Clinton Stark

St. Francis in Sonoma produces some of my favorite wines (Cabs and Chards). At 330,000 cases per year, they are a large operation, yet they've still been able to maintain the craftsman quality often found only in the boutiques. For me, Zins are hit and miss. Most of the time...

If I've learned one thing in my years it's not to bet against Apple. Ever (well, except when Gil Amelio is running the company). But still, sometimes I wonder what has taken Apple so long to introduce a netbook. The gap is screamingly large in their current product line-up. The smallest...

It ships with XP, but even Windows 7 ran smoothly, and scored an index of 2.2, which is on par with other Atom-based netbooks.

Wine blogging, like a lot of its Web 2.0 counterparts, is a fledgling phenomenon. Is it really sustainable... to have hundreds, possibly thousands, of different voices out on the Web?

Will Hardy Wallace go to Disney World now that he was selected out of 2,000 contestants for a "dream job" with Murphy-Goode Winery in Sonoma? Announced just minutes ago, Hardy will make $10,000 per month on a six month contract. He will be a social media and blogging brand of...

You may not judge a book by its cover, but certainly most people do exactly that when contemplating what movie to watch. As a film-maker, or marketer, you have a matter of seconds to grab attention as your would-be customer scans a page (or even a catalog) of possibilities. So it's...

(UPDATE: View the after-party interview with the entire cast of the show!) In the mood for some side splitting (even tear inducing!) traditional improv and sketch comedy? Then hurry over to The San Jose Repertory Theatre for 'The Second City - On Tour' limited engagement. It's only here until Sunday. The...

Once again, whether it's my superior planting skills, olympic seeds or just all around good karma, I've blasted out in front of Loni's slow—but very tall!—tomato plants. This is good news, as I've been anxiously awaiting their arrival, for they make a perfect topping for chicken dishes. It requires lots...

SONRISE EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION AND MURRIETA’S WELL WINERY PARTNER TO HOST THIRD ANNUAL WINE & EQUINE FESTIVAL (Livermore Valley, CA, July 14)--Building public knowledge and support for the East Bay-based SonRise Foundation, Murrieta’s Well Winery hosted two of the foundation’s miniature horses at a wine release event at the historic winery...