Outer Space Wines - Napa Valley

Winemaker Night With Anna and Mario Monticelli
2024-04-26 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Outer Space Wines presents “Winemaker Night,” featuring one winery, the winemaker, a flight of wines and a casual, informative explanation about the wines, vineyards and winemaking.
On Friday, April 26 Outer Space welcomes husband/wife winemaking team Anna and Mario Monticelli. Anna and Mario own and make ILARIA WINES , ATELIER ILARIA and M.A. Monticelli Wines. Join us in Outer Space to enjoy and learn about their Napa Valley and Piedmont, Italy wines.
Guests are welcome anytime from 5 to 7 PM. Anna and Mario will present to the group at 6 PM.
You’ll enjoy the following wines:
Atelier Ilaria Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2021 – $32/bottle
Ilaria Malbec, Napa Valley 2021 – $45
M.A. Monticelli Nebbiolo Langhe 2020 – $32
M.A. Monticelli Barolo 2017 – $45
M.A. Monticelli Bussia Riserva Barolo 2016 – $75
$20/tasting. $5 off tasting for each bottle of Ilaria and Atelier Ilaria purchased.
Buy Tickets Here
Winemaker Night with Anna and Mario Monticelli
At Outer Space Wines
Friday, April 26, 5 to 7:30 PM (Presentation at 6:00)
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin St, Downtown Napa, CA.
(707) 657-7401

You Be The Judge - Rosé Tasting & Rating at Outer Space Wines
2024-05-03 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Outer Space Wines presents “You Be The Judge,” a rosé wine tasting where you rate your favorites. At this interactive wine tasting, you’ll pour and taste ten different Rosé wines “blind,” i.e. in bags so you don’t know what they are. Try them all then pick your Top 5.
Wines will either be available for purchase and takeaway night-of, or you can place your order for purchase & pick up next week.
After 7:30 all the ratings will be compiled and the Top 3 rosé wines of the night will be announced.
You Be The Judge – Rosé Tasting & Rating this Friday, May 3 from 5 to 7:30 PM.
$20/tasting.
Buy Tickets Here
Come to Outer Space Wines anytime from 5 to 7:30 PM to play.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin St, Downtown Napa, CA.
(707) 657-7401

Guess The Grape Wine Tasting Quiz
2024-05-09 16:30 - 19:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 the grape, country and region. After you’ve tasted and guessed, Owner Dan Dawson will reveal the answers along with soil, farming and winemaking notes.
If you and your friends are studying for any level of wine certification, this is a perfect and low-cost tasting you don’t want to miss.
Purchase tickets here (or pay at the door: $20 cash/$22 on card).
Guess The Grape Wine Tasting Quiz
at Outer Space Wines
Thursday, May 9, 4:30 to 7 PM
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street,
Downtown Napa. (707) 657-7401
www.outerspace.wine

Bring a Bottle Night – Pinot Noir 2019 or Older
2024-05-30 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 two) and $10/person.
If you don’t have a Pinot Noir that’s 2019 vintage or older to bring, contact Outer Space Wines at least a day in advance. We’ll try to help you out.
Bring a Bottle is from 5 to 7:30. We suggest you arrive between 5 and 5:30 for maximum enjoyment.
Cheese and air fryer snacks will be served.
Contact Outer Space Wines at (707) 657-7401 for further details.
Bring A Bottle of Pinot Noir 2019 Vintage or Older
at Outer Space Wines
Thursday, May 30, 5 to 7:30 PM.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street
Napa, California
(707) 657-7401

