What you should know about wine bottles: Their dimensions and names

Have you ever wondered in what other dimension, besides the classic 750 ml bottle, you can find your favorite wine? Does the bottle also play a role in the issue of aging wine? CORVERSE Let’s go first and talk about the dimensions of Split 187.5ml bottles: Here we are talking about a glass of wine, usually found in sparkling Prosecco Demi or Half 375ml: Its dimension is half of the standard 750 ml flask: The classic bottle containing the largest percentage of wines worldwide Magnum 1.5L: The double dimension of the classic bottle. From this dimension, the ideal dimensions for aging are recommended because the air rate that comes in contact with each ml of wine is much smaller than the previous bottles and this results in the most correct maturation of our Double Magnum/Jeroboam 3L wine: Jeroboam was the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The bottle is equivalent to two Magnum or 4 classic bottles or 20 glasses of Rehoboam 4.5L wine: Rehoboam was the son and successor of Solomon and grandson of David. The bottle is equivalent to 30 glasses of wine and 6 classic bottles Imperial 0L: The bottle is equivalent to 40 glasses of wine and 8 classic bottles of Salmanazar 9.0L: Salmanazar was a name from the five Assyrian Kings. The bottle is equivalent to 60 glasses of wine and 12 classic bottles of Balthazar 12.0L: Balthazar was king of Arabia. The bottle equals 80 glasses of wine and 16 classic bottles of Nebuchadnezzar 15.0L : Nebuchadnezzar was King of Babylonia and was typically considered the greatest king of the empire. The bottle is equivalent to 100 glasses of wine and 20 classic bottles. The very large dimensions of wine bottles are difficult and not so commercial. Initially, due to the practical difficulty in serving. Also, large bottles of wine are very expensive because of the great cost of handmade glass needed for their construction. But it’s very impressive, that’s for sure. Enjoy!