Such a cute place. Great wine selection! We got some food from St. Helena Bakery and this wine bar is attached. The outdoor area is beautiful, such a charming garden with really pretty flowers. The gardening is amazing. I got a Notary Public Garnacha and it was delicious, bought a bottle. My husband got his favorite Stolpman Sangiovese, Love You Bunches. BTG prices were reasonable and the person serving was really nice and knowledgeable. Answered my questions and offered a taste before committing to a glass. Lovely experience. You should go! read more

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The interior design of this place is stunning! What a beautiful spot to enjoy food from the bakery and sip a glass of wine on a Saturday afternoon. The wine collective has curated a cozy spot that naturally build community. The staff is knowledgeable and elaborates on wine history, production, and fun facts. read more

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What a delightful place! Suzanne was knowledgeable and friendly. We enjoyed the wine and loved talking with her! And the wine was wonderful! Special compliments on your Petit Verdot!' read more

Marvelous Martha was amazing. We went twice during our trip to see her. She was so knowledgeable and the wine tasting was perfect. We loved them all. The Notary Public wines are fantastic. The Rose and the Love You Bunches were highlights. The garden patio is lovely. So many beautiful flowers and birds. Will definitely come back next time we are in town. read more

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Nice way to taste a bunch of interesting wines from small wineries. Martha was amazing, knowledgeable & fun. She made the experience personal and comfortable. Her cheese board was perfect to hold you over till the next stop. You would not have any idea that the restaurant was there and was packed with high table turnovers. read more

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We throughout enjoyed our tastings at the wine collective. The gentleman helping us was very friendly and knowledgable in the wines that were part of the red and white tastings. It was great getting to taste from many of the different producers in the local area. The selection was very solid and even the wines we didn't like as much were still well made. The atmosphere was nice and the tasting area is in a fun part of town. Overall, I would recommend doing a tasting here. read more

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Great service, ambience, and wine. Make sure you book the side car wine tour and they will drop you off here for a lovely experience . read more

Had a glass of wine while we waited for our table next door. Was not super impressed with the selections but our waiter was really nice. It was late so we could not find any of their breads or appetizer options. read more

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We chose this place for a surprise 40th birthday for one of my girlfriends and it was a perfect setting. Chill, service was amazing! We got even surprise by being part of wine documentary which was a bonus. Our server Aaron was great! We all were a fan of the dreamcoat blanc de blanc and the orange wine seasonal flavor. read more

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Amazing wine selection! I came in for a spritz and Madison, the amazing supervisor here recommended a dreamcôte blanc and it's now my new favorite wine!!! she was so knowledgeable and welcoming and I can't wait to come back to try some more wine with friends. 10/10 recommend !!!! read more

This place has one of the prettiest patios I've ever sat on. Surrounded by gorgeous flowers and plants, it makes for the perfect outside experience. I tasted a wine flight and my husband had a glass of wine all while my toddler played with one of the many available games. While not a winery, they offer wine from all over. I found the wine to be delicious and even took home a bottle! read more

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This is a really cool spot and they have a TON of great wines from local wineries. We each had different tastings and enjoyed both, and we did a cheese platter that was great. The service was efficient and she was able to answer our questions. There was a terrific musician playing guitar and singing, and she was perfect for the space and experience. Recommended if you're in the area, as you have a chance to taste a number of wines, many of which seem to be boutique labels that you won't see in retail locations or that may not even have a tasting room of their own. read more

We were in the Funk Zone of Santa Barbara trying to decide which winery to go into and came upon the Santa Barbara Wine Collective. The winery & the Helena Bakery are in the same building. They Funk Zone in Santa Barbara is a section of approximately 3 to 4 blocks of wineries, shops, art buildings plus a few restaurants, cafes' On any given night this place comes alive with live bands with fire pits and people having a good time. This is a great place to come do some wine tasting. We had a GREAT hostess named, Ellen! She was amazing, loved all of the knowledge that she shared with us!!! We tried 4 different wines averaging cost $24.00 for the series. We would select one of the favorites in the series so we picked one and enjoyed it in the outside patio where they have heating lamps and umbrellas. Overall had a great experience here, plan to return. read more