Fantastic Favas And Wines To Match
2024-05-31 12:00 - 19:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 perfectly match the favas!
$25 for the favas and wine pairing.
Here’s the Fantastic Fava wine line-up:
Louis Metaireau – Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine, Sur Lie “Grand Mouton” 2022 ($25)
Brockmeyer Albariño “Otis Vineyard” Yakima Valley 2023 ($22)
Preiss Rosé vom Zweigelt “Kammerling” Niederosterreich 2023 ($20)
Fantastic Favas With Wines To Match at Outer Space Wines
Friday, May 31
at Outer Space Wines, Wine Shop and Wine Bar
Advance Purchase & Reservation Recommended
Buy Tickets and then Dan will be in touch to reserve your time
Reservations available Noon to 7 PM.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Taste With The Winemaker / Dog Day Afternoon
2024-06-08 12:00 - 17:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 Sauvignon from the Mayacamas Mountain Range in Lake County and lip-smacking, fizzy Pet-Nat. On this Saturday in June, Michael will join us in Outer Space to talk about the wines as we all sip them and enjoy. The tasting line-up is below.
Cost for the tasting is (just) $15, with $5 credit for each bottle of Obsidian Wine Company wine purchased.
Also on Saturday June 8 is Dog Day Afternoon, running from 12 noon to 5 PM. Bring your dog(s) in for Yappy Hour, enjoy an Obsidian tasting, glass of wine, bottle or a wine cocktail. What a fun way to spend some time enjoying our downtown with or without your four-legged friend!
The afternoon’s co-sponsor is Friends of Napa County Animal Shelter (FONCAS). As the day’s non-profit beneficiary, all gratuities and 10% of bottle sales will be donated to them.
Here’s the wine tasting line-up.

OBSIDIAN Wine Co “Pezsgő” Sparkling Pinot Noir, Petillant Naturel,
Carneros, Napa Valley 2023 ($36)
OBSIDIAN Wine Co Chardonnay “Poseidon Vineyard” Carneros, Napa Valley 2022 ($36)
OBSIDIAN Wine Co Pinot Noir “Poseidon Vineyard” Carneros, Napa Valley 2021 ($36)
OBSIDIAN Wine Co Cabernet Sauvignon “Obsidian Ridge Vineyard – Volcanic Estate” Red Hills, Lake County 2021 ($39)
Taste With The Winemaker Saturday
Michael Terrien of Obsidian Wine Company
Saturday, June 8. 2 to 4:30 PM
Pay on sight.

Dog Day Afternoon
With Friends of Napa County Animal Shelter
Saturday, June 8, 12 Noon to 5 PM.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Downtown Napa Shop Sip and Stroll
2024-06-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 the patio and can be used at all participating merchants for the night. Come on by!
In the words of Downtown Napa Merchants Association: “There’s no better way to do Napa than a Shop Sip & Stroll! Join us every Thursday evening in June for exclusive special offers, surprise-and-delights, and of course savings on shopping and sipping throughout the various districts in Downtown Napa. Retailers will be partnering with tasting rooms on fun activations, and it’s the perfect reason to head to Downtown Napa for Thursday night fun!”
Date: Thursday, June 13
Time: 5:00 to 7:00 PM each day.
Contact Outer Space at (707) 657-7401 for more details.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street
Downtown Napa
www.outerspace.wine

Class Is In Session: LOIRE VALLEY
2024-06-20 18:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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) & 3 red. We’ll focus on place, from appellation to vineyard, then grape, then producer.
Class Is In Session – Loire Line-Up:
Louis Metaireau – Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine, Sur Lie “Grand Mouton” 2022 ($25)
Firmin Dezat Sancerre 2022 ($32)
Francois Chidaine Montlouis “Clos du Brueil” 2022 ($41)
Sylvain Bailly Sancerre Rouge “La Louee” 2019 ($28)
Domaine des Sanzay Saumur Champigny “Vieilles Vignes” 2020 ($30)
Philippe Alliet Chinon “Vieilles Vignes” 2020 ($37)
Sweet ending:
Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 2002 ($65)
$35/tasting
Buy Loire Valley Class Is In Session Tickets
Class Is In Session: LOIRE VALLEY
at Outer Space Wines
Thursday, June 20, 6 PM start
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Winemaker Night With Kira Ballotta: Ode To Olivia Brion & Cantadora
2024-06-21 17:00 - 20:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 her wines (this will be at 6 PM).
Music by DJ Sneak-E Pete, Kira’s husband. Pete’s been playing funk, hip hop, jazz and break beats for 20+ years at residencies in SF and NYC.
Book & Wine Pairing from our friends at Napa Bookmine. They’re setting up a satellite shop in Outer Space for the night, pairing books with the Olivia Brion wines. 2 book purchase is rewarded by an Ode To Olivia Brion cloth book bag!

