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Food & Wine

Ross Halleck of Halleck Vineyard talks about wine branding, marketing and great Pinots

BY CLINTON STARK — 05.27.2009

What’s it like to follow your winemaking dream, after a successful career in branding and marketing in Silicon Valley? Find out in this episode of…

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Four eggs no more

BY LONI STARK — 05.26.2009

Expecting to see four eggs as I peered into the nest while the mother bird was away, I was completely surprised to see that only…

Culture

‘Boleros for the Disenchanted’: A heart-wrenching romance about love and longing

BY LONI STARK — 05.25.2009

‘Boleros for the Disenchanted’ starts off set in Miraflores, Puerto Rico in 1953. Flora, a girl in love yet awakening to the first glimpses of…

Film Reviews

Movie review: Bottle Shock (2008) proves wine alone does not make for great spectacle

BY CLINTON STARK — 05.25.2009

As much as I love wine, it alone cannot carry a movie. Where Sideways succeeds, Bottle Shock fails. The difference? The former is about two…

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Credit Karma: Second impressions warrant a thumbs up

BY LONI STARK — 05.23.2009

A while back, I had written about CreditKarma.com, a company that gives approximations on your credit scores based on the major credit reporting companies (Equifax,…

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First golf club opens in La Paz, Baja California Sur

BY CLINTON STARK — 05.23.2009

Another golf course opens. This time in La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur. I was slightly surprised to discover that this is the…

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2007 Firestone Riesling, Central Coast, California (88 pts, $6.99)

BY CLINTON STARK — 05.22.2009

Another decent Riesling, this time from Santa Barbara County, Central Coast California. Available at Trader Joe’s for only $6.99, it is priced the same as…