The NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN

THE NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN

AUTHORED BY THOMAS MARSHALL

Wine Country Champagne Brunch

The roundtrip to St. Helena takes three hours

The staff is friendly and efficient.


You will travel in beautifully reconditioned 1915-vintage Pullman coaches

Over 200 diners were served on the train. Since service began more than 1,000,000 passengers have enjoyed the freshly prepared gourmet meals and taken in the stunning vineyard views.

Wine Country Champagne Brunch
Includes . . . A Glass of Chilled Sparkling White Wine, Fresh Orange Juice, Grapefruit Juice or Spicy Tomato Juice & Freshly Baked Scones, Muffins or Croissants
Coffee, Tea or Decaf

First Course . . .
FRESH GRAPES & BERRIES
A Seasonal Variety of grapes & Berries Topped with Low Fat Granola

Second Course . . .
APPLE-GOLDEN RAISIN CRPE
Delicate French Style Pancake Filled with Cooked Apples & Golden Raisins Dusted with Cinnamon-Sugar Garnished with Chantilly Cream

Your Choice of . . .

WINE COUNTRY BENEDICT
Slice of Grilled Angus Tenderloin Topped with a Poached Egg Presented on an English Muffin Half Dressed with Sauce Barnaise Served with Green Onion~Asiago Potato Pancake & Smoked Bacon

THE GRAPE GROWER
A Poached Egg Presented over a Saut of Seasoned Angus Beef Hash Complemented with Spinach~Cheddar Cheese Sauce Served with Hardwood Smoked Bacon

BLACK FOREST DENVER OMELETTE
A Tender 3-Egg Omelette Filled with a Julienne of Black Forest Ham, Tillamook Cheddar Cheese, Green & Red Peppers & Maui Onion Served with Potato Lyonnaise & Aidells Chicken Apple Sausage

VEGETARIAN OMELETTE
A Tender 3-Egg Omelette Filled with Seasonal Vegetables & Potatoes Served with Choice of Bell Pepper Sauce or Marinara Sauce & Choice of Cheese(Egg Beaters Substitute Available Upon Request)

Moments to relish - great coffee, great company
and spectacular views

While there was ample and comfortable seating in the various cars we ventured to the forward platform of the car just behind the train engine. It was perfect for sight-seeing after dining and exchanging waves with the motorists. A conversation started with a fellow "platform standee" - "Where are you from?" Reply - "Napa. We're celebrating our 25th. We've seen the train go by for years and decided to make this a very special anniversary. Wish we'd come sooner."

For more information on the Napa Valley Wine Train
go to their website www.winetrain.com

In its February, 2005 issue, The International Railway Traveler, A Publication of the Society of International Railway Travelers used images from the article "The Napa Valley Wine Train - A Wine Country Champagne Brunch" which appears on this website.

Continuing a 122 year-old tradition, the Napa Valley Railroad - a switching short-line railroad - resumed freight service to the Valley in 1987. By night, the railroad is a freight hauler linking Valley industry to international markets; however, by day, it is an exquisitely refurbished passenger train offering exceptional gourmet meals and fine wines in an elegant setting. Vincent DeDomenico, Chairman of the Napa Valley Wine Train, is familiar in food circles as the originator of "Rice-A-Roni" an innovative and highly successful product from the family firm of Golden Grain. He is applying the same high standards to the Napa Valley Wine Train.