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Week in review: Clam bake, cocktail heaven and Tenuta barrel tasting

BY Clinton Stark — 02.15.2009

Okay things are really heating up! Guest blogs posts continue to come in, and not only are they entertaining and informative, but also well written with superb pictures. Nice job everyone.

You can submit a post to this site using email. Just send it to [email protected]. The topic can be anything related to “All Things West Coast”: travel, Loreto, wine adventures and wine tasting, news and stories.

The StarkSilverCreek “Starkie” Awards

  • StarkSilverCreek Awards are finally announced!

Loreto Baja

  • Cocktail Heaven in Loreto by Bob Pendock
  • Loreto Bay Company RFI response comes with photos
  • Clam bake Loreto style by Bob Pendock
  • Visiting Artist for Whale Mural to Benefit GEA by Deborah Scanlon
  • Boat trip on the El Don by Bob Pendock

Wine Tube

  • Tenuta Vineyards on ‘Wine Tube’: Behind the scenes and barrel tasting with Loni

All Things Wine

  • La Rochelle Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands 2006 $40 (91 pts.)
  • 2008 California grape production numbers released, yield down 6 percent
  • Cline Zinfandel, Sonoma 2007
  • Tenuta Vineyards: Where Rich wines flow, friendships form

News and Editorial

  • New Kindle improved, but solving wrong problem? by Mike Carrall
  • Buy it Now! Is California’s next savior the garage sale queen? by Tom Eden

Tasty Stuff

  • “Love and War” Molten Chocolate Cake

Entertainment

  • One word: Plastics by Tom Eden

Go Green

  • What is a greenbox?

Around the World

  • Tomo Sushi, Austin Texas: Never thought I’d love an ex-girlfriend
  • Scholz Garten, Austin Texas: Oldest business in Texas for a reason
  • Finn & Porter, Austin Texas: A great way to end a day of air travel à la Groundhog Day

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Clinton Stark

Filmmaker and editor at Stark Insider, covering arts, AI & tech, and indie film. Inspired by Bergman, slow cinema and Chipotle. Often found behind the camera or in the edit bay. Peloton: ClintTheMint.

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