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TYPE |
CAPACITY |
NUMBER OF BOTTLES |
|
Quarter |
18,75 cl |
1 / 4 |
|
Half-Bottle |
37,50 cl |
1 / 2 |
|
Bottle |
0,75 l 75,00 cl |
1 |
|
Magnum |
1,5 l 150,00 cl |
2 |
|
Jeroboam |
3,0 l 300,00 cl |
4 |
|
Rehoboam |
4,5 l 450,00 cl |
6 |
|
Mathusalem |
6,0 l 600,00 cl |
8 |
|
Salmanazar |
9,0 l 900,00 cl |
12 |
|
Balthazar |
12,0 l 1200,00 cl |
16 |
|
Nabuchodonosor |
15,0 l 1500,00 cl |
20 |
|
Salomon |
18,0 l 1800,00 cl |
24 |
Champagne, as much because of what it symbolizes as because
of what it is, is often called for in unusual sized bottles.
In quarter-bottles, for example, to help airlines convey a sense of luxury
and ease to their passengers when everything else suggests the opposite.
And in larger bottles still for weddings, christenings and anniversaries.
Yet it is in the magnum size that the wine will show itself at its best.
If you wish to age champagne for a lengthy period, favour the magnum.
| Magnum | TV private detective, 1980's |
| Jeroboam | Founder and first king of Israel, 931-910 BC |
| Rehoboam, son of Solomon | King of Judah, 922-908 BC |
| Methusalem | Biblical patriarch who lived to the age of 969 |
| Salmanazar | King of Assyria, 859-824 BC |
| Balthazar | Regent of Babylon, son of Nabonide, 539 BC |
| Nebuchadnezzar | King of Babylon, 605-562 BC |
A useful mnemonic for these big bottle sizes is :
My Judy Really Makes Splendid
Belching Noises
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