September 29, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Summerland, Wineries & Vineyards
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Well, the sun is shining, the sky is blue, the kids are back at school. Summerland was such a joy yesterday. Lunch at Local (right on the waterfront, looking over to Naramata) was delicious. The menu is seasonal, fresh and full of "green" dishes.
Then went for a walk all the way to the boat launch at Peach Orchard Park. Felt so refreshed!
Had a few sips of wine on the Bottleneck Drive... heaven. Lots of new releases, award winning wines. Everyone seemed really excited about the upcoming wine festival.
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May 15, 2008 | Tips from Us >
Summerland, Wineries & Vineyards
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I visited the
Okanagan valley with my sister and my Dad for the weekend for some wine tasting at the local
wineries. It was spring and a lot of the fruit trees were in full bloom, creating wonderful landscapes. One winery on a list of "must visits" was called "Dirty Laundry" in
Summerland. We were intrigued because of the unusual name.
The friendly wine expert who assisted us with our tasting told us that the winery was named after a dry cleaning business that operated in town a long time ago. It turns our that the owner operated some other business as well. Above his dry cleaning business was an illegal casino and brothel. His dry cleaning business quickly became known as "Dirty Laundry".
The winery has adopted the name and included some cheeky quotes from famous people on one of its bottles including “It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.” by Marilyn Monroe.
The wine tasted great by the way...