WINERY TRAIN TO VILLA MILAGRO WINERY - JOINT MEETUP W-FANTASTIC FIFTIES & BEYOND

**PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION BELOW AS THERE ARE LINKS, DIRECTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THIS UNIQUE TRIP! THEY INCLUDE DRIVE TIMES, ETC. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT RSVP UNTIL YOU HAVE BOUGHT YOUR TICKETS. WE ARE NOT LIMITING THIS ANY # OF PEOPLE - FEEL FREE TO BRING ANYONE YOU WISH WITH YOU, JUST NOTE THAT THIS ADVENTURE DOES FILLS UP EXTREMEMLY FAST SO IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED - DON'T WASTE TIME, CLICK QUICKLY AND GET YOUR TICKETS - AS OF THIS WRITING, THERE ARE 34 TICKETS LEFT!!!** Also, when you respond, please RSVP for how many individuals you will be bringing - BUT YOU NEED TO BUY YOUR TICKETS PRIOR TO YOUR RSVP!

Turn the clock back to a time when steam engines pulled passenger cars along idyllic miles of train tracks through quaint hamlets and farmland to an awaited destination. Board the train for a trip along the banks of the Delaware River to visit Villa Milagro Vineyards.

First, enjoy a beautiful journey along the scenic Delaware River. After your narrated ride along the Delaware river, a short bus ride through rolling farmlands will bring you up the hill, 200 feet above and overlooking the Delaware, for your 60 minute stay at vineyard. There you will learn how grapes are grown using minimal inputs and other sustainable and conservation practices. Then into the winery to learn how grape juice is transformed into wine. You will see and learn about the equipment of wine making, crushers, destemmers, presses, pumps, tanks, barrels and bottling lines. You will learn how artisan, hand-crafted wines are made. Then into the Tasting Room to sample our wines paired with hors d'oeuvres. Purchase wines to take home or enjoy on your return train trip.

Then off you go for another scenic train ride back to the station, but not before passing the Ol' Susquehanna Mine! You are welcome to detrain at the Mine free of charge and spend as much time as you like relaxing in the picnic grove and then catch a later train home (trains come every 1 1/2 hours) If you would like to enjoy your wine with a picnic, bring a lunch and relax at picnic tables in tree groves at the Ol'Susquehanna Mine/Corn Maze grove or at the station in Phillipsburg where you originally parked.

SOME HELPFUL NOTES:
First, here is the link so you can explore the website on your own:
https://877trainride.com/winery.htm
https://877trainride.com/faq.htm

*IMPORTANT: The physical address for the train station is 100 Elizabeth Street, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865. I mapped it at 1 hour and 35 minutes from my home – so please be sure to take driving time into consideration when leaving that day AS THEY REQUEST THAT EVERYONE BE AT LEAST 1/2 HOUR EARLY DUE TO PARKING CONSIDERATIONS. Which means, if you live 1 hour and 35 minutes away, you should leave your home at least two hours early - by 10:00 am - giving yourself plenty of time for traffic and parking)* See attached for parking information: https://877trainride.com/parking.htm

Tickets are $45.00 pp with a small service charge. Once you are ready to order your tickets, from this link https://www.877trainride.com/wineticketoffice.html go down to the middle of the page to where it says "Warren County Winery Train". Click on that. You will then see a bunch of dates. Click on 05/17/2025, and then 12:00 PM. PLEASE BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE 05/17/2025 - 12PM DATE AS I CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU CHOOSE THE WRONG DATE OR TIME! You will still have a good time - just not with us :-) Under choose a ticket click "Winery Train" and your number of tickets and then add to cart. Double check everything is good and then click "Send Order (Secure)". Thereafter, you will click the "I don't want to register" button and put in your information personal information, how referred (just put "friend") and then add your credit card info, etc. and click the little box under your three-digit security code acknowledging that only alcoholic beverages from Villa Milagro are allowed on the train, then click on "send order now", this will bring you to a confirmation screen. Confirm everything is good and then click "confirm order". Whatever you do, DO NOT hit the send key twice - give it time, it takes a few seconds - if you click twice, you run the risk of duplicating your order! Once complete, you will then be emailed two confirmations with Order # and a receipt (it may take a few minutes to get the email). You must have this Order # and receipt available to take with you to get your tickets at the train station (either by phone or printed).

One More Thing - please feel free to take a picnic lunch or a snack with you to enjoy on the train, at the vineyard or you can stay at the picnic grove to wait for another train.

This is a wonderful day trip! Hope you can come out!