Wine 411

some genral info about wine

Half-Bottle
375 milliliters or one half of the standard bottle size. Also known as a "split" or a "tenth".

Bottle
750 milliliters of wine, this is the standard size.

Magnum
1.5 lters or two times the standard bottle size

Double Magnum
3.0 liters or twice the size of a magnum, equivalent of 4 bottles.

Jeroboam
There are two sizes of Jeroboams:
Sparkling wine Jeroboam equals 4 regular bottles, or 3.0 liters.
Red wine Jeroboam equals 6 regular bottles, or 4.5 liters.
Some 5.0 liter Jeroboams exist.

Imperial
6.0 liters or 8 regular bottles.

Methuselah
Same size as an Imperial but is usually used for sparkling wines and is Burgundy-shaped.

Salmanazar
9.0 liters. 12 regular bottles or one case.

Balthazar
12.0 liters. 16 bottles. Usually used for sparkling wines.

Nebuchadnezzar
15.0 liters. 20 regular bottles. Usually used for sparkling wines.

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