Wine Shop in Wells, Somerset
Independent wine shop
Wine Shop in Wells
The shelves line the walls of the same room we serve food in. Buy a bottle to take home, or open it at the table for £10 corkage and drink it here. A few steps from the Cathedral, in a quiet cobbled corner off Sadler Street.
No algorithm, no central buying list
Wines chosen by David
Every wine in the shop is chosen by David Schroetter, who grew up surrounded by the vineyards of the Loire Valley. He buys from small European growers he knows and trusts, and a number of the wines are exclusive to the UK. There is nothing behind what is on the shelf but one person's taste, built over a long time.
That also means you can ask. If you tell David what you are cooking, what you drank last that you liked, or roughly what you want to spend, he will put something in your hand. It is the part of a proper wine shop that a supermarket aisle cannot replicate.
What we stock
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French and European
A bias towards the Loire, the Languedoc and the Rhône, alongside Italian, Spanish and a few New World bottles that earn their place.
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Across the range
Reds from light through medium to full bodied, whites largely dry, with rosé, sparkling, dessert wines and magnums alongside.
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The shelves change constantly
David buys in small quantities from small growers, so bottles come and go quickly. The full range lives in the shop, and it is always worth asking what has just landed.
Order online
Wine cases & gifts
A small selection of what we sell online: David's monthly cases, our house collection, a case chosen around your taste, and gift cards.
Our own house wines
We have our own house wines, red, white and rosé, all 100% Grenache, with labels hand painted by David. They are available by the glass in the bar at £8, or £9.50 for a large glass, by the bottle, and by the case as The Pressoir House Collection.
Wine delivered to your door
Let David keep choosing
Individual bottles are not sold online, because the shelves move too quickly. Cases are, and there are three ways to have them arrive.
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David's Monthly Wine Selection
Every monthA case of hand-picked European wines. Available as a mixed case, or all red or all white.
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Choose 6 bottles
Curated for youTell us what you like and roughly what you want to spend, and we will build a case around it.
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The Pressoir House Collection
Our own labelsA case of our house wines, labels hand painted by David.
Drink it here, or take it home
Any bottle on the shop shelves can be drunk in for £10 corkage. In practice the whole shop becomes the wine list. That relationship between the shelves and our restaurant in Wells is how The Pressoir developed: wine came first, and the food grew naturally around people wanting to stay. Read more about our wine bar in Wells, or see what is on the plate on our menu.
Gifts
A gift card or a curated case both travel well, and we can put together mixed cases for weddings, corporate gifts or thank yous. See weddings and private events for larger orders.
Reserve Club
Membership gives you 10% off everything at The Pressoir, invitations to complimentary seasonal wine tastings, and our newsletter a week early so you can book special evenings before they open to everyone. Places are capped at fifty, and the club is currently full. See the Reserve Club for details and to join the waiting list.
Find us
10 Heritage Courtyard, Wells
Wells, Somerset BA5 2RR, a short walk from the Cathedral and the Market Place. Heritage Courtyard is easy to miss, so read our guide on how to find The Pressoir in Wells, with directions, parking and buses.
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