Potek Winery — Restaurant in Santa Barbara

One of the highlights of this place is that you're supposed to get different shapes of glasses based on the varietal you are tasting. When we went there, the dishwasher was broken so we were served all four wines in the tasting consecutively instead of simultaneously and in the same glass.. This was disappointing as I believe they could just have washed them by hand. The Chardonnay was very acid, close to lemon juice. This rubbed it for the other notes to be detected. The Grenache was very good, and the stag and Pinot were decent but nothing exceptional and not on par with their price tag. The redeeming factor of this winery is the building itself which is interesting, and the printed notes for each wine which are neatly tucked into a leather pouch. The pourers were very friendly and provided good, detailed...

The employees working behind the wine bar here (as of end of 2023 / early 2024) aren’t very friendly, not very educated on the wine (or they dont wish to share), and not attentive to their customers. Their wine is mediocre. Outdoor venue here is great, but w/ the average wine and poor service, we dont get wine here anymore. We’d rather get burgers and beer at third window where they care about...

Excellent wine!

I've been here twice now and have really enjoyed their wine, especially their Pinot Noir.

They offer wine tasting, wine by the glass, and bottles of course.

Seating is available inside and in the courtyard they share with the...