Guests are welcome anytime from 5 to 8 PM.
The Olivia Brion/Cantadora tasting line-up:
Ode To OLIVIA BRION “Taquine” Aromatic White Blend “Lost Slough Vineyard” Clarksburg 2022 ($32)
Ode To OLIVIA BRION “Mon Amour Interdit” Chillable Red Blend
“Shake Ridge Ranch” Amador County 2022 ($36)
Ode To OLIVIA BRION Pinot Noir “Black Ridge Vineyard” Santa Cruz Mountains 2021 ($55)
CANTADORA Grenache/Mourvedre/Syrah “The Energizer for the Ages”
“Shake Ridge Ranch” Amador County 2021 ($50)
CANTADORA Tempranillo “The Dream Builder”
“Shake Ridge Ranch” Amador County 2021 ($50)

$20/tasting. free with purchase of 3 bottles of Olivia Brion and/or Cantadora. 10% off purchase of 3 or more bottles.
Buy Tickets Here
Winemaker Night with Kira Ballotta:
Ode To Olivia Brion and Cantadora wines
At Outer Space Wines
Friday, June 21, 5 to 8 PM (Presentation at 6 PM)
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin St, Downtown Napa, CA.
(707) 657-7401

Presidential Debate Watch and Drink
2024-06-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 of guests.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Drink & Donate Wine Case Tasting - Summer Case
2024-06-28 - 2024-06-29 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 non-profit for the quarter. The featured non-profit for the Summer 2024 case is Jameson Humane. (See below for information.)
Details on the Drink & Donate Wine Case.
On Friday June 28 and Saturday June 29 come in and try the six wines Drink & Donate Wine Case. Taste them all before you buy, and if you want go ahead and customize your Drink & Donate Wine Case within the six wines.
$20/tasting, waived with purchase of Drink & Donate Wine Case.
Buy Tickets Here.
Drink & Donate Case Line-up:

Preiss Rosé vom Zweigelt “Kammerling” Niederosterreich 2023 ($20/bottle) Notes
Lionel Osmin “Villa Plage Blanche” Côtes de Gascogne 2022 ($16) Notes
Filipa Pato “Dinamico” Branco, Bairrada, Portugal 2022 ($20) Notes
Peterson Barbera “Tollini Vineyard” Mendocino County 2020 ($20) Notes
Magnolia Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands 2022 ($25) Notes
La Cabotte Massif d’Uchaux, Cotes du Rhone Villages “Garance” 2022 ($20) Notes

Drink & Donate Wine Case Tasting at Outer Space Wines
Friday, June 28 and Saturday June 29 – Noon to 7 PM each day.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401
ABOUT JAMESON HUMANE
Mission: Guided by the connection among animals, humans, and the planet, Jameson Humane seeks to improve animal welfare through global collaboration and education for the benefit of all life.
Purpose: Jameson Humane fosters harmony between humans, animals, and the planet to create a kinder, more compassionate world.
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Pinot Five Ways at Outer Space Wines
2024-07-11 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 pine cone. On this Thursday night tasting we’ll start with rosé and two whites and then two Pinot Noirs from America. Here’s the line-up:
LUCY Rosé of Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands 2023 ($20)
RUDI PICHLER Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) “Terrassen” Smaragd, Wachau, Austria 2022 ($45)
LOVE & SQUALOR Pinot Gris Willamette Valley 2022 ($20)
ANTHILL FARMS Pinot Noir “Peters Vineyard” Sonoma Coast 2022 ($60/bottle)
LINGUA FRANCA Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley 2021 ($60/bottle)
$25/tasting
Buy Pinot 5 Ways tasting tickets here
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Burgundy & Brunello Tasting at Outer Space Wines
2024-07-12 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
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 Clos du Chateau” Monopole 2020 ($49)
Domaine TORTOCHOT Gevrey-Chambertin “Champerrier” Vielles Vignes 2019 ($69)
VOLIERO Brunello di Montalcino 2017 ($75/bottle)
UCCELLERIA Brunello di Montalcino 2017 ($69/bottle)
$25/tasting
Buy Burgundy & Brunello tasting tickets here
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Wine and Music Trivia Night at Outer Space Wines
2024-07-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
What’s better than Trivia Night?
WINE Trivia Night, that’s what. And even better…Wine and MUSIC trivia!!!
Outer Space Wines presents Wine and Music Trivia on Thursday, July 18 at 6 P.M.
Come in anytime between 5 and 6 PM for a glass of wine and order a snack as you settle in for trivia.
Games begin at 6:00 with host Dan Dawson’s wine questions mixed in with his game, “Name That Artist.”
Participants can play as singles or in teams of two. First prize is a bottle of bubbles which you may take home or share with the crowd.
Wines will be available by the glass or bottle. Food menu with charcuterie boards, deviled eggs, cheese plates and such available.
No charge to play. One drink minimum!
Register for wine & music trivia night at Outer Space Wines.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa.
(707) 657-7401

