The size of a standard wine bottle is 0.75. Wine bottle overview
Once upon a time wine was stored in wineskins, barrels, amphoras, sealed jugs ... The bottle appeared only in the 17th century. Today the wine bottle is the most popular container for wine. Only cheap varieties are sometimes sold in bags or plastic.
As for the traditional glass bottle, its shape, color, volume are not chosen by chance. For example, in France, the elite of the drink is determined by the length of the neck and the size of the bottle. The richer its history, the higher the neck. More importantly, the length of the cork, made from balsa bark. An elongated cork means expensive wine. It must indicate the name of the abbey, castle or famous area where this type of wine is produced, as well as the year of its release.
Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhine ...
The most popular type of modern bottle is the so-called Bordeaux. It has existed since the end of the 19th century. It is a tall, narrow cylinder with strict, steep "shoulders". The height of the entire bottle is usually from 28 to 34 cm, the diameter is 7–8 centimeters; the height of the neck is about a quarter of the height of the entire bottle. It is also characterized by a small depression at the bottom, which prevents sediment from entering the glass. For red wines, bottles of dark green glass are used, for dry whites - light green. Rosé and white dessert wines are usually bottled in clear bottles. In France, "Bordeaux" variants are most actively used in Provence.
The second known type of modern bottle is "burgundy". It is not so high - about 27–32 cm, and wider: 8–9 cm. It differs from the "Bordeaux" one by a more massive base and graceful, gently sloping "shoulders". The "Burgundy" version is used in the Loire Valley and along the Rhone.
A separate "Rhone" version can be slightly higher, with a rather massive neck. Rhona's bottles are often embossed below the neck.
The well-known champagne bottle is essentially the same “Burgundy” version, somewhat reinforced to resist high pressure. Usually a bottle for sparkling wine is made of olive green, has both strength and grace. Due to its popularity, the “Burgundy” form can be stylized. For example, designers often make a bottle with a thick glass and thicker girth.
Quite often, the "Rhine" type is also used for wines. It is distinguished by its high height: 31–35 cm, and extraordinary "slenderness": less than 7–8 cm in diameter. For such narrowness it was even called "flute". Its "shoulders" are even flatter than those of the "Burgundy" version. The very smooth and gentle curves suggest that the drinks in these bottles are made especially for the ladies.
The Rhine type has been and is being produced in a wide variety of colors, but most often from green or amber glass. Throughout the 19th century, this form was used for both white and red local wines; nowadays it is customary to pour the red "Rhine" into the more familiar "burgundy" form. Most often, the "Rhine" version is taken for classic grape varieties such as Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, as well as the legendary Gewürztraminer.
Non-standard forms
Burgundy, Bordeaux and Rhine forms are considered classic. Most wines are bottled just like this. However, there are also exotic options. For example, there are bottles with a "waist", they are quite popular in Provence. They are especially often used for rosé wines.
Another local variant of the "Côte de Provence". On the contrary, it is a bottle with a slightly swollen "tummy", long and elongated, also used mainly for rosé wines. Most often, it has a clear glass, so you can immediately see the real color of the wine.
Another rather rare variant is called "Chianti". This bottle shape is most common in Italy, it has a round body, curved bottom and is partially covered with a straw cover - a "basket". This basket provides additional protection during transport and handling.
There are very rare variants of shapes: round, oval, rectangular, square. They are also used for wines, although more spirits can be found in them. Some manufacturers spoil their customers by offering them gift options for bottles, in the form of, for example, a saber or an elegant women's shoe ...
Volume
The typical capacity of any bottle is 0.75L. The appearance of such a volume is associated with a funny version: supposedly a glassblower could make a 0.75 liter bottle from molten glass in one breath! It is possible, of course, in antiquity, and there were such strong men, but it is more likely that about export.
The 0.75 liter standard facilitated the transportation of wine: the carrying capacity of the vessels was calculated in barrels, the volume of each was 900 liters. If we divide 900 by 0.75, we get 1200, and 100 times 12 bottles. Very convenient! In addition, this volume is ideal for a company of two to four people. A liter of wine for two is a lot, and 0.75 liters is a wonderful maximum. If you divide it into four, you get one perfect glass each.
Wine is the blood of the earth. It doesn't matter what color it is - white, pink or red. Wine should always be on the table, whether you are ready to skip a small glass, or drink a few liters. Let's take a look at the sizes of wine bottles and their names.
175 ml - "Avion"
Previously, there was no such measure, but with the development of civil aviation, someone decided that it was this size that could defeat the passenger's fear of flying.
200 ml - Piccolo (Baby)
Yes, that's exactly what, in Italian, they call the size of a bottle in 1/4 of the normal one.
250 ml - Chopine (Choppin)
This word has nothing to do with the famous composer, but comes from the Low German Schoppen - "circle". Moreover, in France, until the middle of the XX century, the measure fluctuated between a quarter and a half liter. But then everything settled down. In the sense - it was lost.
375 ml - Demi or Fillette (half or daughter)
With the first name, everything is clear - it is exactly half of a standard bottle, but why it is also called “little girl” (or “little girl”) - I did not manage to find out. Everyone just shrugs - it has always been that way.
500 ml - Pot
Basically, only the wines of Lyon and the surrounding area are bottled in such a measure.
