Know your Bottle Size & Name

[C. Bowman]

Half bottle/Split 375 milliliters 750 750 milliliters, standard bottle size Magnum 1.5 liters / 2 bottles Jeroboam 3 liters / 4 bottles Double Magnum 3 liters / 4 bottles Rehoboam 4.5 liters / 6 bottles Methusalah 6 liters (term used for sparkling wine) Imperial 6 liters / 8 bottles (term for still wine) Salmanazar 9 liters / 12 bottles Balthazar 12 liters / 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar 15 liters / 20 bottles (used for Berserkerfest sipping) Soverign 50 liters / 67 bottles

[davetong]

I thought 'split' more commonly referred to a 187ml quarter bottle?

[Tyler Rico]

Dont forget the Maximus..... 173 bottles in that bad boy!

[Eric Keating]

[quote="C. Bowman"]Half bottle/Split 375 milliliters 750 750 milliliters, standard bottle size Magnum 1.5 liters / 2 bottles Jeroboam 3 liters / 4 bottles Double Magnum 3 liters / 4 bottles Rehoboam 4.5 liters / 6 bottles Methusalah 6 liters (term used for sparkling wine) Imperial 6 liters / 8 bottles (term for still wine) Salmanazar 9 liters / 12 bottles Balthazar 12 liters / 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar 15 liters / 20 bottles (used for Berserkerfest sipping) Soverign 50 liters / 67 bottles

[Neal.Mollen]

[quote="davetong"]I thought 'split' more commonly referred to a 187ml quarter bottle?

[Linda Baehr]

[quote="Neal.Mollen"][quote="davetong"]I thought 'split' more commonly referred to a 187ml quarter bottle?

[Jorge Henriquez]

[quote="Linda Baehr"][quote="Neal.Mollen"][quote="davetong"]I thought 'split' more commonly referred to a 187ml quarter bottle?

[Bill Tex Landreth]

[quote="Jorge Henriquez"][quote="Linda Baehr"][quote="Neal.Mollen"][quote="davetong"]I thought 'split' more commonly referred to a 187ml quarter bottle?

[R@y.Tupp@+sch]

Jeroboam is 5 liters in Bordeaux Methusalah is used for Burgundy as well. Melchior 18 liters [quote="C. Bowman"]Half bottle/Split 375 milliliters 750 750 milliliters, standard bottle size Magnum 1.5 liters / 2 bottles Jeroboam 3 liters / 4 bottles Double Magnum 3 liters / 4 bottles Rehoboam 4.5 liters / 6 bottles Methusalah 6 liters (term used for sparkling wine) Imperial 6 liters / 8 bottles (term for still wine) Salmanazar 9 liters / 12 bottles Balthazar 12 liters / 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar 15 liters / 20 bottles (used for Berserkerfest sipping) Soverign 50 liters / 67 bottles

[Sean Reed]

[quote="davetong"]I thought 'split' more commonly referred to a 187ml quarter bottle?

[Jorge Henriquez]

This should help:

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[C. Bowman]

I've not heard "split" used for 187. I cut and pasted from a wine info web site, except for the berserker bottle "newhere"

[Jorge Henriquez]

Carrie, see chart above. Also, if you're referring to Leo's NY bottle, the Taittinger Francaise, I believe it was a 12 Liter....a Balthazar.

[Mike Grammer]

That's a great chart, thanks Jorge---and thanks Carrie for starting this thread. I didn't know (though I should have guessed) that there were bottle names for 500 ml and 620ml bottles (yes, I've had 500ml Tokaji and 620 ml Vin Jaune bottles before). I don't see one there for a 200ml bottle, which one of our icewine producers uses. I was looking for Solomon and Primat designations and see them here. Rather amusingly, the 30-litre "Melchizedek" translates roughly as "King of Righteousness".

[John Danza]

[quote="Ray.Tuppatsch"]Jeroboam is 5 liters in Bordeaux Methusalah is used for Burgundy as well. Melchior 18 liters [quote="C. Bowman"]Half bottle/Split 375 milliliters 750 750 milliliters, standard bottle size Magnum 1.5 liters / 2 bottles Jeroboam 3 liters / 4 bottles Double Magnum 3 liters / 4 bottles Rehoboam 4.5 liters / 6 bottles Methusalah 6 liters (term used for sparkling wine) Imperial 6 liters / 8 bottles (term for still wine) Salmanazar 9 liters / 12 bottles Balthazar 12 liters / 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar 15 liters / 20 bottles (used for Berserkerfest sipping) Soverign 50 liters / 67 bottles

[John Danza]

I don't have the info in front of me, but I believe that in the 19th century there was a "tregnum" or something of the like. This was a three-bottle size.

[Jorge Henriquez]

[quote="John Danza"]I don't have the info in front of me, but I believe that in the 19th century there was a "tregnum" or something of the like. This was a three-bottle size.