A Dozen Oregon Wines in Outer Space
2024-07-19 16:30 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
A Dozen Oregon Wines. Taste them all on Friday, July 19 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM at Outer Space Wines.
Multiple Pinot Noirs, of course. Beyond Pinot you’ll try cool red blends and myriad whites: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and more.
Our featured importer for the tasting is Northwest Wines Ltd, long-time distributor of Oregon and Washington wines in the Bay Area. Tom Elliot and Fabrice Habelski of Northwest Wines Ltd will be present to talk about the wines.
All wines will be available for ordering with purchase & pick up the following week. 10% discount on orders of 6 bottles or more.
The Dozen Oregon Wines in Outer Space Line-Up incudes:
The Eyrie Vineyards “Spark” Ultra Brut Sparkling Rosé, Dundee Hills ($26)
Evesham Wood “Blanc du Puits Sec” Eola-Amity Hills 2023 ($21)
Elk Cove Pinot Gris “Estate” Willamette Valley 2022 ($21)
Ridgecrest Dry Riesling “Estate” Ribbon Ridge 2022 ($29)
Raptor Ridge Gruner Veltliner “Estate” Chehalem Mountains 2023 ($22)
Big Table Farm Chardonnay “Wild Bee” Willamette Valley 2022 ($37)
Vinous Obscura “Kék Bika” Austro-Hungarian Grape Field Blend, Willamette Valley 2022 ($27)
Leah Jørgensen Gamay-Cabernet Franc “Tour Rain” Oregon 2021 (Rogue Valley Cab Franc, Willamette Valley Gamay) ($32)
McKinlay Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2022 ($22)
Winderlee Pinot Noir “Bounteous” Willamette Valley 2021 ($32)
Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2022 ($36)
Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir “Estate” Willamette Valley 2021 ($50)
A Dozen Oregon Wines in Outer Space
Friday, July 19, 4:30 to 7:30
$25 cash or $28 credit card to taste.
Pay at the door.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Meet The Dupreys At Outer Space Wines
2024-07-25 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Introducing Thad and Emily Duprey, the new owners of Outer Space Wines, on Thursday July 25 from 5 to 7:30.
Come in for some wine and bites in the company of Thad, Emily and Outer Space seller Dan Dawson.
A selection of library wines from the Outer Space coffers will be served along cheese, charcuterie and such. The Napa community is encouraged to stop by to welcome the Dupreys to Downtown Napa.
$10/person is requested.
Meet The Dupreys at Outer Space Wines
Thursday, July 25, 5 to 7:30 PM
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Outer Space Wines BLAST OFF Tasting
2024-07-26 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Outer Space Wines’ welcomes all to their Summer “Blast Off” Tasting with four favorite wineries pouring their wines and telling their stories. These are wineries particularly near and dear to the heart of Outer Space Wines owner Dan Dawson.
Come to the Summer Blast Off and meet & taste the wines of Lagier Meredith, Palisades Canyon/Au Revoir, Stereophonic and David Clinton. You’ll try 8 wines…2 from each winery.
Outer Space Summer Blast Off is $25 cash/$27 charge per person with $5 credit off tasting for each bottle of Blast Off wine purchased.
The tasting line-up for Blast Off #7:
LAGIER MEREDITH Syrah, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley 2020 ($49)
LAGIER MEREDITH Mondeuse, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley 2020 ($46)
Steve Lagier & Carole Meredith pouring
AU REVOIR Merlot “Veeder Ridge Vineyard” Mount Veeder, Napa Valley 2020 ($50)
AU REVOIR Cabernet Sauvignon “Veeder Ridge Vineyard” Mount Veeder, Napa Valley 2019 ($95)
Felicia Woytak and Steven Rasmussen pouring
DAVID CLINTON Zinfandel “Mounts Vineyard – Old Vine” Dry Creek Valley 2019 ($32)
DAVID CLINTON Zinfandel “Teldeschi Vineyard – Ancient Vine” Dry Creek Valley 2019 ($36)
David Huang and Clint Holdsworth pouring
STEREOPHONIC Sangiovese “Heart Container” Paso Robles 2020 ($30)
STEREOPHONIC Cabernet Sauvignon “To Here Knows When” – “Old Bailey Vineyard” Paso Robles 2021 ($75)
Jason Lefler pouring
Purchase tickets in advance or pay when you arrive: either way is just fine.
Purchase Tickets Here
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Celebrate with Sparkling
2024-08-02 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Celebrate with Sparkling! Join Thad and Emily, the new owners of Outer Space Wines, for some celebratory bubbles on Friday, August 2nd from 5 to 7:30!
The journey of taking over Outer Space Wines has been long and filled with all of the emotions. August 2nd will be our first official day as the new proprietors and there is only one thing that seems appropriate – lots and lots of bubbles! We are opening up a few of our favorite sparklers from the shop, from vintage grower Champagne to killer-value Cava and even a non-alcoholic sparkling Riesling from one of our favorite German producers, Johannes Leitz.
Come in for a glass or two of bubbles. Here are your choices:
BOHIGAS Cava Brut Reserve $9/glass
BIANCAVIGNA Prosecco DOC Rosé, Spumante Rosa $12/glass
FRANÇOIS LECOMPTE Champagne Extra Brut 2015 $18/glass
LEITZ Sparkling Riesling ‘Einz, Zwei, Zero’ (non-alc) $10/glass
Celebrate With Sparkling with Thad & Emily at Outer Space Wines
Friday, August 2nd from 5 to 7:30 PM
Register HERE to let us know if you’re coming. Walk-ins are always welcome in Outer Space.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

