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
‘Bioshock’ and the underwater city of Rapture are wonderful eye candy on the PlayStation 3
I recently read that Alec Baldwin loves video games, although had to overcome an addiction. These days it's easy to see why with the ever escalating realism and escapism that they provide.
Take a look, for example, at a sports video game such as the popular Madden series, and you'll...
Club Artesa shipment details and upcoming events
For those of you that belong to Club Artesa (or are considering joining) here are the details on the Winter Wine Club shipment and upcoming events.
We belong to the "Red Only Club", so we're looking forward to some more juicy and spicey Carneros-style Pinots.
Club Artesa Winter Wine Club Shipments
Mixed...
2009 Super Bowl XLIII: Report card
Rating the game, the anthem, the half-time show, the ads, and more.
Stark Insider two week review: Bollinger, Livermore, Loreto Bay and SouPerBowl blooper!
I missed getting our week in review out last week as we were up in Livermore and focused on more wine country adventures. And the down-to-earth, slightly folksy Livermore showed us a good time with plenty of wine tastings, barrel tours and fun times with friends. We also had...
Napa Valley wine tasting: Inside the barrel room at Sequoia Grove
Ever wondered what a Napa Valley winery wine barrel room looks like?
Loni takes an inside look at Sequoia Grove where we were fortunate to taste some of their up-and-coming Napa Cabs right from the barrel. Sequoia Grove is a boutique winery with tall Sequoia trees towering an understated (and...
La Rochelle Winery in Livermore: Pinots in paradise
If you're in Livermore, I'd put La Rochelle high on your list of places to visit.
Artesa Cabernet Franc, Alexander Valley 2005 Limited Release: French oak style is on the money
Artesa is a spectacular winery with sweeping views of the Napa Valley. Although its architecture is distinctively modern, its wines are enjoyably classic. On a recent tasting trip we were able to sample a cross-section of approximately 25 wines.
I was generally impressed across the board. There is a reason why...
Super Bowl weekend, who am I rooting for?
Everyone is talking about Super Bowl weekend. At the checkout at Trader Joe's we're asked who were cheering for. Co-workers have their theories and predictions on how Warner will perform in his first return to the big stage in 10 years.
I'm a little bit sour. We've been stuck in...
Windows 7: My first impressions
So far the scuttlebutt on Windows 7 is positive. Overwhelmingly and surprisingly so.
After all, isn't this the same allegedly evil Microsoft that has tormented us poor computer users for years? I'd say sometimes deservedly so (using OS monopoly against Netscape to win browser wars) to other times unjustified (the...
