Large Wine Bottle Names

When size matters an explanation and complete guide for all the different wine bottle sizes and shapes along with the history of the bottle shapes and all the most important details for all the large format wine bottle sizes used for bordeaux wine california wine rhone wine and other wines ranging from tiny bottles all the way up to the largest format we know of which holds the.

Large wine bottle names.

The chart below lists the sizes of various wine bottles in multiples relating to a standard bottle of wine which is 0 75 litres 0 20 us gal. Happy national wine day. Box wine is commonly 3 liters or a double magnum size. 1 glass 6 oz pour.

The official names of every large format wine bottle. When you head out to pick up a bottle in honor of the occasion you might be tempted to go big really big. And those big bottles have some interesting monikers. 187 5 ml holds standard bottle or 1.

A rehoboam in terms of champagne bottles is only 4 5 litres or 6 bottles. Facts about wine bottle sizes. We ll explore the historical and often biblical official names of giant bottles and how many standard bottles of wine each big bottle holds. 0 16 imp gal six 125 ml servings the wineglassful an official unit of the apothecaries system of weights is much smaller at 2 5 imp fl oz 71 ml.

A methuselah is the same size as an imperial 6 litres but the name is usually used for sparkling wines in a burgundy shaped bottle. Check out our cheat sheet for wine bottle sizes the stories behind their names and how many glasses of wine are in each bottle. Split or piccolo size. Our guide to wine bottle size infographic breaks down the names meanings and capacity of over a dozen large format wine bottle sizes from magnum and up.

It s time to get familiar with large format bottles. Many traditional wine bottle sizes are named for biblical kings and historical figures. Use this chart the next time you re eying that silk screened double magnum bottle in walla walla and know how much wine is in it.