Potek Winery is open for tasting seven days a week. Our leisurely tasting experience is enhanced by varietal specific stemware to showcase the wines at their very best. In addition to a tasting flight, you also have the option to purchase wine by the bottle or glass to enjoy in the winery or on the patio. Whatever path you follow, we invite you to take your time and stay a while.

Potek is more than a tasting room—it’s a community gathering space. Check out our events calendar for information on weekly events, special workshops and upcoming happenings.

Private tastings can also be arranged by appointment and our space is available for event rentals. We are located in The Mill, a cooperative complex also home to a brewery, restaurant, design showrooms and more.

Potek Winery is built on generations of hard work and a passion for perfecting our craft. We pay tribute to the beauty of exploration, the promise of evolution and the majesty of growth. We bottle our reverence for the people, places and paths that shape us. Above all, we celebrate the singular strength of family. 

The name Potek is drawn from the story of my great-grandfather's immigration from Romania to the United States. Berl Potek's name was changed to Benjamin Potter as he passed through Ellis Island in 1917. His courage to search for a better life--along with the immigrant's experience of adapting to a new environment--inspires my approach to winemaking. 

Potek wines are made with grapes sourced from the most interesting and pioneering vineyards in Santa Barbara County. We apply traditional French techniques to produce wines that reflect their origin and journey from grape to glass as purely as possible. The old world blends with the new in our modern production facility and tasting room located in downtown Santa Barbara.