Napa Valley Wine Train, Napa Valley, California, USA (Photo credit: jimg944)

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Napa Valley Wine Train, Napa Valley, California, USA (Photo credit: jimg944)

California – Rutherford: Grgich Hills Estate – Grape Stomping (Photo credit: wallyg)

California winery Chateau Montelena in Calistoga, Napa Valley. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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The Wine Train offers lunch or dinner on the Wine Train. They will pick you up when you disembark from the San Francisco Ferry Building

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California – Rutherford: Grgich Hills Estate (Photo credit: wallyg)

The Grgich Hills Winery Tour

Magyar: A Grgich Hills Cellar borászat táblája Kaliforniában (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I loved the Grgich Hills Estate. It is a family owned and operated winery dedicated to “”00% estate grown certified organic and Biodynamic® vineyards. Founder and Winemaker Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, inducted into the Vintner Hall of Fame in 2008, His Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that won the historic 1976 Paris Tasting, besting the top white Burgundies.

Napa Valley Wine Train: Grgich Hills Winery Half-Day Tour 2021 - Napa & Sonoma

California – Rutherford: Grgich Hills Estate (Photo credit: wallyg)

I had a gourmet three course lunch in an elegant 1915 Pullman Lounge dining car as I traveled northbound from downtown Napa. It was a lovely scenic ride through the Napa Valley to Rutherford. At Rutherfore, I visited the Grgich Hills Estate for a one-hour private tour and tasting.

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Check out the Lunch Packages:

Time	Activity	Details
10:30 AM	Check In
10:35 AM	Wine Tasting Seminar
11:00 AM	Board the Train	You will begin in our Petite Gourmet Car, and our meal service will begin as soon as you arrive. Expect to begin eating at around 11:30 AM.
11:30 AM	Train Departs
12:30 PM	Disembark at Grgich Hills	A representative from Grgich Hills will meet the train, and you will begin a short tour of Grgich Hills Winery. Following the tour, there will be a private tasting in the winery itself, with time to purchase wines.
1:30 PM	Re-board the Train	When you re-board the train, our staff will direct you to a lounge car, where you can enjoy our dessert and coffee service. The remaining hour of the trip is a good time to explore the rest of the train.
2:30 PM	Train Returns to Napa