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Santa Barbara Wine Collective is a gold mine for the wine curious. After one step through the roll up doors you know why. BTG pours, flights and a wine wall of Santa Barbara's best terroir driven wines made by the area's signature best, family owned wineries. Y'all aren't gonna find this especially curated, intentionally lovely inventory on the wine wall at Target - nor does it belong there. For the average Costco shopping fanboy, SBWC employs knowledgeable & hospitable team members there to guide your pours, talk through non-major varietals, and explain placements on the list. For the authentic oenophile, the vast selection of high quality, limited quantity, terroir driven educational tastings will be too hard to resist. The list is mentally stimulating and truly approachable for those who know. If you hold your wine glass by the bowl and regularly gulp "The Prisoner" or any other OS-Gallo / Constellation / commercial brand wines, there is a great chance nothing on this list will be recognizable to you. For me - it intellectually fantastic and a favorite must-stop while on the Cali Coastline. read more

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Santa Barbara Wine Collective is an absolute gem! Fantastic and modestly priced wines, great ambiance, wonderful staff, and live music on weekends. (Also delicious coffee beverages at Helena Ave Bakery next door!) If I lived in SB, I'd be a regular here. Highly recommended! read more

Came here and ordered five aperol spritz for the table. We like a good aperol especially on a hot day, however, we were so disappointed with how the aperol spritz tasted. The ratio was off and the drinks tasted only like pure aperol. We actually didn't end up finishing them and ended up walking out. I gave this spot 3 stars because it is a cute spot and has a good ambiance. If I ever come back i would just order wine, definitely not a cocktail read more

Love this place! Great wine selection, honest recommendations, and good snacks. Also, the service is very friendly. The employees are knowledgeable and helpful in explaining the wine selections. Thank you Shar for a wonderful experience. read more

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Good Food and good Wine at great price and amazing ambiance. The service is outstanding, and they had live music - jazz style is perfect for this cozy place. read more

Great spot in the funk zone. The flights were really good. We got the rose and sparkling ones. This place shares a space with Helen bakery whose menu looks delicious. The staff was really friendly and helpful. The patio was so spacious. The location was right in the mix of everything. Right off state street. Highly recommend it! read more

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The wine selection, cheese selection, and staff are truly top tier here. I visited twice on the same weekend as they truly give a holistic view of the diversity of Santa Barbara wines and wine styles. I cannot recommend this place more. read more

Terrible service. Don't waste your time. Their offerings were interesting, but we sat and were not acknowledged for at least 15 minutes. When an employee walked by, we said hello - she said hi back and walked on by. Understanding that many establishments are short staffed currently, we would have been completely understanding, if anyone had bothered to engage us. But they did not... so we left. read more

I am obsessed. Will have to say had such a great experience here and did a good job putting together the wine flights for the Rosè flight, my faves was the Tatomer. Wish they had the actual flights for photos but we were just poured by the hostess after every pairing. Our host was really sweet she even let us have a extra splash of our favorite one. Will be coming back again! Loved the cute openness of the place and you get the free music from Fig next door. Not a fan of the penville wine on the rose flight they could def switch that one out for something else. read more

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Great place to enjoy some wine. Came here with my lover and we enjoyed ourselves. No reservation needed. Tried 4- red and 4- white whines. The flight total for the 8 was $52.10. The staff is knowledgeable on the wine and they maintain their cleanliness. Overall great experience here! read more

