Calling all wine students and the wine-curious. Outer Space Wines presents "Guess The Grape," a blind wine tasting quiz, on Thursday, May 9 from 4:30 to 7 PM. Taste four wines, all classic representations of the grape (and "testable" per The Court of Master Sommeliers: Red Grapes and White Grapes). See if you can guess […]
Outer Space Wines hosts a Bring-A-Bottle evening on Thursday, May 30. The Bring-A-Bottle theme is Pinot Noir, 2019 vintage or older. Bring your bottle, share it with others, and enjoy all the wines. The Pinot Noir can be from anywhere, any style, and any value. Entrance fee is a bottle of wine (one bottle admits […]
Favas are fantastic in Napa Valley in the springtime! On Friday May 31 Outer Space Wines Owner/Resident Chef Dan Dawson will serve ultra-fresh Fava Beans two ways: Fava Bean, Chickpea and Cucumber Salad and Fava Bean Purée Crostini. With your fava dishes you'll be served three wines: A Rosé and two whites. Each picked to […]
A Dozen Portuguese Wines. Taste them all on Friday, June 7 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM at Outer Space Wines. Whites, Reds, a Rosé and a Port. Grapes native to Portugal. Prices across the board. These make the Delicious Portuguese Dozen. Guest Marc West-Teixeira, owner of Portuguese Wine Importer Teixeira Wine Group, will be here […]
Outer Space Wines serves a double-whammy on Saturday, June 8. Michael Terrien, co-founder of Obsidian Wine Company will be in Outer Space presenting Obsidian wines from 2 to 4:30PM. Obsidian Wine Co, the featured winery at the wine bar in May into June, specializes in cool-climate Carneros Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, husky & delicious Cabernet […]
On Thursday, June 13 from 5 to 7 PM Outer Space Wines will participate in the Downtown Napa “Shop Sip & Stroll” wine tasting and shopping multi-block party. Outer Space will host live music in the alley and pour splashes of wine. Unbreakable wine glasses and your tasting wristband will be sold for $10 on […]
Here is "Class Is In Session," the Outer Space series of classroom-style wine tastings and lessons with me, Dan Dawson. Each class will focus on a specific wine region of the world. The class on Thursday, June 20 is on Loire Valley. We'll taste seven wines from The Loire: 4 white (one a dessert wine) […]
Outer Space Wines presents "Winemaker Night," featuring one winery, the winemaker(s), a flight of wines and a casual, informative explanation about the wines, vineyards and winemaking. On Friday, June 21 Outer Space welcomes Kira Ballotta, owner & winemaker of Ode To Olivia Brion and Cantadora Wines. The evening's festivities include: A presentation from Kira about […]
Outer Space Wines hosts a Presidential Debate Watch Party this Thursday, June 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Arrived between 5:30 and 6 PM to settle in and get your wine. The Biden/Trump debate on CNN begins at 6 PM. All political perspectives are welcome. Respect and tolerance for conflicting points of view are required […]
Outer Space Wines presents a tasting of the wines in the Drink & Donate Wine Case, summer edition. The Drink & Donate Wine Case is six wines, two bottles of each, for $200 to $250. The Summer 2024 case is $220. Buy the case for $220 and $22 of that is donated to our featured […]
Outer Space Wines Napa Valley presents "Pinot Five Ways," a tasting of different Pinot grapes, on Thursday July 11 from 5 to 7:30 PM. The Pinot family of grapes, all related through mutation over centuries of cultivation, is believed to have earned its name from the shape of their grape clusters: they're shaped like a […]
Outer Space Wines Napa Valley present a tasting of Burgundy (white & red) and Brunello di Montalcino on Friday July 12 from 5 to 7:30 PM. Join an enthusiastic group of fellow European wine lovers for this Italy-meets-France tasting of artisan wines. Here's the Burgundy & Brunello tasting line-up: Domaine de MONTILLE Bourgogne Blanc "Le […]
