| Parents want to taste wine, Children want to | | | | unique winery. Its the only winery in Sonoma that |
| have fun is there a happy medium. Yes . If your | | | | you can tell your kids that they can order a pizza |
| going to be in the Sonoma wine country for two | | | | at. They have a delightful out door brick oven in |
| or three days a consideration might be to have a | | | | witch they make the pizza. Their market place |
| nanny service watch your children for one or two | | | | also provides a variety of food items as well as |
| of the days. The nanny service that comes | | | | gift items and kitchen ware. Their winery is |
| recommended by the Sonoma mission inn The | | | | situated on top of a hill that provides a wonderful |
| lodge and Macarthur place is Nanny on call. This | | | | view overlooking their 90-acre waterfowl |
| agency is the best. With them you either have | | | | preserve. Train town located at 20264 Broadway |
| the option of having your children stay behind with | | | | - Highway12 Sonoma. Train town is one of the |
| the nanny or you can bring the nanny along for | | | | greatest attractions for kids. As you enter Train |
| the ride to help with the children. While there are | | | | Town you will see the forty seven foot clock |
| many great wineries to tour in Sonoma there are | | | | tower and station modeled after Oakland's 16th |
| a few that stand out as being extra | | | | Street Depot. Train Town includes three full sized |
| accommodating when taking the whole family so | | | | cabooses, dating from the 1930's and 40's. These |
| in this article we will just highlight a few Chateau | | | | cabooses can be explored at your leisure. you will |
| St. Jean is located at 8555 Sonoma Highway | | | | also notice a number of carnival style rides |
| (Highway 12). this winery has very good wine | | | | including a dragon roller coaster, a fairies wheel a |
| chardonnays, viognier, gewürztraminer, pinot | | | | carrousel as well as an airplane ride .A |
| blanc, Riesling, fumé blanc cabernet | | | | refreshment stand is located in the station |
| sauvignon, merlot, and pinot noir. They have five | | | | offering Snacks. Train Town is located on 10 |
| times made wine spectators top 100 list, they | | | | acres with one and a quarter miles of track. Your |
| also have one of the most beautiful gardens in | | | | journey will take you over five bridges and |
| Sonoma. There is plenty of lawn to have a | | | | trestles. there are two tunnels. One 140 foot and |
| blanket style picnic, as well as picnic tables. it is not | | | | one 40 foot long tunnel. At one point in your |
| uncommon to see painters setup painting scenes | | | | journey you will be able to get out of the train at |
| of the estate. Benzinger has a tram that takes | | | | the petting farm that features lamas, goats |
| you on a 40 minute tour of the terraced estate. | | | | sheep, an other types of animals. These are just |
| A nice aspect about this is being able to rest tired | | | | a few of the family oriented destinations located |
| feet. The tram tour is $10. For $35 you can have | | | | in the Sonoma valley. |
| the tram tour and a cave tour of there 27000 | | | | ZaZaGallery. Located in the wine country and I |
| square foot wine cave. They also have one of | | | | must say that our art is the buss in our |
| the most interesting wine shops with many unique | | | | community. Our fine art prints are gallery |
| gift items. If you are an art lover you will find a | | | | wrapped using the finest canvas and inks to |
| nice variety of wine country art. Viansa is a | | | | create a museum grade art piece. |