Wine Bottle Sizes
The table below shows the most commonly used bottle sizes and their names, many of which are named after biblical kings.
Confusingly, however, there is some variation in the volume that a particular size denotes depending upon the wine region; although most regions except Bordeaux follow the Burgundy / Champagne nomenclature.
As a general rule of thumb, larger bottle formats age slower than their smaller cousins.
Bottle Name
|
Bordeaux
|
Burgundy/Champagne
|
| |
Volume
|
Equivalent
bottles
|
Volume
|
Equivalent
bottles
|
| Piccolo/Quarter/Snipe |
20/18.75cl |
¼ |
20/18.75cl |
¼ |
| Chopine |
25cl |
|
25cl |
|
| Half/Demi |
37.5cl |
½ |
37.5cl |
½ |
| 50cl Bottle |
50cl |
|
50cl |
|
| Clavelin |
62cl |
|
62cl |
|
| Standard Bottle |
75cl |
1 |
75cl |
1 |
| Magnum |
150cl |
2 |
150cl |
2 |
| Marie-Jeanne* |
225cl |
3 |
225cl |
3 |
| Double Magnum |
300cl |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Jéroboam |
450cl |
6 |
300cl |
4 |
| Réhoboam |
N/A |
N/A |
450cl |
6 |
| Impériale |
600cl |
8 |
|
|
| Methusaleh |
N/A |
N/A |
600cl |
8 |
| Salmanazar |
900cl |
12 |
900cl |
12 |
| Balthazar |
1,200cl |
16 |
1,200cl |
16 |
| Nebuchadnezzar |
1,500cl |
20 |
1,500cl |
20 |
| Melchior |
1,800cl |
24 |
1,800cl |
24 |
| Solomon |
2,000cl |
26.6 |
2,000cl |
26.6 |
| Sovereign |
2,550cl |
34 |
2,550cl |
34 |
| Primat |
2,700cl |
36 |
2,700cl |
36 |
| Melchizedek |
3,000cl |
40 |
3,000cl |
40 |
* May also be refered to as a Tregnum or Tappit Hen, especially in the port wine trade.
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