Therapy Vineyards & Inn — Hotel in Area E (Naramata/Greyback)

THERAPY VINEYARDS Therapy had the first sparkling I don’t utterly despise, and that says a lot. What an adorable concept to model a winery after therapy, that is according to Wikipedia, the attempted remediation of a health problem…

You know, like alcoholism.

Well, that got awkward real fast. The irony for those oblivious being that overindulgence of Therapy may require one to seek therapy. Before someone claims I am disparaging a serious addiction (refuting the claim of a disease), I’ll add that wine is the last choice for those addicted to alcohol with vodka being number one…and here is my segue to praising a winery.

Seriously, Therapy is a great wine and a great winery, more so because the location is as much a marker for distance traveled than anything else.

My girlfriend and I were on vacation through Okanagan wine country. Over six days, we visited sixty wineries. You can follow our various locations with this disclaimer. That’s sixty wineries, not an exaggeration. We ended the trip with 120 bottles acquired. Several were from Therapy. We had a hotel in Penticton, a common choice rather than the alternative in Naramata. On two occasions, we elected the former as our base of operations. It’s way easier than to work from the latter given there is no-through-road past Naramata. This leaves two options. One, you start close and work away from Penticton, or you start at the end and work your way back. Given this review encompasses two winery trips in the region (the second only a few weeks ago), I can declare we have done both, and each time, Therapy was the furthest winery reached, making it also a mile marker. A wine mile marker…a wile marker…cough.

I have been told there are strong wineries past that, but none with the name recognition of Therapy. The parking is ample with a sizeable tasting room boasting considering merchandise outside the assumed bottles of good wine. And good they are, not just the Fume Blanc I still have in my collection from last year but the Freudian Slip and Pinot Gris as well. The tasting room and overall decor is nothing to extol off the mountaintop, mind you, your typical dominant stained wood with diamond wine rack behind the bar—obviously inspired by Mission Hill in Kelowna. The host was more delightful than expected, showing both charisma and product knowledge. And I was impressed at least on this day their wine is poured into a decanter before passed onto tasters—the only place I have ever been to that did that. It might have been situational, but ultimately every review is.

Regardless of how you approach a tour to the region, Therapy is a definite destination, and worth more than...

We stumbled across a bottle of 'Therapy' - Pinot Noir, during our travels in Alberta (of all places, LOL!) and looked up the vineyard. My husband and I knew immediately that we had to give this Inn a go. We loved it so much that we asked to stay a third night and were exceptionally grateful that they could accommodate our last minute request.

If you want a truly wonderful, small Inn experience, that includes fantastically updated and amazingly comfortable beds, big bathrooms, your own deck area, 5pm wine service (and cookies!), a wonderful view, a delicious breakfast (included in your price....can you eat all that gorgeous cinnamon bun?....we couldn't!!), and some of the best wine on the Naramata bench in the Okanagan, then Therapy is the place to go. Also, for the detailed person - quiet air conditioning (yeah!), soft towels, bottled water in fridge, wine glasses on the counter, two tv's, and a wall fireplace. Perfect for relaxing. Ideal for romance. Great for resting! We didn't try out the hot tub but I'm sure it's divine and the outside fire pit, being finished as we stayed, will be a wonderful addition.

Danica, Jacqueline and and the whole team are just terrific hosts and Jordyn and Caitlyn in the tasting room...well, gals you gave us a blast of an experience. We haven't laughed that much at a wine tasting,...

WORTH THE READ: This place tops the charts of my favorite place to stay so far. The location has a beautiful view of okanagan lake. Even with others staying at the property, we rarely heard or saw other people so it was relatively private. My boyfriend and I absolutely enjoyed the hot tub, in-room fireplace was a must after a long cold day, bidet with warm seats, a delicious breakfast, and our free tasting. We also enjoyed a few friendly visits from Bruce(the owners dog) while he secures the grounds. This Inn is located about an hour or so from Kelowna which is a bit far for some who only want to explore the wineries in that area, however, we thought it was the perfect location to stop at more local wineries, breweries and cheese shops along the wine trail on our way to Kelowna.

Aside from our stay at the Inn, we went on a hike about 30 min from the inn where you can hike to the top of a rocky outlook to get a view of the inn from across the lake which was a very cool perspective. I would recommend this place to everyone, the staff go out of their way to make you feel comfortable and give you privacy. The view of the stars from the Inn was truly amazing and we are thankful to everyone from Therapy Inn & Vineyard for making our...