[Brent C l a y t o n]

[quote="Sean Reed"][quote="davetong"]I thought 'split' more commonly referred to a 187ml quarter bottle?

[Faryan Amir-Ghassem¡]

Large format names vary from region. Split imo is 187 (champagne splits).

[John Danza]

[quote="Jorge Henriquez"][quote="John Danza"]I don't have the info in front of me, but I believe that in the 19th century there was a "tregnum" or something of the like. This was a three-bottle size.

[Jorge Henriquez]

Sorry, I meant on the chart I posted.

[Eric Ifune]

I thought 'split' more commonly referred to a 187ml quarter bottle?

Growing up, my folks owned a liquor store in LA. This is the way I was taught it.

[Cris Whetstone]

I have also seen 730ml or 73cl on labels though this may only refer to the fill and not the bottle.

[Linda Baehr]

[quote="Cris Whetstone"]I have also seen 730ml or 73cl on labels though this may only refer to the fill and not the bottle.

[Eric Ifune]

I've also seen old German bottles with this volume listed.

[Ken V]

[quote="Cris Whetstone"]I have also seen 730ml or 73cl on labels though this may only refer to the fill and not the bottle.

[R@y.Tupp@+sch]

I've seen 700ml, 710ml, 720ml, 730ml, 735ml and 740ml for some older bottles. [quote="K V a s t o l a"][quote="Cris Whetstone"]I have also seen 730ml or 73cl on labels though this may only refer to the fill and not the bottle.

[Ken V]

I probably should have said "non-standard bottle size". It was mostly 720 in Piedmont, but varied all over. [quote="Ray.Tuppatsch"]I've seen 700ml, 710ml, 720ml, 730ml, 735ml and 740ml for some older bottles. [quote="K V a s t o l a"][quote="Cris Whetstone"]I have also seen 730ml or 73cl on labels though this may only refer to the fill and not the bottle.

[Greg Harrington]

[quote="C. Bowman"]Half bottle/Split 375 milliliters 750 750 milliliters, standard bottle size Magnum 1.5 liters / 2 bottles Jeroboam 3 liters / 4 bottles Double Magnum 3 liters / 4 bottles Rehoboam 4.5 liters / 6 bottles Methusalah 6 liters (term used for sparkling wine) Imperial 6 liters / 8 bottles (term for still wine) Salmanazar 9 liters / 12 bottles Balthazar 12 liters / 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar 15 liters / 20 bottles (used for Berserkerfest sipping) Soverign 50 liters / 67 bottles

[Kyle Strand]

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[Jorge Henriquez]

[quote="Greg Harrington"][quote="C. Bowman"]Half bottle/Split 375 milliliters 750 750 milliliters, standard bottle size Magnum 1.5 liters / 2 bottles Jeroboam 3 liters / 4 bottles Double Magnum 3 liters / 4 bottles Rehoboam 4.5 liters / 6 bottles Methusalah 6 liters (term used for sparkling wine) Imperial 6 liters / 8 bottles (term for still wine) Salmanazar 9 liters / 12 bottles Balthazar 12 liters / 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar 15 liters / 20 bottles (used for Berserkerfest sipping) Soverign 50 liters / 67 bottles

[Ken V]

[quote="Jorge Henriquez"][quote="Greg Harrington"][quote="C. Bowman"]Half bottle/Split 375 milliliters 750 750 milliliters, standard bottle size Magnum 1.5 liters / 2 bottles Jeroboam 3 liters / 4 bottles Double Magnum 3 liters / 4 bottles Rehoboam 4.5 liters / 6 bottles Methusalah 6 liters (term used for sparkling wine) Imperial 6 liters / 8 bottles (term for still wine) Salmanazar 9 liters / 12 bottles Balthazar 12 liters / 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar 15 liters / 20 bottles (used for Berserkerfest sipping) Soverign 50 liters / 67 bottles

[Jorge Henriquez]

[quote="K V a s t o l a"][quote="Jorge Henriquez"][quote="Greg Harrington"][quote="C. Bowman"]Half bottle/Split 375 milliliters 750 750 milliliters, standard bottle size Magnum 1.5 liters / 2 bottles Jeroboam 3 liters / 4 bottles Double Magnum 3 liters / 4 bottles Rehoboam 4.5 liters / 6 bottles Methusalah 6 liters (term used for sparkling wine) Imperial 6 liters / 8 bottles (term for still wine) Salmanazar 9 liters / 12 bottles Balthazar 12 liters / 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar 15 liters / 20 bottles (used for Berserkerfest sipping) Soverign 50 liters / 67 bottles

[scott c l a f f e e]

[quote="Brent Clayton"][quote="Sean Reed"][quote="davetong"]I thought 'split' more commonly referred to a 187ml quarter bottle?

[Scott Butler]

Yeh, most common to me is 187=split and 375= half Though I've also seen a 375 called a split once or twice.