Wine Bar
Unclaimed profileSanta Barbara Wine Therapy
Santa Barbara, CA · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The Wine Therapy back patio at Unbearable Skee Lodge serves a focused beverage program. Cocktails include eight named drinks such as the Lavender Lemonade and Lodge Mai Tai, priced $8–$10 during happy hour. The wine list favors local grapes from Santa Ynez Valley wineries, with house pours and a signature frozen frosé. Rotating local drafts round out the options, discounted by $2 at happy hour.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Lavender Lemonade, a light mix of pea flower gin, elderflower, citrus, and soda. For a spirit-forward choice, the Applewood Old Fashioned uses fig bourbon, smoked syrup, bitters, and orange. Wine drinkers can try the house Cal Pinot Chard or Sauv Blanc, or the signature frozen frosé.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Guests looking for a compact but varied drink list will find cocktails, local wine, and rotating drafts. The happy hour pricing and named cocktails suit those who want a specific order rather than a deep list.
- When should I go?
- Happy hour offers cocktails priced $8–$10 and draft beers discounted by $2. The back patio setting at Unbearable Skee Lodge is the venue's current home.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Happy hour cocktails are $8–$10, the Margarita Bar is $9, and the house shot is $7. House wines by the glass, including sparkling and red sangria, are $8–$9. Draft beers are discounted by $2 during happy hour.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Wine Therapy was a standalone State Street wine bar that closed during Covid and was revived on the back patio of Unbearable Skee Lodge.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Eight named cocktails with specific spirits and modifiers, including gin, bourbon, rum, and tequila builds. Craft cocktails are a core offering of Unbearable Skee Lodge, which operates the Wine Therapy back patio. Happy hour pricing applies to the list.
Menu strengths
- — Eight named cocktails with prices and specific spirit and modifier builds.
- — Craft cocktails are a core offering of the operating venue.
- — Happy hour pricing at $8–$10 across the list.
Standout selections
- — Lavender Lemonade — pea flower gin, elderflower, citrus, and soda; light and floral, $8.
- — Applewood Old Fashioned — fig bourbon, smoked syrup, bitters, and orange, $10.
- — Lodge Mai Tai — three rums, orange curaçao, pineapple, lime, and orgeat, $10.
- — Mind Flayer — pea flower gin, jalapeño tequila, pineapple, lime, and orgeat, $10.
Pricing: Happy hour cocktails $8–$10; Margarita Bar $9; house shot $7
Wine
The patio offers local wines sourced from nearby Santa Ynez Valley wineries, including red, white, and sparkling. Happy hour house grapes include Cal Pinot Chard or Sauv Blanc, sparkling brut or rosé, and red sangria. Signature frozen frosé is a featured beverage.
Menu strengths
- — Local wines from nearby Santa Ynez Valley wineries, including red, white, and sparkling.
- — Happy hour house grapes and sparkling priced $8–$9.
Standout selections
- — Frosé — signature frozen frosé.; Cal Pinot Chard or Sauv Blanc — house grapes by the glass, $8–$9.
- — Sparkling Brut or Rosé — house sparkling by the glass, $8–$9.
Pricing: House grapes and sparkling $8–$9; sangria $8–$9
Beer
Rotating local draft selection is offered, with happy hour draft beers discounted by $2. The beer program is a supporting option alongside cocktails and wine.
Menu strengths
- — Rotating local draft selection.; Happy hour draft beers discounted by $2.
Standout selections
- — Rotating local draft selection is offered, with happy hour draft beers discounted by $2.
Pricing: Happy hour draft beers discounted by $2
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