Thanksgiving

Overview

Honey roasted butternut squash bisque, Roasted Diestel Farms turkey, local chorizo and herb stuffing. Thanksgiving aboard the Wine Train certainly seems traditional, but there’s nothing conventional about this gourmet feast and the luxuriously vintage setting in which you enjoy it—on an elegant journey through Napa’s stunning fall landscape.

Includes

3.5-hour journey aboard our vintage train
Multiple course Thanksgiving-inspired feast
Welcome splash of sparkling wine

Thursday, November 24th

For Groups of 21 or more submit a request or call 707.253.0920

Package Details

As you sit onboard a vintage train with elegant interiors and polished, personalized service, there’s a lot to be grateful for. All the customary fixings, perfectly prepared in gourmet wine country style by our Executive Chef. All you have to do is sit back, relax, indulge, and enjoy. An unforgettable experience that will have you returning year after year, becoming a beloved family tradition of your own. Your delicious Thanksgiving lunch includes traditional rail seating and panoramic views of the sleeping vineyards.

Your Itinerary

Gourmet Express

Travel through the lush Napa Valley countryside and be transported back in time. Back to the romance and luxury of the golden age of train travel of the early 1900s, when guests explored the trains beyond their private quarters. To a time when a journey was meant to be savored from start to finish. Enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal on board the Napa Valley Wine Train prepared by our expert chefs who will create culinary works of art from scratch, made to order.

Vista Dome

Take an already sweeping view and make it truly panoramic, practically bringing the lush Napa Valley landscape inside through the curved glass windows of our most popular dining car, the Vista Dome. Enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving meal and a three-hour journey aboard this two-story elevated observation-style dining car with plush booths, Honduran mahogany paneling, and stunning views from practically every angle.

Schedule

10:30 AM – Check in
11:00 AM – Board the Train
11:30 AM – Train departs
3:00 PM – Train returns

First Course

Roasted Beet Salad
with frisee, arugula, goat cheese, pistachio, and a honey citrus vinaigrette

Second Course

Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Bisque
with maple cinnamon chantilly.

Thanksgiving Main Course, Your Choice Of

Roasted Diestel Farms Turkey
with local chorizo & herb stuffing, buttermilk-whipped potatoes, orange-cranberry relish, blue lake green beans, garnet yams, and giblet gravy
Grilled Tenderloin of Beef
with cauliflower mousseline, applewood-smoked bacon, forest mushrooms, broccolini, and bordelaise
Fresh Catch
Chef’s seafood inspiration
Ricotta Cheese Gnocchi
with roasted pumpkin, sage brown butter, toasted pepitas, and parmesan.

Dessert Course, Your Choice Of

Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee
with honey madeleine
Dark Chocolate Cake
with berry compote and chantilly