WINE BOTTLE SIZES
Could you consume a Melchizedek of Dom Perignon by yourself? Do you know the difference between a Chopine and a Clavelin? If not, see below.
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Volume Litres)
0.1875 0.25 0.375 0.378 0.5 0.620 0.750 0.757 1 1.5 2.25 3 4.5 4.5 6 6 9 9 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 |
Ratio
0.25 0.33 0.5 0.505 0.67 0.83 1 1.01 1.33 2 3 4 6 6 8 8 12 12 16 20 24 26.66 33.33 36 40 |
Bottle Name
Piccolo Chopine Demi Tenth Jennie Clavelin Standard Fifth Litre Magnum Marie Jeanne Jeroboam Jeroboam Rehoboam Imperial Methuselah Mordechai Salmanazar Balthazar Nebuchadnezzar Melchior Solomon Sovereign Goliath Melchizedek |
Notes
"Small" in Italian. AKA quarter bottle, pony, snipe, or split. Used for Champagne. Traditional French unit of volume. Mainly used for Bordeaux wines. "Half" in French. AKA half bottle. One-tenth of a U.S. Gallon. Use for Tokaj, Sauternes, Jerez, and several other sweet wines. Primarily used for vin jaune. By far, the most common wine bottle size we see everyday. One-fifth of a U.S. Gallon Used for cheaper priced wines. Not to be confused with Dirty Harry's .357 Mainly for Bordeaux wines. AKA a Tregnum or Tappit Hen in the port wine trade. Biblical - 3 Litre Jeroboam used for Champagne and Burgandy Biblical - 4.5 Litre Jeroboam for Bordeaux Biblical - First king of separate Judea Used for Bordeaux wines. Biblical - Oldest man Biblical - Cousin of Ester Queen of Persia Biblical - Assyrian King Biblical - One of the three wise men Biblical - King of Babylon Biblical - One of the three wise men Biblical - King of Israel. Used for Champagne. Used for Champagne. Biblical - Stoned by David. Used for Champagne Biblical - King of Salem |