The Ultimate Riesling Tasting featuring the wines of Dönnhoff
2024-08-08 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Join us at Outer Space Wines on Thursday, August 8th for a flight of Rieslings from one of the world’s greatest producers – Weingut Dönnhoff. The tasting is from 5 to 7:30.
Google Dönnhoff and you will find countless essays praising these wines. We won’t try to describe the appeal of these wines because how does one explain why lemonade is so refreshing on a brutally hot day? But we will say definitively that they are, in fact, magic in a bottle. These wines are considered the benchmark for a reason.
The lineup represents an incredible opportunity for Dönnhoff lovers to nerd out by tasting the wines side-by-side as well as for those who get to experience them for the first time. Get ready to taste liquid lightning…
Estate Riesling 2023 $23
Tonschiefer Riesling Trocken 2023 $32
Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett 2023 $35
Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese 2022 $60
Dellchen Riesling (GG) Grosses Gewächs 2022 $99
(There may be a surprise pour from our personal cellar…)
Tasting fee is $35 online or $40 at the door on the night of the event.
Come taste the thrilling wines of Dönnhoff at Outer Space Wines
Thursday, August 8th from 5 to 7:30 PM
Walk-ins are always welcome.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Library Tasting with Michael Havens
2024-08-09 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Join us at Outer Space Wines on Friday, August 9th for a very special Library Tasting with local winemaker Michael Havens. The tasting is from 5 to 7:30.
Michael Havens has made a lot of great wine in his life. On Friday, August 9th we get to try some of it AND get to chat with one of the kindest men in the biz. We will be sampling a range of wines all the way back to 1991. All of the bottles are coming directly from the winemaker himself or were collected over many years by your new Outer Space Captain and Havens super-fan, Thad.
The tasting is $40 online or $50 at the door on the night of the event.
Friday, August 9th from 5 to 7:30 PM
Walk-ins are always welcome.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa
(707) 657-7401

