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
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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We have so much interesting, exciting and informative content (at least we think) coming your way: the latest in wine, home gardening projects like vegetable planter boxes, and the Baja lifestyle in Loreto.
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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...
Artesa Vineyards & Winery’s new head of winemaking, Mark Beringer, on ‘WineTales’
For those of you that love Pinots and Chardonnays, we have a special guest on the latest 'Wine Tales' episode.
Mark Beringer is a 5th generation winemaker, getting into the business at the age of 12 and stocking shelves at his parent's local wine shop. His adventures led him to...
Weekly digest #17: Twitter, CNN, Ashton Kutcher, Susan Boyle, B2B – discuss!
It seems like social networking is reaching a fever pitch. At every turn, someone mentions Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and, of course, Google. Not that we haven't already been hearing it for a few years; the tempo is increasing and the refrain is changing. What's different now? Mainstream adoption. Not...
2007 Clos du Bois Pinot Grigio – All mineral, all the time (84 pts, $8.99)
There's nothing wrong with minerals or tanins. It's only when they're alone that it becomes a problem. Imagine a building without the architecturally interesting facade. Or a car without the sculpted body, sitting there, just a chassis. That would be this wine from Clos du Bois. It's missing something.
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Weekend viewing… not on TV, but on SSC
I've read, and others who know much more about this sort of thing have confirmed, that in 2010 the Web will overtake TV as the place people spend the most amount of hours viewing content. I don't think it's too surprising, as it was probably just a matter of...
‘Stage combat demo’ – How to throw a punch like a pro
Barzin makes a great coach and even leads Loni through a "fight". How does she do?
