Old Vine Express Wine Train with Wine Tasting in West Sacramento, CA

While I enjoyed the company of my friends, this train ride was a DISASTER from the beginning. Signage for the venue was adequate, while signage for parking was not! The walk from the parking lot to the train entrance was rocky and hard for older guests to maneuver. The train was at least 7+ cars long, there was only 1 entrance, so we had to walk between cars. The mats between cars were completely INADEQUATE. Once we reached our designated car the booths that seat four were spaced very close making it uncomfortable to sit/visit/eat for the duration of the trip. We were not served ANYTHING for 45 minutes once seated. There was 1 bottle of prosecco for 8 guests. Once we were served, there were three 1" x2" sandwiches per person, a scone that was very good and 1 Madeline cookie per person. Various teabags were in a basket at every table, but we waited for 20 minutes to get our hot water refreshed. This would have been fine had it been $20 per person, but it was $100 per person. This ride should be renamed "The Great Train Robbery of '26". Don't waste you hard earned money!

I had a blast. Met some pretty cool people & shared a ride with a few others celebrating birthdays.

We were sad to see that the anual trip was not what it has always been. No Santa, no games, no music… it was a sad train ride in comparison to our past few years.

I was not expecting the magical moment like the Polar Express at CA State Railroad Museum but this was awful. I wanted to share a magical moment with my kids and 3 year old Granddaughter. Mind you, the price for both Polar and this are almost equally the same. Mrs. Clause and Grinch’s outfits looked like they slept in them. The decor was something you get at the dollar store. It passed by trash and trailers. You would think they would have some decor outside as passing by. It was not worth it and I was highly disappointed. I will stick to Old Sac Polar Express from now on. I basically paid almost $100 for hot cocoa, cookies and Karaoke. Will not be going back.

We’ve been going on this train for years and it used to be one of our favorite Christmas traditions. Unfortunately, this year was nothing like it used to be and all the Christmas magic was gone:( I guess it’s under new management and I can’t imagine why they would make the changes they did. They basically stripped it down to just the bare minimum and got rid of everything that used to keep people like myself coming back every year. The train decorations were lacking, there were no games or prizes, the cookies were gross packaged grandma’s cookies, we didn’t even have a Santa on our train just the grinch and Mrs. Claus, no snowball fight or live music, and you can no longer order snacks or adult/kid drinks from your table. And when we first got on the train, one of the staff was incredibly rude and told us we couldn’t stop to have our kids take a quick pic even though there was no one waiting behind us. Just from start to finish it was a total disappointment and nothing like it used to be. We won’t be returning and wouldn’t recommend this train to anyone anymore…