Okanagan Wine and Orchard Museum

Great museum documenting the history of wines and orchards of the Okanagan. Was very quiet when we visited, it's inside the amazing old Lauren Packing House which is a sight in itself. Staff was helpful.

Nice museum to spend an hour learning about Okanagan wine and agriculture.

Great source of history and information regarding the fruit and wine industry of the Okanagan valley! It covers not just making wines and harvesting fruit but includes packaging, storage and transportation, and farming issues like bees and pollination. Chandra at the desk was also really helpful!

Two large rooms about the fruit industry and wine industry, showing equipment used in the past, old labels and interesting facts and history. Donation box. The museum building (former packing-house) includes a large space for events.

Great museum. Downtown sited in an old Apple Warehouse. Great displays on Apple processing and wine making in the Okanagan valley. Would be a great place for a cider exhibit!

Changed too much. When it was smaller and just about apple orchards set up was better with lots more fun things to see and learn. There were things to buy at a reasonable price. I bought my apple peeler there years ago. Info about wine is good.

Got here on a Sunday and realized they were closed (my bad). Instead, there was an awesome holistic market (bought many items). The museum looked lovely though.

The preservation and remodelling of the old Laurel building enhances this gem of restoration... alone worth the visit ... and a terrific events location! Get an idea of Kelowna's growing history of fruit, tobacco, and grapes through the records, old equipment and photographic displays.

If you are into museums and wine or just museums or just wine this is the stop for you when you are in Kelowna. It's more VQA Wine Shop then it is museum but it definitely has some interesting historical artifacts in the museum. For those that don't know VQA means BC Vintners Quality Alliance wines, which is a guarantee you're purchasing 100% BC wine. They have a delicious assortment of wines available in the store side, but do not sell at winery prices even though the website says they do. After visiting half a dozen wineries prior to our museum visit, buying wine at wineries and noticing prices (comparing the same vintage at both places)...we noticed a definite increase in prices ($2-3) at the VQA store. No bigs just truths. It's fun to wander through checking out wines and the history of wine. We visited on a day there was a wine tasting (Lost Inhibitions) and a food sampling. And if you have time the BC Orchard Industry Museum is right next door. Even though we've seen it, we would visit again.