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| Welcome to Yountville, CA. |
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| The Wine Train has a station marked by a former Southern Pacific Bay-Window caboose. Some trains stop here as part of a tour package offered with the Domain Chandon Winery whose vineyards are located behind and beyond the station grounds. |
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| Passing the Domain Chandon Winery and vineyards at Yountville. |
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| Now passing the Grgich Hills Estate Old Vines Yountville Vineyard. |
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| More of Grgich Hills Estate's Yountville Vineyard. Love the mountains in the background! |
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| Now passing the Beckstoffer Vineyards. |
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| The Taddel Vineyards are located towards the left of this photo as the railroad rounds a bend. |
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| More of the Taddel Vineyards |
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| Rounding another bend and heading for the next town over of Oakville, CA. |
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| Coming up to one of two "Welcome to Napa Valley" signs, this one is in Oakville, and the other is in Calistoga. |
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| There really truly is no place in the world like Napa Valley! |
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| Now approaching the Oakville Grocery Store and crossing Walnut Lane. |
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| Passing by the Beckstoffer Vineyards To Kalon. |
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| The next vineyard over would be the Robert Mondavi Winery's To Kalon Vineyard! |
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| Passing the Nickel & NIckel Winery. |
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| Grape plants at times do need to be dug up and replanted every so many years, as evidenced by this empty piece of land at Beaulieu Vineyards. I can only imagine how much that dirt is worth in dollars considering grapes that make some of the finest wines on earth are grown in it! |
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| New grapevines can be seen behind the Beaulieu Vineyards sign. |
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| Welcome to Rutherford, CA. |
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| The varied different types of trees you see here along with the vineyards showing the autumnal foliage, in addition to warm but not unbearably high temperatures make this a beautiful time of year to visit Napa Valley. |
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| The Neal Family Vineyards have lots of new grapevines! You can see more established vines in the background. |
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| That is one really tall palm tree!!! |
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| Another really big tree! Always interesting to see along the route! |
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| Now approaching the Wine Train's Rutherford, CA Station. |
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| The Rutherford Fire Department is located next to the station. |
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| The Napa Valley Wine Train's Rutherford, CA Station. |
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| Rutherford Station also has its own caboose/billboard! |
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| The north end of the sidings by the Rutherford Station. |
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| Approaching the Grgich Hills Estate Winery where this train would make a stop. |
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| Now taking a break at the Grgich Hills Estate Winery where the train would let passengers off for a winery tour and lunch there. The train would stop here on the way back to Napa to pick up those passengers. This view was taken from next to Route 29. |
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| A view from the cab while passengers detrain at the Grgich Hills Estate. |
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| The Bale Slough bridge just past the Grgich Hills Estate. |
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| Now passing the Provenance Vineyards, getting close to Saint Helena. |
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| Now approaching the Pestoni Family Rutherford Grove Winery and getting close to the big road crossing with Route 29 up ahead. |
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| Lots of new grapevines at the Rutherford Grove Winery. |
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