GE Monogram Wine Vault owner manual Bottle Sizes, Capacity, Name, Description

Bottle Sizes

The chart below describes the most common bottle types and sizes used for wine. Individual regions may have additional sizes and names unique to that region.

Capacity	Name	Description
375 ml	“Dessert Wine”	Contains one-half a standard 750 ml bottle.
750 ml	Bottle or “Fifth”	Standard bottle size.
750 ml or	Champagne	Most common sizes for Champagne.
1.5 liters
1.5 liters	Magnum	Contains the equivalent to 2 bottles of wine.
3 liters	Double Magnum	Contains the equivalent to 4 bottles of wine and is twice as large as
		the magnum.
3 or 4.5	Jeroboam	Contains 3 liters (4 bottles) in Champagne and Burgundy and
liters		4.5 liters (6 bottles) in Bordeaux.
4.5 liters	Rehoboam	Contains the equivalent to 6 bottles of wine and is used in Burgundy
		and Champagne. For Bordeaux, see Jeroboam.
6 liters	Imperial	Contains the equivalent to 8 bottles of wine and is usually used for
		Bordeaux and for Cabernet Sauvignon. In Burgundy and
		Champagne, this size is called a Methuselah.
6 liters	Methuselah	Contains the equivalent to 8 bottles of wine. French champagne
		bottled in a Methuselah is expected to age for a long time.
9 liters	Salmanazar	Contains the equivalent to 12 bottles or a case of wine.
15 liters	Nebuchadnezzar	Contains the equivalent to 20 bottles and is the largest wine
		container. Found most often in Burgundy and Champagne.

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