Dirty Laundry Vineyard

Loved their walk in cool water mist spray, especially when it’s 35C outside!
We’ve been here a number of times in the past few years, love the place for some food and wine!
We loved their RoZay wine! Cool, funky place and do the tour if you want to get some insight to why it’s call Dirty Laundry!

Free wine tasting of at least 6 wines and on top of that any other wines you want that is already opened and not under the prestige category.
The servers seems very tired tho and not as informative. It was ok for me as I felt bad for them but if u like to hear stories and such this might not be the best.
Wines taste good, they had soda crackers and chocolate to to with one of their red wines.
Lots of branded items for sale. A nice patio with live music and picnic baskets for purchase.
I say worth a visit!

Dirty Laundry is a gorgeous winery to visit if you’re ever in Summerland. They’ve made some substantial upgrades to this winery since I was here last (more than 4 years ago).
The white wines are a hit for those who are a fan of off dry wines. Must tries are the (1) Madam’s Vines and (2) Woo Woo. They are a bit too sweet for my own liking, but I can see why they are so popular and would be great on the patio.
The reds are ok. Nothing really stood out in particular.
Beautiful setting. 4 stars.

Very commercial among the other wineries in Summerland but SO cool and a spectacular view. I would agree that the wine was hit and miss — good hits were the Woo Woo and the Hush. The location is amazing and worth the trip along with the «take a picnic basket» offering to eat and drink on the patio. Very fun place :)

You must come here for
1) The scandalous story about how they got their ‘dirty’ beginning. Best part about the tasting.
2) Very friendly, unpretentious environment. Did not once feel pressured that I have to buy anything or even like their wine.
3) Generous pours! And we tried at least 8 different wines when I was here last summer. All complimentary.
Their wine is pretty good too.

This winery had free tastings except for the dessert wines, however they didn’t have all the bottles open and available for tasting. I would have to say that their Hush wine, which is a blush was their best wine (we bought a bottle). I thought their reds were absolutely terrible, we had one that tasted like smoke and tabacco and it was hard to finish the tasting.
They also had a really cute picnic idea which I’m a little sad we didn’t get to do but it was near the end of the day and I we were pushed for time.
The staff here were quite knowledgeable and I think it’s worth the drive!

Dirty Laundry Winery has some cool things going for it, I’m just not sure that wine is one of them. That’s not necessarily a bad thing though because the concept, marketing and location of this vineyard is such a stellar package that people will come here just cause it’s a fun and zany place to be. Like the Cheers of wineries.
The folk tale behind Dirty Laundry is this: «During the gold rush era, our town’s laundry seemed innocent enough. Little did anyone know of the naughty business that went on behind the scenes…» Spoiler alert: There was a brothel operating in the upstairs portion of the Laundromat.
I’m not convinced of the validity of this tale but that’s ok because the end result is pretty cute: bra’s and garters are strung cheekily over the entry way to the wine shop and inside you’ll find t-​shirts/​undies for sale with the dirty laundry emblem on them. Hey, throw in some sex, a little intrigue and alcohol and you’ve got yourself one heck of a story!
On top of this, DL has a sweet as it comes set up with views of Okanagan Lake, the Summerland trestle and a wine leaf covered pergola!
A few things I was a little disappointed about: As Darcy C points out, DL might be getting a little ahead of itself seeing as only ³⁄₁₃ wines listed as available this fall are actually available for purchase/​tasting. I won’t get into an individual vintage review but suffice to say the Bordello is this wineries shining star and it’s quite lovely however $ 39 is steep in comparison to similar caliber wines from other wineries in the area, with less of a marketing budget.
I like you, Dirty Laundry. You’re fun and care free! I think a lot of your wine is bought by people caught up in your sexiness. Hopefully in a few years time (when you’re not sitting quite as perky as you are now) you’ll settle into more of a wine lovers winery. For now, you’re cute as hell!

This is a beautiful winery, with plenty of places to sit and drink wine overlooking the lake, and watch the steam train meandering up the hill every so often. And, they wisely and considerately sell tasty snacks– a perfect spot to stop for lunch while on wine tour.
However, their wines are a little uneven. I suspect their wines will steadily improve in the years to come– I think they have just been victims of their success, and are rushing things a wee bit. However, at this point, their pinot noir should be avoided, even for tasting. Their whites are more solid– I quite liked their Woo-​Woo gewurztraminer and got a few bottles. I’ll be back (for lunch), and I suspect in a few years, their wines will be very solid.
And, I have to say, their winery swag was terrific– I find myself slightly regretful that I didn’t buy a pair of their winery undies– very cute! Next time!