This Murder Mystery Wine Train Has A Wizarding World-Themed Night That Potterheads Will Go Crazy For
UPDATE: February 6, 2019
The Napa Valley Wine Train is gearing up for 2020 with all new themes for its murder mystery wine tours. Last year, the tour was mainly roaring-20's themed, and this year the events range from "Till Death Do Us Part" to "Wizarding World" themed. You better get all of your Harry Potter merch ready.
The three hour long train ride also includes a multiple course gourmet meal and an impressive wine list to choose from. Of course, the most exciting part of it all is the murder mystery aspect that encourages all guests to dress up in theme. The list of themes call for apparel from the 1980s to wedding dresses and tuxedos, all depending on which experience you choose.
Tickets start at around $240 per person. The full list of Napa Valley Wine Train experiences for 2020 is as follows:
Feb. 22 – Crime and Punishment
Feb. 25 – Midnight at the Masquerade
March 2 – Crime and Punishment
April 25 – Crime and Punishment
May 15 – Death of a Gangster
May 29 – Crime and Punishment
June 12 – Death of a Gangster
June 27 – Crime and Punishment
July 16 – Totally ‘80s Totally Murder
July 30 – Dance with Death
Aug. 13 – Now you see it; Now you don't
Aug. 27 – Death of a Gangster
Sept. 10 – Till Death Do Us Part
Sept. 24 – Till Death Do Us Part
Oct. 10 – Crime and Punishment
Oct. 24 – Wizarding World
Nov. 7 – Crime and Punishment
Nov. 14 – Crime and Punishment
Dec. 5 – Most Wonderful Crime
Original Post: March 22, 2019
Murder on the Orient Express fans, ready yourselves. There's a Napa Valley Wine Train coming where you can basically live out the book-turned-movie's plot with plenty of wine, a fancy multi-course meal, and no actual murder. PLUS, you'll have an excuse to dress up in 1920s clothing. The wine train has outdone itself yet again.
Launching this April, the Murder Mystery Tour will run once a month through November, with events on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. The night lasts three hours, though you can arrive early to start enjoying the entertainment and get in a ~mysterious~ mood. Once on board, passengers will get clues to trade with other passengers; the goal is to get enough information to solve the mystery before the murderer runs free.
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In between searching for answers, a full meal is served. The menu includes warm soups, goat cheese salad, and entrées like beef tenderloin, gemelli pasta, or lemon thyme roasted chicken. Chef Donald Young will make a new dessert for each journey. Naturally, there will be plenty of wine flowing, too, with most bottles coming from the vineyards along the train's tracks.
To answer the most important question, yes, 1920s dress is encouraged on this prohibition-era-inspired journey. Wear flapper dresses, feather boas, pinstripe suits, elbow-length gloves...you get the picture.
Tickets are available now for $216 a person!
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