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Niles Canyon Railway/Livermore Valley Wine Tasting Special

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    Sat, September 29, 2018 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)

Niles Canyon Railway
6 Kilkare Rd
Sunol, CA 94586
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Cost: $50.00 + $5.50 ticket fee

 

 

Niles Canyon Railway, Livermore Valley

Wine Tasting Special

 

 

You will enjoy an afternoon of fine wine while gently cruising through Niles Canyon, riding on history. The Niles Canyon Railway Livermore Valley Wine Tasting Special gets rolling this year starting on Saturdays July 14th, August 4th,  August 18th, September 8th, September 29th. This wine tasting event will focus specifically on Livermore Valley wines. As one of the Golden State's oldest wine regions, Livermore Valley played a pivotal role in shaping California's wine industry. Spanish missionaries planted the first wine grapes in the Livermore Valley in the 1760s. In the 1840s, California pioneers looking for outstanding vineyard sites began planting grapes in the region. Robert Livermore planted the first commercial vines in the 1840s. Pioneer winemakers C. H. Wente, James Concannon, and Charles Wetmore recognized the area's winegrowing potential and founded their wineries in the early 1880s.

 

  On the Wine Tasting Special you will learn more about the Livermore Valley wine region and the history and style of many great wineries in Livermore Valley. At the same time, you will also learn about the history of the rail line traveling along the original route of the  Transcontinental Railway where trains first rolled through Niles Canyon in 1869.

 

    Wine Educator Steve Ferree will walk you through tasting a flight of Livermore wines. Each wine will be paired with an hors d’oeuvre selected especially for that wine. A Certified Wine Professional with the Society of Wine Educators; Ferree has earned certificates in wine from the Culinary Institute of America and the Wine & Spirits Education Trust. He writes about wine for the on-line newspaper Examiner.com and in his wine blog at WineProGuy.com.

 

$50.00/person

 Departs sunol Depot 1:00pm and returns at 3 PM 6Kilkare Rd, Sunol CA 94586 

21 & over, please no children, pets, or personal food and beverages allowed.

 

 

 

 

More information:
http://ncry.org

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