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
Loreto, Baja Blog and Travel Guide
There is so much to love about Loreto! From the beautiful Sea of Cortez to the stunning Sierra de la Giganta mountain range, Loreto is a Baja treasure.
Touring Vancouver, BC: Oh What a night, oops mean day
Ainsley and I were lined up at 8 this morning for the Hop-on, Hop-off Vancouver Trolley Company and had a great day.
We did the red loop through Stanley Park, and then walked and shopped for two hours, and then took the Blue loop this afternoon through Yaletown, Chinatown and...
WhisperKool review and 18 month Stark wine cellar checkup
Don't you just love it when a home renovation project grows and grows in scope?
At the end of 2007, we celebrated the opening of our wine cellar. Like a lot of home renovations, it was another one of those incremental projects that somehow attached itself to an existing, but...
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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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...
