J. Wilkes — Attraction in Santa Barbara

We chose to do a tasting here based off their cute/fancy atmosphere and we're so glad we tried them out! We did their regular tasting flight and were a bit nervous as we didn't enjoy the Pinot Blanc, which was the first on the list. We thought we might have made a mistake, but the following three were a different tune completely! Specifically the last two! We really liked the Vermentino, but the 2021 Pinot and the 2020 Syrah were fantastic!

I gave this 4 starts as opposed to five as I felt like the price point was a tad hot for what it was. Both wines we liked were marked at $60 (and the 4-wine tasting was $35). We taste a lot of wine and have a pretty good feel for price points, and this was just a bit hot. If they were 45 or maybe even $50 bottles, we probably would have left with both. Or even if they waved the $35 tasting if you bought two bottles (a common practice in the area), we probably would have gotten the two bottles as well... But it was just too rich for our blood.

All of that said... FOUR STARS is still GREAT! Definitely go here and test for yourselves! It has a nice, relaxing atmosphere and a fair amount of seating! I'd definitely go back. Highly...

We stopped here one night for some wine tasting. We were actually waiting for a table next door at Finney's, so we thought we would give it a try. The wine was great. When we got ready to pay, we realized that they didn't take apple pay and we didn't have our wallet on us (biking), so we felt so bad and apologized and the manager said to come back the next day to settle up. When we came back the owner was there and he said the bill was being comped and no need to pay. We tried to pay but they would not take our money. They were just so nice about the whole situation. It is rare to come across a business like this. We highly recommend supporting this business. The wine is great but the staff and owner are...

Had a wine & chocolate tasting with my spouse here in January. The tasting pairs a wine with a chocolate, and the experience of flavors is great. What wasn't so great, was they had a promotion for BOGO wine tastings posted on a podium sign outside of the tasting room for Fridays in January (it was Friday). When it was time to check out, the workers had no idea they were advertising that promotion, and they did not honor it. I wanted to walk them outside and point the sign out to them, but decided to just eat the cost instead. It ended up costing the 2 of us $100. It was good, but not worth it. If you're going to have a promotion like that, at least let your workers know. It was...