<P> Many traditional wine bottle sizes are named for Biblical kings and historical figures . The chart below lists the sizes of various wine bottles in multiples relating to a standard bottle of wine, which is 0.75 litres (0.20 US gal; 0.16 imp gal) (six 125 ml servings). The "wineglassful"--an official unit of the apothecaries' system of weights--is much smaller at 2.5 imp fl oz (71 ml). </P> <P> Most champagne houses are unable to carry out secondary fermentation in bottles larger than a magnum due to the difficulty in riddling large, heavy bottles . After the secondary fermentation completes, the champagne must be transferred from the magnums into larger bottles, which results in a loss of pressure . Some believe this re-bottling exposes the champagne to greater oxidation and therefore results in an inferior product compared to champagne which remains in the bottle in which it was fermented . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Volume (litres) </Th> <Th> Ratio </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Champagne </Th> <Th> Bordeaux </Th> <Th> Burgundy </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.1875 </Td> <Td> 0.25 </Td> <Td> Piccolo </Td> <Td> "Small" in Italian . Also known as a quarter bottle, pony, snipe or split . </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.2 </Td> <Td> 0.2667 </Td> <Td> Quarter </Td> <Td> Used for Champagne </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.25 </Td> <Td> 0.33 </Td> <Td> Chopine </Td> <Td> Traditional French unit of volume </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.375 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> Demi </Td> <Td> "Half" in French . Also known as a half bottle . </Td> <Td> Yes "Half" </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.378 </Td> <Td> 0.505 </Td> <Td> Tenth </Td> <Td> One tenth of a US gallon * </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> 0.67 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Also known as a 50 cl bottle . Used for Tokaj, Sauternes, Jerez, as well as several other types of sweet wines, also common for cheaper wines in Switzerland . </Td> <Td> Yes "Demie" or "Pinte" </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.620 </Td> <Td> 0.83 </Td> <Td> Clavelin </Td> <Td> Primarily used for vin jaune . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.750 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Standard </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.757 </Td> <Td> 1.01 </Td> <Td> Fifth </Td> <Td> One - fifth of a US gallon * (before 1979) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 1.33 </Td> <Td> Litre </Td> <Td> Popular size for Austrian wines . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Magnum </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2.25 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Marie Jeanne </Td> <Td> Also known as a Tregnum or Tappit Hen in the port wine trade . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jeroboam </Td> <Td> Biblical, first king of Northern Kingdom . "Jeroboam" has different meanings (that is, indicates different sizes) for different regions in France . </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Rehoboam </Td> <Td> Biblical, First king of separate Judea </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 6.67 </Td> <Td> McKenzie </Td> <Td> Uncommon, primarily found in France </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6.0 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Imperial </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6.0 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Methuselah </Td> <Td> Biblical, Oldest Man </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.0 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Salmanazar </Td> <Td> Biblical, Assyrian King </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12.0 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Balthazar or Belshazzar </Td> <Td> Balthazar--one of three Wise Men to present gifts at Jesus' nativity; Belshazzar can also denote the co-regent of Babylon during the madness of Nebuchadnezzar, for whom the next - larger bottle size is named . </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15.0 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Nebuchadnezzar </Td> <Td> Biblical, King of Babylon </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18.0 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Melchior </Td> <Td> One of three Wise Men to present gifts at Jesus' nativity </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18.0 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Solomon </Td> <Td> Biblical, King of Israel, Son of David </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26.25 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Sovereign </Td> <Td> Reportedly created by Taittinger in 1988 for the launch of the then world's largest cruise liner Sovereign of the Seas </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27.0 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Primat or Goliath </Td> <Td> "Primat" likely from the Late Latin prīmās (chief, noble); Goliath--Biblical, killed by David </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30.0 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Melchizedek or Midas </Td> <Td> Melchizedek--Biblical, King of Salem; Midas may refer to the mythical king of Phrygia in Greek mythology </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Volume (litres) </Th> <Th> Ratio </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Champagne </Th> <Th> Bordeaux </Th> <Th> Burgundy </Th> </Tr>

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