About Outer Space Wines
What to know about Outer Space Wines Napa.
Outer Space is a wine shop and wine bar located in Downtown Napa, California. In August 2024 Thad and Emily Duprey bought Outer Space from Dan Dawson, long-time Napa wine professional. As the Dupreys “settle in” and decide the shops new identity, they continue the wine ethos created by Dawson: wines chosen with painstaking care, all brimming with personality and over-delivering for their price. The wine selection is about half Northern California wines (Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino), half from beyond (Europe, mostly). If you live in or near Napa, or are visiting, come have a look.
There is always a tasting for you in Outer Space. The Daily Wine Tasting ($25, free with 3 bottle purchase) features a local boutique winery, and if you’re kind there may be an extra wine to enjoy. Tasting events are on Thursday and Friday evenings. The tasting events are a blend of wine education and a casual good time to be with old friends and make new ones.
Choose any bottle in the wine shop and drink it in Outer Space for retail + $15 corkage. Saturdays are no corkage day.
Event Space
We’ll put on a fantastic, customized tasting event, with food & wine pairings if you’d like, for you and your group. Talk to us if you’d like to host your private event in Outer Space.
Thanks for reading. Look forward to seeing you in Outer Space.
Thad & Emily Duprey, owners of Outer Space Wines
Thad and Emily Duprey are the husband and wife team that just took over Outer Space Wines. Both have been involved in food, wine, and hospitality for over 15 years.
Thad first came to Napa in 2006, when he spent the summer working and living with Napa legend Lee Hudson. His next stint in wine country was in 2010 as a harvest intern at Patz & Hall. After these two wine jobs, Thad spent the next several years cooking in high end restaurants including James Beard best restaurant in the country Zahav, The Restaurant at Meadowood, and Craigie on Main, where he met his wife Emily.
After working in wine and restaurants, Thad transitioned to the startup world, and has held senior positions in several Ecommerce food businesses including Blue Apron and Tovala, as well as other smaller companies. He has deep experience in building consumer products, growing brand loyalty, and building and scaling businesses from the ground up. Most recently, he was Senior Director of Product Innovation at Tovala, where he expanded the core business offering by ~35% and increased margin by nearly 20% at a ~$200m ARR company.
Emily began her hospitality career in 2010 at James Beard award winning restaurant Craigie on Main, working her way up to serve as the restaurant’s Wine Director. There she oversaw the wine list, sales, inventory, pairings and staff education, and was named to Zagat’s 30 under 30 list of rising stars in Boston. She then moved to New York City to join Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group as Head Sommelier at North End Grill where she worked directly under Master Sommelier Mia Van de Water.
After seven years in restaurants, Emily secured a riesling nerd’s dream opportunity of working and living at Dönnhoff for a harvest, working directly under winemaker Cornelius Dönnhoff. Upon returning, Emily moved to the distribution side, working at IPO Wines in New York, which, among other importers, sold the Kermit Lynch portfolio as well as several cult Napa producers. She next joined the sales team for MHW Ltd. which specializes in back office and importing solutions for beverage brands from around the world. During both positions, she moonlit as a chat bot at Wine.com, and worked at NYC wine shops Blanc et Rouge and Convive. She has spent the last several years as a stay-at-home mother to the couple’s two children, George and Frankie.
In sum, Thad and Emily have spent their careers in wine and hospitality, are deeply experienced in all facets of the wine industry, and have hands-on experience building and scaling businesses from the ground up. Additionally, they are avid wine collectors showing that this is not just a profession, but a true passion.