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