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
2006 Wirra Wirra Church Block – wine pick of the week
The label on this Australian wine states, "The 2006 selection of Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Shiraz (30%) and Merlot (20%) is another masterful blend". And I would agree. This is a nice twist on the typically excellent Shiraz we see coming out of McLaren Vale. A nice plus is this...
Weekly digest #15: New ‘WineTube’ episode, ‘War Music’ disappoints, spring cleaning
In the latest 'Wine Tube' episode , we enjoyed some Napa style big, bold Cabs at Franciscan Estate in St. Helena. Check it out to see Loni with Emilie on a behind the scenes tour.
'War Music' was ambitious, but ultimately did not deliver. Although, I will say it did...
Franciscan Estates Napa Winery Tour
Franciscan Estates produces 240,000 cases of wine a year making it one of the largest in Napa. Join Loni on Wine Tube for a behind the scenes tour of this elegant winery. I caught Loni again with a mini blooper. How do you say "Magnificat"?
Wine sales up 2% in 2008 according to California Wine Institute
For those interested in wine only for its passion and otherworldly romantic qualities, stop reading now. Because we're going to talk about numbers and the wine industry.
The first involves slight growth, 2% in volume in 2008 over the previous year, which is still impressive considering the challenging economy. A...
Pass on your digital assets with a virtual safe deposit box and let your kids enjoy Facebook “superpoke” while you look on from the heavens (or BlackBerry hell)
I came across an interesting concept today, and must admit the idea had never crossed my mind. After reading further about it and doing some thinking while in the shower, I realized: this makes a lot of sense. And, furthermore, I discovered I am totally unprepared for the inevitable...
StarkSilverCreek sets record with 40,000 visitors in Q1, Club Loreto Bay social network breaks 500 members
San Jose, CA - Blue Lizard Group LLC is pleased to announce StarkSilverCreek (now called Stark Insider) finished Q1 with the strongest results ever. The growing web publication founded in 2007 continues to attract a wide readership interested in wine, travel and the arts.
Just shy of 40,000 people visited...
The Kite Runner: Cast Interview Part 1 – ‘Getting to know the actors’
We were able to spend some time with three of the principal actors from the cast of the white hot play 'The Kite Runner' and captured an inside perspective on the production in this first of a three part series.
Franciscan Oakville Estate: Wine tasting roundup
Our expectations and excitement level were high as we departed San Jose on a cool and sunny morning to head up to the Franciscan Oakville Estate in St. Helena. 9 high calibre wines from a well regarded vineyard awaited a half day of tasting. And although I was quite certain...
Weekly digest #14: Our man Al in Loreto, will Google buy Twitter?
Al has been keeping all of us not fortunate enough to be in Loreto these past few weeks with some great updates, stories and photos. If you haven't had a chance to read his entries, you can find them all summarized below. Perfect for reading on a lazy Sunday...
Adam Strum, Co-Founder of Wine Enthusiast
At Toast of the Town in San Francisco, we had the good fortune to meet up with Sybil and Adam Strum, the dynamic husband and wife team that co-founded and jointly run Wine Enthusiast.