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I really hate that I have to write this and give SB Wine Collective 2 stars, however when something happens to ruin your whole time there, really offsets the rest of your experience. Tucked behind Figueroa Brewing and Helena Ave Bakery by day/wine by night, SB Wine Collective has an amazing selection and choices for everyone. The woman who helped us was generous by allowing me to try something until I found what I liked, going as far to suggest wines for me for my particular taste. Very nice ambiance and games to keep you entertained in their patio. What went wrong though? As we were playing a game, my friend accidentally knocked over the wine glass in which the pieces came in (imo poor choice as I'm sure tipsy guests do this often). As staff came to help clean up, my poor puppy was pretty scared and began barking at the mop as I tried to calm him down. This literally took no more than 3 minutes time and we were apologetic that we broke the glass, the woman who was kind enough to say "no problem happens all the time". But now- the manager decided to come and give us a lecture on how my dog whom everyone kept coming up to to pet was a bother and he received complaints and that I needed to "take care of the situation". Talk about a total buzz kill- literally. I was more in shock as this place had tons of people talking, women on the other side laughing screaming, and customers who kept coming to my pet to pet him without permission. Yet WE got reprimanded. When I went after to talk to the manager saying I did not appreciate his tone or attitude , he proceeded with more lecturing and tales of how his own dogs barks followed by what he does in the situation. Then when I said it had only been a few minutes, he had the audacity to tell me "seriously? It's been 20 minutes your dog had been barking." Not only was that incorrect, it was out of line. To be fair, I completely understand his perspective of keeping other people happy, but the tone and overall experience left a bad taste in my mouth, especially for a winery.... So if you decide to go, in all honestly decent place, but felt pretty snooty snoot to me in the end. read more

This was our first stop in Santa Barbara. Hannah, our server, was great!! I decided to do the chocolate pairing. Nice!! My favorites were that Cabernet Sauvignon and the Petite Syrah. Don't miss this gem on State Street. read more

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Nice little hidden spot. Quality selection of local and foreign wines. Happened to go on a day with live music, performer was really good! Dog friendly patio and you can bring In food. Would definitely go back! read more

I love Trivia Night on Wednesdays and the impeccable service I receive from Sharlene on ANY day. 5 Stars!

We had a two for one coupon that was given to us at the local visitor's center just around the corner. The gentlemen that served us was quite informative, explaining to us that several wineries had their wines here instead of an individual tasting room. We tried the line up from Fess Parker, and we liked it so much, they told us all about the winery. We ended up driving up there from Santa Barbara the next day. I enjoyed the atmosphere in here as well. Very friendly staff. This is a good place to start you wine tasting experience in Santa Barbara. read more

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What a great place. My wife and I discovered it on our stay-cation in SB. Loved it. The waitress was awesome and knowledgeable about the wines. The selection was great, prices are good as well considering the wines. All good. It's co-located at Helena Ave Bakery...another awesome breakfast joint in SB. Have a late breakfast and walk across the room to SB wine collective...their offerings will not disappoint. read more

By far my favorite place to spend an afternoon wine tasting with my lover. The variety offered here is like none other, my favorite is Jonata. If you work up an appetite they have a neighboring bakery which is convenient. The employees here are also great and have extensive information to offer about the wine your guzzling :) If you are a wine drinker make sure to make some space for the collective. -They also host private events if you are interested it would make a beautiful location to host any event. read more

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First time visit to The Santa Barbara Wine Collective, here in the Funk Zone in beautiful Santa Barbara. Housed in a open spacious industrial building, which was formerly a fish processing warehouse. Five wineries offer tastings and wines by the glass here (Babcock, Ca' Del Grevino, Fess Parker, Hilt, and Notary Public) and you can select a variety or producer wine flight or wines by the glass. Lindsey and Katie were onsite this afternoon and were friendly and informative while pouring out wines. Helena Avenue Bakery is housed in the same building, and offers a small but delicious selection of breakfast items, salads and sandwiches ...the freshly baked breads are sooo good... read more

