A big bottle for a big party.

The quantity of wine inside a bottle typically measures 0.75 liters. We can define this as a unit of measurement. Multiples and fractions have specific, often quite curious names. By convention, the shape of the Sciampagnotta (which is precisely the 0.75-liter one) is used. Let’s discover the other formats together!
 

Magnum, jeroboam and then? Here are the names of the bottles

In ascending order, we have: the half bottle, the bottle, the liter, the Magnum (2 bottles), the Jeroboam (4 bottles), the Rehoboam (6 bottles), the Mathusalem (8 bottles), the Salmanazar (12 bottles), the Balthazar (16 bottles), the Nabuchodonosor (20 bottles), the Salomon (24 bottles), the Primat (36 bottles), and finally the Melchisedec (40 bottles).

It is very fascinating that the wine world has chosen names of kings from ancient Middle Eastern civilizations to signify the maxi formats. This choice is attributed to Champagne merchants in the 19th century, aiming to match an important moment with a wine and a bottle of similarly significant name.

How can one resist the temptation to toast the new year with a giant bottle of wine? A big bottle for a big toast!