The year is 1915. San Francisco has been reborn from the ashes of the Great Earthquake and fire of 1906. Under the vision of people such as D.W. Griffith, Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin, the silent film industry has taken off and revitalized entertainment. With the advent of a new railway, wine makers have discovered California 's Sonoma and Napa Valley Wine Regions and are building an industry they believe will someday rival the wines of France.

The audience will receive a great variety of written and verbal clues, and then work on teams to complete a solution card, as the mystery unfolds during a gourmet dinner. The best sleuths will receive prizes.

Come dressed in period costume from 1915 or just add a top hat or feather boa to your current wardrobe.

Synopsis of Murder on the Wine Train Express:

This story is set in the time period of May 1915, based on an original production written by Steve Rockwell. You will meet several characters, such as:

Dominic Giannini: President of the Panama Pacific Exhibition, and brother to the founder of the Bank of America

Grand Duchess Anastasia Petrovska Nybom: Born a Russian aristocrat, the Grand Duchess came to California as the wife of Captain Nybom who was the owner and promoter of the Inglenook winery before he died.

Senator Thurston Desmond III: A jaded and corrupt U.S. Senator

Miss Valerie La Veaux: She is the Honorary Grand Marshal of the Panama Pacific Exposition, along with Richard Halliburton.

Lt. Max Hohenberg: A lieutenant in the Royal Navy of Saxony, he is on leave to pursue his interest in the making of wine.