Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Speaking of Methuselah

Methuselah
Large bottle used in Champagne and Burgundy equivalent to 8 standard bottles (6 litres, 1.58 US gal., 1.32 UK gal.).

Jéroboam
Large bottle used in France equivalent to 6 standard bottles (4.5 litres, 1.19 US gal., .99 UK gal.) in Bordeaux and 4 standard bottles (3 litres, 102 US fl. oz., 106.2 UK fl. oz.) in Champagne and Burgundy.

Rehoboam
Large bottle used in Champagne and Burgundy equivalent to 6 standard bottles (4.5 litres, 153 US fl. oz., 159.3 UK fl. oz.).

Salmanazar
Large bottle used in Champagne and Burgundy equivalent to 12 standard bottles (9 litres, 2.38 US gal, 1.98 UK gal).

Nebuchadnezzar
Largest bottle used in Champagne and Burgundy, equivalent to 20 standard bottles (15 litres, 3.96 US gal., 3.3 UK gal.).

Balthazar
Large bottle used in Champagne and Burgundy equivalent to 16 standard bottles (12 litres, 3.168 US gal., 2.64 UK gal.)

I have no idea when this will ever come in handy to know, but here it is anyway.