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

In Loreto Bay: What dreams may come?

This is one of my favorite photos from Loreto Bay, circa 2006. Chasing a dream, Loni wanders across the nomadic desert landscape looking for our lot. And the adventure continues 3 years later.

Northstar at Tahoe: A look inside The Villager Candle Shop

Northstar at Tahoe: Gondola ride and tour of Schaffer's Camp at 8,000 ft. from Stark Insider on Vimeo. Located at the Village @ Northstar 530-562-8884 Web site Candle making starts at $19.00 Our thanks to Joanne

Kevin Pollack brings a few good laughs (and impressions) to Cinequest

Pollack mentioned he joined Twitter only 16 days ago, and already has over 80,000 followers. (video after the break)

Cinequest Film Festival: ‘The Least Among You’ screening and maverick spirit award for Louis Gossett Jr.

The Cinequest Film Festival, now in its 19th year, is in full swing, and last night Loni and I had the pleasure to attend a special screening of Louis Gossett Jr's latest film.

Northstar at Tahoe: Photos of the day

Indeed, sometimes photos do tell a story better. Here are some of our favorite photos from Northstar at Tahoe. There's a lot more to come including interviews with some of the village shops, and a tour of the amazing Tahoe Mountain Resort's Old Greenwood development. We also shot an interview with...

Northstar at Tahoe: Loni encounters a Martian

But who would expect to encounter a green, 4-eyed martian wandering the village?

Twitter and the wine industry: Top 5 pitfalls to avoid when ‘tweeting’

Recently I wrote about the emergence of Twitter in the wine industry (Twitter and the wine industry: Micro-blogging, marketing and waxing poetic). It seems like 2009 is the year that wine and Twitter get serious, or so it appears on the surface. More wineries are joining the ranks, tweeting...

Hangtime Pinot Noir, Carneros 2006 $27 (80 pts.)

80 Hangtime Pinot Noir, Carneros 2006. The light body is immediately evident with a soft fruit nose and raisin. However, the tannins and alcohol tend to dominate and obfuscate the otherwise earthy qualities. Balance was not good, and overall this Pinot lacked the sophistication we’d come to expect from Carneros....

Week in review: Scarecrow, Blowfish and Snakes

We're just packing up in Old Greenwood in Tahoe. An incredible resort. Videos, photos and stories coming soon.  The StarkSilverCreek Wine Guide is now available. You can find it here, or use the Wine menu at the top of the page. All Things Wine Napa’s lofty and mysterious cult cabs: Scarecrow vs....

Cline Zinfandel, Sonoma 2007 $7.99 (83 pts.)

83 Cline Zinfandel, Sonoma 2007. Good, but not exceptional example of Zin. It definitely tastes young with some harshness that fades slightly after a day. I like the bold pepper, vanilla and berries. Pair with BBQ lamb, NY steak. $7.99 — C.S. Read the full review.