Wine Bottle Sizes

A Comparison of Standard Wine Bottle Dimensions

What’s the difference between ordering a split of Champagne and a magnum of Champagne? The magnum is actually eight times larger than the split. Traditionally, wine is bottled in ten different sizes, and the names can get rather confusing. A standard bottle is 750 mL, or ¾ of a liter. A half-bottle, also known as a demi, is pretty straightforward, while a split is half of that, or ¼ of a standard bottle. The magnum is the equivalent of two standard bottles, while larger sizes are named typically after ancient kings and biblical characters.

Name	Liter Capacity	# of Standard Bottles
Split	.1875	.25
Half-Bottle	.375	.5
Standard	.75	1
Magnum	1.5	2
Jeroboam	3	4
Rehoboam	4.5	6
Methuselah	6	8
Imperial	6	8
Salmanazar	9	12
Balthazar	12	16
Nebuchadnezzar	15	20
Paramount	27	36

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