Hidden gems: Wine bars in Santa Barbara

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Santa Barbara. This list contains 16 places from Wine bar category.

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Aperitivo
Wine bar
👍👍 Amazing food. Love how the menu changes weekly. Small kitchen so not a big menu but it won’t disappoint.
5.00 (56 reviews)
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Barbieri & Kempe Wines
Winery
👍👍 I’ve only tried about a third of the wineries/tasting rooms in Santa Barbara, but Barbieri and Kempe is officially my favorite. Massimo gave my friends and I fantastic afternoon tasting. He was extremely knowledgeable about his family brand and taught us so much in the short time we were there. The...
5.00 (26 reviews)
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Longoria On State
Winery
5.00 (21 reviews)
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The Society: State & Mason
Wine bar
5.00 (20 reviews)
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I Bike Santa Barbara Wine Country Tours
Tour operator
👍👍 A MUST DO! If you’re considering booking this - think no further and do it. William provided the most special day for us; he was knowledgeable about the area and made us feel confident on our bikes. We were so impressed with his professionalism, kindness and relationships with the local wineries and...
4.90 (37 reviews)
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Grassini Family Vineyards
Wine bar
Local vineyard's tasting room offering flights of its red and white wines, plus chocolate pairings.
4.80 (114 reviews)
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Skyenna Wine Lounge
Wine bar
👍👍 Omg!!! The best wine in a long time! Sweet environment! The owner knows his stuff. Perfect for old friends and new friends on a Friday night!!!
4.80 (80 reviews)
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Jamie Slone Wines
Winery
👍👍 We really LOVED our recent visit to Jamie Slone. The tasting room is really beautiful and the wines were all amazing. Kym, one of the owners, was there and took great care of us. She is extremely knowledgeable about the wines and wine making process! Well worth a visit❣🍷
4.70 (105 reviews)
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Villa Wine Bar and Kitchen
Wine bar
👍👍 Local and “lekker” as we used to say in SA! Great place to hang out with friends!
4.70 (66 reviews)
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Carr Winery
Winery
👍👍 Delicious wine and a very chill vibe/ambiance
4.70 (66 reviews)
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The Valley Project
Winery
👍👍 This was such an informative, fantastic jumping off point to enter SB county. I wish I caught our server's name because he was a wealth of regional knowledge. The red flight we tasted was a solid sampling of all the different regional AVAs in SB. Two lovely Syrahs, a surprisingly robust Zinfandel &...
4.70 (61 reviews)
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Corks n' Crowns Tasting Room and Wine Sales
Wine bar
Craft beer & small-batch wine flights offered in a stylish shop with patio seats.
4.60 (130 reviews)
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Margerum Santa Barbara Tasting Room
Wine bar
👍👍 Stopped in for a glass of wine, ended up leaving as full wine club members and had the BEST experience!! We were in Santa Barbara for 6 nights and this was our absolute favorite experience. We decided to visit Margerum after both concierges recommended this stop (Rosewood Miramar and Ritz Bacara). W...
4.60 (97 reviews)
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Kunin Wines
Winery
👍👍 Of all the places I walked into on my birthday 9-7, yesterday, this was the only place my bestie and I were acknowledged. Every place we went the staff made no attempt to welcome us. So enough about everyone else. Let's talk about this cute place. The gal was warm, friendly and helped in making some...
4.60 (86 reviews)
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Corner Tap
Restaurant
$$ $$
4.50 (73 reviews)
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