December's News and Blogs

Couples Without Kids visits the Napa Valley Wine Train and does our Domaine Chandon tour. "What could be better than a scenic ride through stunning countryside whilst being able to eat and drink at the same time?" Read the entire articleHere
Cheers! St. Helena event is # 10 of St. Helena Star's top 10 stories of 2009

Dec. 31,2009 The city of St Helena allowing "the Napa Valley Wine Train to stop in town, let off 50 passengers for a few hours, then take them back to Napa during the monthly Cheers! St. Helena events" was number 10 on the St. Helena Star's "Top Stories of 2009." Read the entire St. Helena Star Article Here
The Hippy Gourmet The Hippy Gourmet TV show explores local sustainable and healthy cuisines and teaches viewers how to recreate dishes in their own homes.In this episode of Hippy Gourmet, reporter Chris Nolder joins Chef Kelly Macdonald on board the Napa Valley Wine Train. Chef Macdonald prepares Yam & Goat Cheese Rellenos and Cabernet Beet Salad in our 1915 Pullman car kitchen. Nolder and Macdonald then join Wine Director Ryan Graham for some organic wine parings. Watch This Episode of the Hippy Gourmet here In this episode of Hippy Gourmet, Chef Macdonald makes a Chardonnay Polenta with Portobella Mushrooms. Watch the Hippy Gourmet here High Groupon Sales and the Napa Valley Wine Train 12/19/2009The Napa Valley Wine Train made it into the San Francisco Chronicle when it sold more than 2,300 '$99 for two gourmet tickets' on the website Groupon.com. The article discusses the powers of group buying. Read the entire article here Editorial: Senators sidetrack the truth on the Wine Train 12/19/2009A Sacramento Bee editorial on the stimulus project involving the Napa Valley Wine Train. Read the editorial here Is that $54 Million for the Wine Train or Flood Control? 12/19/2009Foolocracy, a blog, describes the Napa Valley flood control project and it's relationship to the Napa Valley Wine Train. Read the blog here Napa Defends it's wine train against Senate Critics 12/18/2009The Sacramento Bee discusses the Napa Valley Wine Train's response to McCain's stimulus check-up Read the Sacramento Bee article here Wine Train protests McCain 12/18/2009The Napa Valley Register about the Napa Valley Wine Train's reaction to McCain's stimulus check-up Read the Napa Valley Register article here Revealing Review, but not Realistic A Video on Fox and Friend'sWatch it here The Senators got it wrong 12/12/2009"The senators got it wrong. Coburn and McCain’s bromide offers skewed view of Napa flood control effort." An editorial article from the Napa Valley Register Read the full article here A Gourmet Food Train with Destiny 12/1/2009The San Francisco Fine Dining Examiner reviews a dining experience on the Napa Valley Wine Train.Read the review here