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Dirty Laundry Vineyard:
Va Va Voom By: Adrienne Roman
T he Canadian Pacific Railway was built gamble, and as the story goes, enjoy the company
between Eastern Canada and British
of a few scantily clad women. The locals managed
Columbia in the late 1800s. Thousands of
Chinese laborers were contracted to work under to keep the house of ill repute “hush hush.”
extremely dangerous conditions. One of these Honoring Summerland’s history, Dirty Laundry
brave men, Sam Suey, decided to abandon his Vineyard brings an air of intrigue to British
unrelenting position on the railroad in favor of Columbia’s Okanagan Valley wine region. With a
opening his own Chinese Laundry Service in lower collection of cheeky names like Dangerous Liaison,
Summerland, B.C. Secret Affair, and Bordello, Dirty Laundry’s wines
are cloaked in mystery, a pinch of rebellion, and a
With the nearby wharf home to an abundance healthy dash of naughty.
of local freight and passenger traffic from the
Okanagan sternwheelers and plenty of folks cir- However, there’s no secret when it comes to the
culating in dirty clothes, Suey’s enterprise swiftly quality of the wines they produce. Their Hush Blush
gained popularity. The downstairs served as a laun- is an award-winning blend of Merlot, Pinot Noir,
dromat, while upstairs clients were free to drink, and Cabernet Franc. They create the blush using
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