Taste with the Winemaker - Rebekah Wineburg of Post & Vine
2024-08-15 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Join us in Outer Space from 5:00 – 7:30 on Thursday, August 15th for a Taste with the Winemaker event.
We are so excited to host winemaker Rebekah Wineburg to taste through her Post & Vine lineup featuring special wines and limited time pricing. We’ll be tasting three current releases and two special library bottles.
Rebekah’s day job is winemaker at Quintessa, but she fell in love with historic vineyards and has been bottling them in minuscule quantities since 2012. What happens when you match talented winemaking with historic vineyards? Well, you get to taste Old California at a price that baffles in New California. This is a great way to get acquainted with some really special, small production bottlings, and taste rarely seen back vintages.
Frankly, handmade wines with this level of farming, history, transparency, and sense of place should cost much, much more. It is our good fortune (for now) that the world has not yet realized that historic vineyards should entail higher price tags. Maybe we’ll get lucky and these sorts of bottles will stay under-the-radar forever, but with quality like this, from winemakers like Rebekah, I wouldn’t count on it.
Tickets are $22 in advance or $27 at the event. Purchase advance tickets here.
Walk-ins are always welcome in Outer Space.
Outer Space Wines
974 Franklin Street, Downtown Napa

Pool Crusher Tasting
2024-08-16 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Quench your thirst! It’s hot out there and we’re serving up a chilled lineup made for the pool, the beach, or anywhere else cold, easy drinking wine is a requirement. Taste through a salivating lineup from a 1 liter bottle of Austrian Grüner, to a crisp Txakolina, to a positively mouth-watering German rosé of Pinot Noir. Heck, there’s even a chilled red making the lineup (and boy is it tasty). Best of all–all of these cold, refreshing bottles are all great values. Come in, drink up, cool off!

Cave Dog Tasting with Michael Havens
2024-08-17 14:00 - 16:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Join us as we host Michael Havens one last time! Last week we drank bottles of his all the way back to 1991 and people got to see how well his wines age. This Saturday, we’ll be tasting his Cave Dog wines from the 2014, 2105 and 2018 vintage, and a bonus Cave Dog Albariño. And, we’ll have bottles on hand to purchase. Come join us, chat with Michael, and taste these wines that are available for sale in small quantities for a limited time. $20 in advance, $27 at the door.

L'Envolée Vertical Tasting with Caitlin and Quentin Lhommeau
2024-08-30 17:00 - 19:30 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Friday, August 30 5-7:30pm
Join winemaking couple Caitlin and Quentin Lhommeau as they take us through a four year vertical of their culty, highly regarded Cabernet and their Napa Chenin from L’Envolée. Great opportunity to get in early on a couple that are making big waves in Napa Cab world.
We’ll taste their 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Napa Cabernet, along with their 2023 Chenin Blanc. I’m drinking the delicious 2020 as I type this. Bottle number 487 out of 750 from this vintage. Tiny production, very high quality, and delicious with the tri-tip with chimichurri that Emily made for dinner. It’s full of clove and blackberry jam with a chewy, cocoa-infused finish. It’s a lovely glass of wine, and I know you’ll love it as much as the critics do. Come on down and taste this while you still can.

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Thursday Night Wine Trivia
2024-09-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Do you know the main grape of Barolo and Barbaresco? The major grapes of a Bordeaux blend? The name of a California Bordeaux blend? If so, get down here, get a delicious (cold!) drink in your hand, and play to win a bottle of Allimant Cremant. Tasty beverages, wine trivia, music deep cut bonus rounds, a prize that sparkles, what else could you ask for? Come early, get a drink and a table, and be ready for the first question at 6pm!

