Wine Bottle Sizes
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Btl
Size
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Defined
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Discription
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.187-.200 Millileters |
Pony |
X
|
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.375 Milliliters
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Half-bottle
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One half of the standard bottle size. Also known as a "split" or a "tenth". |
|
.750 Milliliters
|
Bottle
|
Standard bottle size, some refer to it as a 'fifth' |
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1.5 Liters
|
Magnum
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Two standard bottles in one |
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3.0 Liters
|
Double Magnum
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Equivalent of 4 standard bottles |
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4.5 - 5
Liters |
Jeroboam
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Two sizes: or Rheoboam for sparkling wine Jeroboam (3.0 Liters) is equal to 4 standard bottles; Still wine Jeroboam (4.5) equivalent to 6 standard bottles. You can, sometimes, find a 5.0 liter Jeroboam |
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6.0 Liters
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Imperial
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8 standard bottles; traditionally bottled in a Bordeaux-shaped bottle; or, Methusalem for Champagne |
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6.0 Liters
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Methuselah
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Used for sparkling wine in Burgundy-shaped bottle; same size as the Imperial |
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9.0 Liters
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Salmanazar
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12 standard bottles, 1 case |
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12.0 Liters
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Balthazar
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15 bottles of wine; usually for sparkling wines |
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15.0 Liters
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Nebuchadnezzar
|
20 standard bottles of wine, used mostly for sparkling wine |
Liquid Measurements
1 U.S. gallon = 3.785 liters
1 U.S. fluid oz. = 29.573 ml. 1 Imperial gallon = 4.546 liters 1 Imperial fluid oz. = 28.413 1 U.S. quart = 0.946 liters 1 U.S. gallon = 5 standard bottles 1 Imperial quart = 1.136 1 Imperial gallon = 6 standard bottles
