recognized by the culinary functional foods and nutraceuticals blog,...
Posted on November 9, 2006 12:34 AM • 3 Comments •
Another Wine Escapade: Valle du Lot by Erleichda Sweetpea and I enjoy hiking as a platform for vacationing (when we're not partaking of some beach spot). We've managed to attract a few likeminded fellow hikers, and are now able to...
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Posted on November 3, 2006 8:54 AM • 0 Comments •
This is kind of a homer version of The Friday Fermentable, but I think that it has enough international interest that I am putting it here and on the oft-neglected local blog, Bull City Bully Pulpit. Many themes will come...
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Posted on October 20, 2006 2:59 AM • 1 Comments •
This other thing called the day job has interfered with my finishing the last bit of the curcumin series (on the piperine/Bioperine bioavailability enhancer) and a new post for The Friday Fermentable. I've also got some biz travel scheduled today,...
Posted on October 6, 2006 5:20 AM • 0 Comments •
Just clearing out the MSM that finds its way into Chez Pharmboy and was totally taken by a brief gadget alert on wine stuff written by Rebecca Hall in the Enterprise section of the 2 October issue of Newsweek: Toying...
Posted on September 29, 2006 3:28 PM • 2 Comments •
In late August, our colleague and correspondent Erleichda conducted a winetasting of some offerings from Virginia, picked up on a tour with his beloved Sweetpea. The tasting fell on PharmPreKer's birthday, so we were unable to make it, but here...
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Posted on September 29, 2006 8:59 AM • 3 Comments •
A back alley conversation among several ScienceBloggers is the impetus for this week's post. A couple of weeks ago, Dave Munger over at Cognitive Daily asked all of us about our favorite cheap wine deals. So, with the permission of...
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Posted on September 17, 2006 3:53 PM • 2 Comments •
Another Wine Escapade : The Tuscan Dinner by Erleichda, special guest correspondent to The Friday Fermentable (Note to readers: As mentioned in previous editions, guest-blogger Erleichda is a slightly more senior colleague with a much more experienced and seasoned palate....
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Posted on September 1, 2006 8:04 PM • 2 Comments •
Dear Readers, Due to the combination of hot weather, a paucity of drinking and reading, and the intrusions of the day job and events in the reality-based community, I've decided not to post The Friday Fermentable for this week. Please...
Posted on August 20, 2006 7:23 PM • 0 Comments •
Before we embark on another edition of The Friday Fermentable, the Pharmboy and everyone at Terra Sig sends out their best wishes to actor, Robin Williams, and his family. Mr Williams' publicist announced earlier this week that the Academy Award-winning...
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Posted on August 13, 2006 7:43 AM • 6 Comments •
This week's focus: What to do with all of that extra tequila lying about, especially during a nationwide heat wave. Well, I've been out of touch with PharmMom and PharmStiefvater as of late, so this edition of The Friday Fermentable...
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Posted on August 6, 2006 7:50 PM • 5 Comments •
Welcome to our 2nd installment of The Friday Fermentable, Terra Sigillata's Friday fun-blogging feature. You can read our mission statement at the original post last week, but the goal, briefly, is to celebrate the particular class of natural products that...
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Posted on July 28, 2006 6:48 AM • 2 Comments •
This week's 'Ask A ScienceBlogger' focuses on reports such as those in National Geographic and DailyKos that global warming is having, and will progressively have great influence, on wine grape-growing. The idea is that grapes grown for premium wine production...
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Posted on July 26, 2006 8:29 AM • 2 Comments •
Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Friday Fermentable, the end-of-week fun feature of Terra Sigillata.
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Posted on July 21, 2006 8:01 PM • 5 Comments •
As alluded to on ScienceBlogs.com editors' Page 3.14 blog, many of us are formalizing our more light-hearted posts on Fridays to coincide with the inevitable dropoff in internet traffic and reality-based work. I had intended to launch today "The Friday...
Posted on July 14, 2006 3:27 PM • 5 Comments •
Abel Pharmboy is the nom de plume of an academic researcher and educator who holds a PhD in Pharmacology. He writes on natural product drugs and dietary supplements, academic career development, medical journalism and, occasionally, making and listening to music and, with the help of his colleague, Erleichda, wine appreciation.
