Have you ever heard someone talking about the size of a wine bottle and weren’t sure about what they were talking about? It’s understandable since the names used to describe wine bottle sizes have a long history that most people aren’t aware of. Here is a handy chart to help explain the different sizes of wine bottles, their names, and the amount of wine they actually contain.
Wine Bottle Size Table
| Name | Size | # of Bottles | # of Drinks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Split or Piccolo | 187.5 ML | .25 Bottles | 1.5 Drinks |
| Half or Demi | 375 ML | .5 Bottle | 3 Drinks |
| Standard Bottle | .75 L | 1 Bottle | 6 Drinks |
| Magnum | 1.5 L | 2 Bottles | 12 Drinks |
| Marie Jeanne | 2.25 L | 3 Bottles | 18 Drinks |
| Double Magnum | 3 L | 4 Bottles | 24 Drinks |
| Jeroboam | 5 L | 6.67 Bottles | 40 Drinks |
| Imperial | 6 L | 8 Bottles | 48 Drinks |
| Salmanazar | 9 L | 12 Bottles | 72 Drinks |
| Balthazar | 12 L | 16 Bottles | 96 Drinks |
| Nebuchadnezzar | 15 L | 20 Bottles | 120 Drinks |
| Melchoir | 18 L | 24 Bottles | 144 Drinks |