Took a quick trip last week with my sister Kelley to Sonoma on assignment for Passport.  Luckily this included a 6-hour trip on the Napa Wine Train, which begins with 10:30am wine tasting at the station, boarding the train for more wine and gourmet lunch as we travel through Napa and Sonoma, and then a stop at Raymond and ZD Wineries on the way home for tours and what?  More wine.  Great way to see a lot of wine country in a condensed amount of time.

Tips to keep in mind on a wine tour:

1. stay hydrated,
2. don't be afraid to spit,
3. towards the end of the tour, multi-syllabic words are no longer your friend.