Clinton Stark

Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear

Wine guide to British Columbia’s 3 big wine regions

If you are doing some trip planning involving BC, Canada you should download this PDF published by Tourism BC. The guide includes information on BC's 3 main regions: Vancouver Island, the Fraser Valley and the Okanagan. Absolutely beautiful settings. I'm still convinced tha the Okanagan, with over 80 wineries, is...

Weekly digest #18: Just the posts, ma’am, just the posts

Here's the wrap-up for the week, sans editorial or rambling this time. Who knows, though, maybe I'll post some kind of editorial later today? If you haven't already signed up, don't forget to click here and register for the new, upcoming StarkSilverCreek newsletter with exclusive content. Recipes ‘I dream of lemons’...

Wine deals to be had at Safeway (yes, Safeway) – the mix & match we picked up today

Every time I hit the wine section at Safeway I'm reminded how good it is. Selection includes an assortment of wineries from the big guys to family run operations. Unlike Trader Joe's you'll find a lot more quality Livermore and Napa wineries such as Concannon, Benziger and Kunde.  The...

2007 Ehlers Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley — Different, in a good way (91 pts, $25)

If you've read my past reviews or wine articles, you'll probably know I loathe the proverbial glass of herbaceous, flower water. That would be most Sauvignon Blancs. Just my humble opinion. But for me, there is just too much flower, especially in low end product. The Chardonnay equivalent would...

Show profile: WineTube TV

All eyes on Napa and West Coast wine country! I recently wrote about some of our new shows, and of course how I love it when Loni flubs a line ("Jack Nicholson golf course" - it's bloody hard). Again, I'm not sure what to call these clips: videos, episodes,...

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We have so much interesting, exciting and informative content (at least we think) coming your way: the latest in wine, home gardening projects like vegetable planter boxes, and the Baja lifestyle in Loreto. It turns out a lot of you still love email. Well, that makes two of us. So...

When you absolutely must have your espresso on the go

Talk about portable! I came across this coffee gadget — there are a lot of them — on Gizmodo. It caught my attention, partly for the sheer absurdness, but also partly because I wondered if it was even possible to brew an espresso using something that looked like a slightly pregnant...

Artesa Vineyards & Winery’s new head of winemaking, Mark Beringer, on ‘WineTales’

For those of you that love Pinots and Chardonnays, we have a special guest on the latest 'Wine Tales' episode. Mark Beringer is a 5th generation winemaker, getting into the business at the age of 12 and stocking shelves at his parent's local wine shop. His adventures led him to...

Weekly digest #17: Twitter, CNN, Ashton Kutcher, Susan Boyle, B2B – discuss!

It seems like social networking is reaching a fever pitch. At every turn, someone mentions Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and, of course, Google. Not that we haven't already been hearing it for a few years; the tempo is increasing and the refrain is changing. What's different now? Mainstream adoption. Not...

2007 Clos du Bois Pinot Grigio – All mineral, all the time (84 pts, $8.99)

There's nothing wrong with minerals or tanins. It's only when they're alone that it becomes a problem. Imagine a building without the architecturally interesting facade. Or a car without the sculpted body, sitting there, just a chassis. That would be this wine from Clos du Bois. It's missing something. You...