Wine and Champagne are bottled in various sizes; the wine you would typically purchase off the shelf from a wine merchant or a supermarket is a ‘standard’ 750ml wine bottle, but other sizes are available. The size of wine bottles ranges from 187.5ml, referred to as ‘Split’ and is typically a one-glass serving, up to 15L. Magnum-sized bottles (1.5L) are available for specific wines and champagnes; for example, a Moet and Chandon Nebuchadnezzar is available for an eye-watering £1,200 per bottle! A 15L bottle is referred to as a ‘Nebuchadnezzar’ and is equal to twenty (yes 20!) bottles, roughly 100 glasses of wine!
What are the different bottle sizes for Wine?
Wine Bottle Sizes Chart
| Capacity |
Name |
Description |
Amount of glasses |
| 187.5ml |
Split |
Usually for single glasses of Champagne (referred to as Piccolo in Italian) |
1 |
| 375ml |
Half |
It holds half a standard-size bottle (referred to as ‘Demi’ in France) |
2 |
| 750ml |
Standard |
Universal bottle size for most wines around the World |
5 |
| 1.5L |
Magnum |
Double the standard bottle |
10 |
| 3.0L |
Double Magnum/Jeroboam |
Two Magnums or four standard bottles |
20 |
| 4.5L |
Rehoboam |
Six standard bottles |
30 |
| 6.0L |
Imperial |
Eight standard bottles or two Double Magnums |
40 |
| 9.0L |
Salmanazar |
Twelve standard bottles |
60 |
| 12.0L |
Balthazar |
Sixteen standard bottles or two Imperials |
80 |
| 15.0L |
Nebuchadnezzar |
Twenty standard bottles |
100 |
About the Wine Bottle size names
Traditional different-sized wine bottles have been named after Biblical kings and historical figures, as shown below:
| Jeroboam |
First King of The Kingdom |
| Salmanazar |
Assyrian King |
| Balthazar |
One of The Wise Men |
| Nebuchadnezzar |
King of Babylon |