Visiting Winemaker: Filomena
2024-09-13 17:00 - 20:00 | CA
Come taste the wines of Filomena with winemaker Luke Nio. Luke describes his wines as “Small lot, minimal intervention wines using unique grapes from some pretty special places.” They’re awesome. Cab Pfeffer, St. Laurent, Petite Sirah. All unique, all fantastic. This is going to be an awesome event. Hang out with Luke, taste through the lineup, and be blown away by this distinctive, under-the-radar gem. Tickets are $25 in advance or $35 at the door.

Taste a Dozen Wines: South of France
2024-09-19 17:00 - 20:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Join us on Thursday, September 19th to taste 12 wines from the South of France. The South of France is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to wine, but it has still never blown up in popularity like other French regions. Of course, at Outer Space we love regions like this because it means that exceptional wines are available at prices lower than their quality justifies. We’re going to taste a wide range of wines, from Mourvèdre from Bandol, to Carignan, Grenache, and Roussanne from the Languedoc, to Cinsault and Grenache Blanc/Clairette from Provence. We’ll taste white, rosé, red, and even an absolutely delicious dessert wine that will become your new evening habit. This is a great way to dive in and get a broad view of a fascinating winemaking region. Purchase your tickets here. See you there!

Wines with Age
2024-09-20 17:00 - 20:00 | CA
We love wines with some age on them. That doesn’t mean old wines, necessarily. It just means that we appreciate a wine that has had the appropriate amount of time to come into its own. One of the things that drives us crazy about Napa is that so many wines are so age-worthy, but get drunk immediately upon release or shortly thereafter.
Join us this Friday at the wine bar to drink wine that has been aged appropriately. Interested in trying a 14 year old Chardonnay from the winemaker at Kistler…by the glass? Or how about a 2010 Muscadet by the glass? Or a 25 year old Zinfandel drinking beautifully for under $100 a bottle? Or a 30 year old Merlot, also for under $100. We’ll be featuring a large array of wines available by the glass and bottle, at great values. This is a little preview into what we hope the future of Outer Space looks like, so come join us and let us know if you want to see more evenings like this one!

Desire Lines
2024-09-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Cody and Emily Rasmussen are the owners of Desire Lines, which produces wines which we absolutely love. Cody’s day job is being an Assistant Winemaker at Bedrock Wine Co. We really appreciate and respect how much great wine comes out of Bedrock, both under its labels, and the labels of people who work there. It is an incredible incubator for talent, especially for making the types of wines that we really enjoy–great sense of place, balanced, interesting, delicious. We first tasted Desire Lines a couple months ago, and their Sauvignon Blanc remains probably my favorite discovery since taking over Outer Space. Frankly, I think the Sauvignon Blanc is an absolute revelation: the kind of wine that comes along and changes your entire perspective on a varietal, but I digress…
Join us at the shop along with the Desire Lines team to taste through their lineup. From delicious Riesling(S!), to revelatory Sauvignon Blanc, to Cabernets from unexpected places, we’re going to be pouring a full compliment of their wines. Come learn directly from the owners about their brand, their winemaking, and their vision. It’s going to be a fun evening with absolutely delicious wines. Can’t wait to see you there.

Aged Chardonnay Night
2024-10-03 17:30 - 20:00 | Outer Space Wines, 974 Franklin St., Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Chardonnay is a perfect example of a wine that gets really fun with a little age, but doesn’t need to go for 30 years to develop full complexity. We generally find that Chardonnay is at its best in the 5-10 year range, but there are lots of fun ones going much further back.
This Thursday, the triumphant return of Bring-A-Bottle events. Bring a good bottle of Chardonnay from 2020 or before and come ready to taste and chat aged Chardonnay. For my part, I’ll be bringing one of our favorite new producers: 2013 Pont Neuf ‘Le Pont Neuf’ Chardonnay. We recently got the 2022 Pont Neuf in and are in love with it, so we can’t wait to see what a bottle with age is like.
We’re going to open up the cellar and have lots of really cool pre-2020 Chardonnays for sale if you don’t have one of your own to bring. And, we’ll have some great cheeses out to complete the experience. Please try to arrive by 6 so all the wines get here at once. Cost of event is $10 and a bottle.
