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Guide to Wine Bottle Sizes

Btl Size
Defined
Discription

.187-.200 Millileters

Pony
.375 Milliliters
Half-bottle
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'
1.5 Liters
Magnum
Two standard bottles in one
3.0 Liters
Double Magnum
Equivalent of 4 standard bottles
4.5 - 5
Liters
Jeroboam
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
6.0 Liters
Imperial
8 standard bottles; traditionally bottled in a Bordeaux-shaped bottle; or, Methusalem for Champagne
6.0 Liters
Methuselah
Used for sparkling wine in Burgundy-shaped bottle; same size as the Imperial
9.0 Liters
Salmanazar
12 standard bottles, 1 case
12.0 Liters
Balthazar
15 bottles of wine; usually for sparkling wines
15.0 Liters
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

 

How many bottles of wine?

One bottle of wine = 750 ml or 1/5 of a gallon
One Barrel = 60 gallons - 25 cases or 300 750 ml bottles
One Ton of Grapes = approximately 700 bottles of wine
One Acre of Vineyards - Low yield for high quality wines = 2-4 tons
One Acre of Vineyards - High yield for less expensive wines = 10 tons

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