Wolf Creek Winery - White Lies

Wolf Creek Winery is a great place to visit if you are in Norton, Ohio. It is on a nice partially wooded property that features a high class winery and a natural amphitheater. After touring the winery with owner Andy Troutman, I was eager for my first taste of the product.
White Lies, comes in a blue bottle with a label featuring a photo of a woman whispering in someone's ear. After the pour of this white in my glass and a few swirls I noticed a floral and somewhat pear like bouquet that was somewhat muted in comparison to what came next. The initial taste was like a wonderful grape explosion on my taste buds. This wine possessed sweetness that is usual found in apricots and touch of pear like bite. After the initial creamy swallow came even more complexities to the flavor. This is one tasty wine that I highly recommend to anyone who might be interested in white or dessert wines.

The Maize Valley Winery - Raspberry Wine

I knew that Todd Vaughn must have been working on something special when first I saw the 375ml bottles at the Maize Valley Winery in Hartville, Ohio. After talking with Todd, I found out that he hand picked all of the raspberries for this years vintage. The wine itself has a medium to high residual sugar making this more of a dessert type of wine. The taste is a wonderful explosion of raspberry that you just don't find in artificially flavored products. Good job Maize Valley, I look forward to the next review opportunity.

The Furama Hotel In Los Angeles

I don't think I have enough gentle negative words to say about the Furama Airport Hotel in Los Angeles, California. I pity the business traveler who gets stuck their on some trip not to mention anyone who thinks this might be a good place to go because of a bargain price. The room my wife and I stayed in was dirty and reeked of a musty locker room aroma. On our bed we found blood stains and (with a special light) various bodily fluids. Their is no wireless or in room internet to speak of so you'll have to book another hotel elsewhere. The pathetic excuse for an office center would make nearly anyone cringe at the thought of actually doing anything other than playing pacman for an inflated price. Please heed my warning and save yourself the grief.