We know that wine containers have different shapes, sizes, and so on. Today we will know about different sizes of wine bottles.
For ease of production, transportation, and drinking, the most common wine bottle on the market has always been the 750-milliliter Standard.
However, in order to meet the personalized needs of consumers (such as easy to carry, more easy to store, etc.), the development of a variety of 187.5ml, 375ml and 1.5-liter bottles.
They are usually a multiple or factor of 750 milliliters and have their own name.
1. Half Quarter/Topette: A 93.5-ml half-quart bottle is about 1/8 of the size of a standard bottle and will only be about half full if it is fully poured into an ISO glass. It is usually used to hold a sample wine for testing purposes.
2. Piccolo bottle (Piccolo/Split) : 187.5ml “piccolo” means “small” in Italian.
The piccolo Bottle has a capacity of 187.5 ml, which is equivalent to 1/4 of a standard bottle, so it is also called a Quarter Bottle (” quarter “means” quarter “).
Bottles of this size are most commonly found in Champagne and other sparkling wines.
Small volumes of sparkling wine are often served in hotels and on airplanes.
3. Half/Demi: 375ml As the name suggests, a half bottle is half of a standard bottle and has a capacity of 375ml.
At present, half bottle is more common in the market, many red and white wine and sparkling wine are introduced in this specification.
At the same time, semi-bottled wines are also popular among consumers due to their portability, lack of waste and lower prices.
4. Jennie bottle: 500 ml Jennie bottle capacity between half bottle and standard bottle.
It is less common and is mainly used in sweet white wines from Sauternes and Tokaj.
5. Standard bottle: The 750ml standard bottle is the most common and popular size and can fill four to six glasses of wine.
6. Magnum: The 1.5-liter magnum is the equivalent of two standard bottles, and its name means “big” in Latin.
Bottles of Magnum are available in many Bordeaux and Champagne regions, such as Chateau de la Latour 1855 (A.K.A.
Chateau Latour, Chateau Latour, Chateau Beychev and Saint-Emilion, Chateau Ausone and so on.
Compared with standard bottles, Magnum bottles have a smaller average area of contact with oxygen, so the wine ages more slowly and is more stable.
Add TO HAVE OUTPUT NOT MUCH, THE CHARACTERISTIC SUCH AS QUANTIFICATION FEELING IS SUFFICIENT, MAGNUM BOTTLE RECEIVES THE MARKET QUITE ALL THE TIME FAVOUR, THE TOP WINE OF A FEW 1.5 LITRES IS WINE COLLECTOR “DARLING”, THE PERFORMANCE CATCHES THE EYE ON THE AUCTION MARKET.
7. Double Magnum: 3 liter As the name suggests, a double Magnum is the size of two Magnum bottles and four standard bottles.
8. Rehoboam: The 4.5-liter “Rehoboam” is the name of the first king of the Kingdom of Judah in the Bible.
The 4.5-liter bottle is commonly found in champagne.
9. Jeroboam: 3 liters (Champagne and Burgundy) or 5 liters (Bordeaux) “Jeroboam” also comes from the Bible.
The name comes from Jeroboam I, who became the first king of the North after the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah split into North and South, according to the book.
It is worth noting that the Jeroboam bottle in Champagne and Burgundy is 3 liters, while the bottle in Bordeaux is 5 liters (up from 4.5 liters before 1978).
10. Methuselah/Imperial: 6 liter In Champagne and Burgundy, the 6-liter bottle is called a “Methuselah” after the Bible’s oldest man of the same name, who died at 969;
In Bordeaux, it is more commonly known as an “imperial bottle”.
11. Salmanar: The 9-liter Assyrian King bottle is equivalent to 12 standard bottles, or an entire case of wine.
His name SalmanaZar is the name of the Assyrian King in the Bible.
This specification is commonly found in champagne.
12. BalthaZar: The 12-liter Balthazar is about 28 inches tall and can hold up to 16 standard bottles.
Its name, BalthaZar, comes from one of the three sages of the East who came to pay homage when Jesus was born in the Bible.
13. Babylonian King Bottle (NebuchadnezZar) : The Babylonian King bottle holds 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles, and can hold about 100 wine glasses.
It was named after NebuchadnezZar II, the most respected and longest-ruling king of Babylon.
14. Melchior/Solomon: 18 liter In most regions, the 18-liter bottle is called the “Melchior” after another holy man in the Bible who came to worship Jesus when he was born;
But in the Champagne-producing region, the 18-liter bottle is often called the “Solomon bottle,” after a king of Israel and Judah.
The “big beasts” stand about 85cm tall, weigh up to 43kg and hold the equivalent of 24 standard bottles.
15. Sovereign Bottle: The 26.25-liter Sovereign bottle’s name speaks volumes, but its sheer size — the equivalent of 35 standard bottles — is even more impressive.
However, because it is too heavy, the monarch bottle is usually used as decoration or display in wine cellars and dining rooms.
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