Bottle Sizes
Bottle Sizes
Wine & champagne bottles are commonly classified as either Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy bottles. There are others such as Port, Rhine, Mosel and Alsace. A guide to Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy classifications is provided.
Bordeaux Bottle Classification - Bordeaux style bottles have the straight sides and tall shoulders
| Bottle Definition | Bottle Size | Number of Bottles |
| Half Bottle | 375ml | 0.5 bottle |
| Bottle | 750ml |
1 bottle |
| Magnum | 1500ml | 2 bottles |
| Marie Jeanne | 2500ml | 3 bottles |
| Double Magnum | 3000ml | 4 bottles |
| Jeroboam | 4500ml | 6 bottles |
| Imperial | 6000ml | 8 bottles |
Burgundy Bottle Classification - Generally heavier and wider in girth than Bordeaux bottles, Burgundy bottles also have their shoulder sloping slightly.
| Bottle Definition | Bottle Size | Number of Bottles |
| Half Bottle | 375ml | 0.5 bottle |
| Bottle | 750ml |
1 bottle |
| Magnum | 1500ml | 2 bottles |
| Jeroboam | 3000ml | 4 bottles |
| Methuselah | 6000ml | 8 bottles |
Champagne Bottle Classification - have gently sloping shoulders and a "punt" at the bottom. A punt is a concave bottom of the bottle.
| Bottle Definition | Bottle Size | Number of Bottles |
| Half Bottle | 375ml | 0.5 bottle |
| Bottle | 750ml |
1 bottle |
| Magnum | 1500ml | 2 bottles |
| Jeroboam | 3000ml | 4 bottles |
| Methusaleh | 6000ml | 8 bottles |
| Salmanazar | 9000ml | 12 bottles |
| Balthazar | 12000ml | 16 bottles |