MikeL's Guide to WA Wineries
Wine bottle names/sizes
There's a mystique/tradition around the sizes/names of wine bottles.
This chart will explain it all...
Name | capacity (liters) |
Quarter, split, "tenth" | 180mL |
Demi, "fifth" | 375mL |
bottle | 750mL |
Magnum | 1.5L |
Jeroboam | 3.0L |
Rehoboam | 4.5L |
Methuselah | 6.0L |
Salmanazar | 9.0L |
Nebuchadnezzar | 15.0L |
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