Wine Tasting Rooms

When wine tasting in Santa Barbara, tasting rooms are the wine lover’s ultimate watering hole: Visitors come here to socialize, to share experiences and to relax. No matter your favorite grape varietal or your personal style, you’ll find a Santa Barbara tasting room to fit your taste.

The dozens of tasting rooms that spread throughout downtown Santa Barbara are a reflection of the winemakers and the neighborhoods where they’re located. For a vivacious, youthful sipping experience, the Funk Zone tasting rooms are teeming with personality and Instagram-worthy style. In the city’s historic Presidio Neighborhood, the tasting rooms are intimate and embrace the elegance of the historic buildings they occupy.

For a more picturesque wine-drinking experience, tasting rooms in the Santa Ynez and Santa Maria Valleys are as friendly as they are eclectic. Multiple tasting lists, including reserve lists that often feature limited-edition wines, create a comprehensive lesson for  budding aficionados or seasoned experts alike. At their core, Santa Barbara’s tasting rooms are personal, so don’t be surprised if the person doing the pouring is the actual winemaker.

Tasting Rooms in Santa Barbara


Grassini Family Vineyards Tasting Room

Recognized by readers of the Santa Barbara Independent as one of the region’s top wineries and tasting rooms, Grassini Family Vineyards crafts exceptional Bordeaux varietals from its estate vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley, with a focus on…


Pali Wine Co.

Please note: Pali Wine Co.’s Santa Barbara tasting room is currently undergoing renovations. In the meantime, tastings are temporarily being offered at 137 Anacapa Street. Pali Wine Co.’s Santa Barbara wine tasting room is located…


Margerum Wine Company and Barden Wines

Located near Santa Barbara’s waterfront at the Hotel Californian, Margerum Wine Company offers tastings or wines by the glass in our expansive tasting room or on the heated patio. And at the gateway to the Sta. Rita Hills, our winery is also…



Carr Winery

Carr Winery has two locations for guests to enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass and bottles to go: Carr Winery ~ Santa Barbara414 N. Salsipuedes Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103Open Daily at 12:00pm Step inside Carr Winery’s iconic 1940s…


The Valley Project

We love wine, and we believe that Santa Barbara is one of the best places on Earth to grow and make it. This project is our love letter to Santa Barbara's wine country. Born out of a desire to showcase the County's incredibly diverse Viticultural…


Riverbench Vineyard & Winery

Certified sustainable winery focused on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and sparkling wines from a single vineyard on the bank of the ancient Sisquoc River, known as the Santa Maria Bench. Riverbench Vineyard was established in 1973, when the first grapes…


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