Christmas at The Pressoir, Wells
Christmas at The Pressoir is a small, unhurried affair. We're a wine bar, wine shop and restaurant tucked into Heritage Courtyard, a quiet cobbled corner off Sadler Street in Wells, a few steps from the Cathedral, and in December the room is at its best: festooned with greenery, candlelit in the afternoons, and busy with people who've come in from the cold.
Festive lunches and evenings
Through December we serve our usual breakfast and lunch menus, cooked by our chef Daniel with seasonal ingredients from local producers, alongside festive dishes and a Christmas menu for groups. On selected Friday and Saturday evenings we stay open later for supper clubs and wine tasting evenings, and December fills faster than any other month.
Dates go to our newsletter subscribers first, a week before they open to everyone else. If you want a December evening, that's the way to get one.
Christmas parties and private hire
We host office parties, family gatherings and group lunches through December, with exclusive use of the room available on selected evenings. Because the wine shop lines the walls, your guests can drink anything on the shelves and David can talk them through it, which makes for a more interesting evening than a set wine list.
Every event is quoted individually. Email David at david@thepressoir.com with your date and rough numbers. December books up early, often by the end of October, so it's worth asking sooner than feels necessary. See private events for more.
Wine for Christmas Day
Choosing the wine for Christmas lunch is the part people leave too late. Come in and ask David, who chooses every bottle in the shop himself from small European growers, and tell him what you're cooking. Turkey, goose, beef, a nut roast, they all want something different, and he'd rather put the right bottle in your hand than sell you the expensive one.
The shop is open Monday to Saturday right through December. Read more about our wine shop in Wells, or see what David picked last year in our choice of wine for Christmas Day.
Gifts
For people who are difficult to buy for, wine tends to work.
- Gift cards from £10 to £100, which can be spent on anything, food, coffee or wine
- David's Monthly Wine Selection, a case of hand-picked European wines delivered every month, which keeps arriving long after Christmas
- A curated case of six, chosen around what the recipient likes
- The Pressoir House Collection, our own house wines with labels hand painted by David
- Reserve Club membership, £100 a year for 10% off everything, complimentary seasonal tastings and early booking
We can also put together mixed cases for corporate gifts and thank yous. Just ask.
Christmas opening hours
Our usual hours are Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm, Friday and Saturday 9am to 7pm, closed Sunday. Hours change over the Christmas and New Year period, and we post the dates on What's On at The Pressoir and to our newsletter each December. If you're planning a visit between Christmas and New Year, check there first or drop us an email.
Be first to book
Our newsletter goes out with supper club dates, festive evenings and Christmas menus a week before they're announced to everyone else. December evenings in particular tend to go to subscribers before they reach the website. You can sign up at the bottom of any page.
Find us
The Pressoir, 10 Heritage Courtyard, Wells, Somerset BA5 2RR, a short walk from Wells Cathedral and the Market Place.
Heritage Courtyard is easy to miss, especially in the dark, so read our guide on how to find The Pressoir in Wells, with directions, parking and buses.
More at The Pressoir
See the full menu, our wine bar, coffee shop, or our supper clubs and wine tasting evenings. Visiting Wells in December? Try our guide to things to do in Wells.