Past Events › Livermore Wine Tasting

You will enjoy an afternoon of fine wine while gently cruising through Niles Canyon, riding on history. The Niles Canyon Railway Livermore Valley 2015 Wine Tasting Special gets rolling this year starting on Saturdays July 25th, August 1st, 15th, 29th September 12th. This exciting wine tasting event will focus specifically on Livermore Valley wines. As one of the Golden State's oldest wine regions, Livermore Valley played a pivotal role in shaping California's wine industry. Spanish missionaries planted the first wine grapes in the Livermore Valley in the 1760s. In the 1840s, California pioneers looking for outstanding vineyard sites began planting grapes in the region. Robert Livermore planted the first commercial vines in the 1840s. Pioneer winemakers C. H. Wente, James Concannon, and Charles Wetmore recognized the area's winegrowing potential and founded their wineries in the early 1880s.