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Somehow everytime we visit the Funk Zone, it seems there's some new nook of this building opening as some other wonderful space. Welcome to the Santa Barbara Wine Collective where you can get a variety of wine flights from their partner vineyards (2 vineyards for now, soon to be 6) while perusing a fantastically curated home goods store. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and fun. The housewares are well-chosen and encompass a wide range of prices and pieces. This would be a great place to find hostess gifts and Christmas presents alike. On our visit we enjoyed a reserve Babcock flight that was pretty damn good and took home a couple of bottles to enjoy. We were told they would be expanding in January to include a bakery and cafe and I can't wait to see how great that ends up. In the meantime, stop in for a tasting and some great gifts for yourself and others. read more

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We love coming here for a tasting whenever we make it to Santa Barbara. The staff here is super nice and helpful. Love their featured wines and always can't wait to go back! read more

Great fun spot for wine tasting and nosh. Pleasant staff & if the bakery is closed you can have food from Lucky Penny brought over read more

Just visited this spot today. Super disappointed. The woman (blond chick) that was there was NOT friendly, did not say anything to use unless we ask questions. She seem to HATE her job. There were no customer service from her, just very standoffish, she just looked miserable. I had to ask her, tell me more about the wine you carry, wow really? It's like trying to get more info out of her. Usually a reply like, "What type of wine do you usually like, red or white?" If you like red, you may want to try ................, if you like white on a dryer side, I would recommend ............... NOTHING from the staff. Said nothing until we asked, but when we did ask, gave us a hall ass answer. We tried the Chariot flights and the Empress Flight. Not impress with the empress flight but the Chariot flight was better. After that we had to bus our own table. I tip very generously but this visit was so disappointing, that a zero tip was very worthy. Your attitude is a zero therefore you get a 0. I would not return nor recommend. read more

Awful! Completely unwelcoming. Have been coming there for 5 straight years on our annual visit from the east coast for our kick-off our wine tasting trip. This year we did 2 tastings and purchased 6 bottles ($420) and they did not comp even 1 tasting fee. Past years they comp'ed the tastings when we purchased less. Not this year, the awful manager who was glued to her laptop and did not even look up at us the entire time just shook her head "no" when asked for a comp. Not a word spoken to us. Felt completely unwelcome and they have lost a customer permanently. Will never, ever go back to that place. Also skipping the attached bakery at restaurant because if their behavior. DONE! No wonder the place was empty during happy hour. Terrible management. read more

Great atmosphere-too notch service -tasty bites. Was here for a private event last night. We were impressed with the esthetic of the collective, the wait staff was friendly and courteous, the wines offered ample-bar set-up well supplied. Definitely a unique area of Santa Barbara-well situated off State Street. Lively and fun environment read more

This review is for the wine club only. I have never encountered a more incompetent wine manager in my life. I am a member of multiple wine clubs, and this is by far the worst manager I have ever dealt with. I have been trying to have a fairly minor issue resolved for over 2 months now, and the manager continues to ignore me. I am not sure why such a simple thing is taking so long to resolve. Basic customer service is, if you say you're going to do something, do it. I will say, the wines here are great, so if you want to go in and taste, go for it, but whatever you do, do NOT join the wine club. If I am having this many problems with a small issue, I can't even begin to imagine what a nightmare it would be if there was any major issue. read more

Horrible customer service ruined it all. Too busy pouring wine for their friends and other workers to have time to service paying customers. Came in 30 minutes prior to close and could barely get the time of day from the gentlemen behind the bar. Again he had plenty of time to chat with his co-workers and friends. You easily tell by the attitude that they had no interest in serving us were already checked out and that we walked in and ruined there little private party. No information on the wineries they represent, the wines they sell, or wine clubs,etc. Here's a menu but I prefer you just leave because I'm busy drinking wine and BSing with my friends. What a joke! Totally unprofessional. read more

Great environment, great selection of flights (starting at $15 up to $23 of something). Our somme was detailed and knowledgeable and easy on the eyes, so we were pleased with the service. Wish they had flights that were all red or all white. read more