Stark Insider Wine Travels: Stags Leap District ‘Vineyard to Vintner’
As spring rolls in, wine country events, tastings and winemaker dinners kick into high gear. Over the next few months Stark Insider will be on…
Food & Wine
Food and wine adventures in California and beyond. Restaurant reviews, recipes, wine tastings, and culinary trends with a creative twist.
Does putting wine into a blender make it taste better?
Hyper-decant your cheap bottle of wine, and hope that your guests don't hear the whine of the blender, and instead think you just opened a…
Stark Insider Wine Event Pick: Rhone Rangers (Plus: Rhone Varietal Charts)
The Rhone Rangers wine tasting in San Francisco invites us to step outside of our grape comfort zone and taste American varietals inspired by the…
San Francisco First Look: Cochon 555 culinary competition (Video)
Cochon 555 is coming to San Francisco. Stark Insider has a first look video feature. Watch as 5 chefs battle it out to be crowned…
Art and Wine: Preview of ‘Napa Valley Arts in April’ (Video)
'Napa Valley Arts in April' video preview with Loni Stark. Stark Insider goes on location to discover some of the most interesting art and creative…
Wanderlust: “A Wine Dream” in Santa Lucia Highlands (Video)
In this wanderlust episode Loni Stark heads south of Silicon Valley to the Santa Lucia Highlands. She discovers delicious Pinots and Chards, a pig head,…
DIY Project: How to build your own vegetable planter box (Plans & Photos)
Here's how to build your own planter box. Download my simple plans (pdf), includes materials list, instructions and diagrams. Enjoy yard-to-table veggies for years to…
In Photos: Premiere Napa Valley wine auction
Photo recap of Premiere Napa Valley, including barrel tasting, lunch at the Culinary Institute of America, and a record-setting wine auction that raised $6 million…
Napa Valley wine auction breaks record, raises $6 million (Video)
Annual Premiere Napa Valley wine auction again breaks record. $6 million raised, with top lot Brand Napa Valley going for $115,000, or about $1,900 per…
Napa Gras at Raymond Vineyards kicks off Premiere Napa Valley weekend (Video)
Prepare to Napa Gras. If you notice a slight red glow over the Napa Valley tonight, chances are the source would be none other than Raymond…