750 ml - Standard bottle
And yet, why exactly a liter without a quarter? Here the story is simple - the British poured wine from Bordeaux to such a measure in the immemorial years of the Hundred Years War. Glass bottles had not yet been invented, but clay ones already existed. Six clay bottles of 0.75 each make up the so-called "imperial gallon" - 4.5 liters. The British did not manage to inculcate their measures in continental Europe, but they left us with such a legacy.
1.5 L - Magnum
Two standard lunch bottles for four people are the perfect size.
3 l - Jéroboam (Jeroboam)
The first king of the Kingdom of North Israel. they say he was not a very pleasant character, for which he lost his share in the future world (that is, in what will be formed after everyone dies, and then happily rise to a new life)
4.5 L - Réhoboam
In opposition to Jeroboam, he founded the Kingdom of Judah. For this Dante "sent" him to Hell, to the circle where the proud are punished.
6 l - Mathusalem (Methuselah)
The famous biblical long-liver, one of the forefathers of mankind, who lived for 970 years. You can drink wine from such a bottle to all your many relatives if they once gather for your anniversary, say.
9 l - Salmanazar
A king of the Assyrians with an unhappy fate. He ruled for only five years and was killed while trying to siege Phoenician Tire. By the way, the bottle weighs almost 15 kg, and not every daredevil dares to lift it.
12 l - Balthazar (Belshazzar)
The last ruler of Babylon. They say that the city fell precisely because of him, because in his arrogance, this king used sacred vessels brought from the Jerusalem temple for a feast. Logically, such a colossus should be lifted by two - one will definitely not hold it.
15 l - Nabuchodonosor
This name is not a curse from the movie "Gentlemen of Fortune", but the name of the king of the New Babylonian kingdom. In general, bottles of this size are almost never produced, so do not be afraid.
18 l - Salomon or Melchior (Salomon or Cupronickel)
What is common between the biblical king, known for his incredible wisdom, and the sorcerer who brought gifts to the baby Jesus is unknown. They even lived at different times. And "Salomon" and "Nebuchadnezzar" can no longer be poured "from the hand", so there are special stands with wheels for them.
30 l - Melchizédec
King of Salem who blessed Abraham. In such a bottle one and a half meters high and weighing more than 50 kg, not wine is poured, but exclusively champagne. But it is enough to fill 300 wine glasses.
You don't have to stop there. Because, they say, there are also bottles of 93 and 150 liters. But the language does not dare to call them bottles any more. Wine barrels and even then there are less, and in a standard bathtub does not fit more than 140 liters of water.
All good
The first description of glass products dates back to the 7th millennium BC. e., but until the middle of the 17th century glass bottles were rather a rare exception. For storing wines, wood (barrels) and clay (amphorae) were used.
The tradition of making glass containers for wine appeared after British craftsmen replaced wood-burning stoves with higher-temperature coal ones, greatly simplifying the production of glass and glass products. Vessels of dark green color were popular, the shoulder of those bottles was pronounced. Description of such glass containers can be found in many literary works of that time.
Nowadays, glass bottles are a popular glass product. Their various forms are dictated by the purpose, provide convenience and optimal conditions for storing content.
A significant share of the produced glass containers is purchased by wine-making enterprises. Bottles for varietal wine have a different shape and size, volume, but, as a rule, they have a neck of the same diameter - for a standard cork, the material for which is wood or polymers.
Peculiarities
A wine bottle can be roughly divided into the following parts: the neck (in the upper part), the shoulder, the main part (in many vessels it has the shape of a cylinder) and the bottom.
The shape of many bottles takes into account the sediment characteristic of the wine. It is present in all types of natural wines. The sediment depends on the color of the wine. In white wines, the precipitate is in the form of crystals, in red wines - brownish flakes or a crust on the glass. How much sediment falls out depends on the type of wine and its quality. The sediment indicates the high quality of the product. Often the bottom of a bottle for aged red wine is made with a depression called a punt.
The narrow neck reduces the contact surface of the wine with the air, allowing the cork to be standardized.
Wood (cork oak) is used for high-quality wine corking. The largest producer of wine bottle corks is Portugal, where the cork tree grows.
Most wine bottles fit into the standard: the caliber (inside the neck) is 18.5 mm in diameter and increases to 21 mm, moving to the main part of the glass container.
Classification
Glass wine vessels with a capacity of 750 ml are considered standard. They produce containers for wines of a different capacity. Some types of bottles are made for a specific brand of wine.
The shape, color, size of the glass container depends on what kind of drink it is intended for. In recent years, large containers for wines (up to 30 liters) have become in demand.
Sizes: standard and custom
An important characteristic of wine containers is volume. Most often, wine is bottled in 750 ml containers (standard size). But there are exceptions to the rule. What does Champagne Magnum mean? Only a volume equal to two standard - 1.5 liters ("magnum" from Latin - "large"). Since the beginning of the 18th century, names have been given to wine bottles of various sizes.
A "normal" (standard) 750 ml bottle is called "Imperial". Small 200 ml - "quarter" or "Split", larger containers (375 ml) - "half" or "Demi". Large volumes of wine vessels are measured in magnums.
The largest bottle of wine was made in Australia, height was 1.8 m, weight - 585 kg, volume - 387 containers of 750 ml.
Type and shape of wine bottles
How many different types of glass jars are there for a hop drink? It is difficult to answer this question today, but most famous winemakers adhere to traditions in choosing bottles for their goods. Bordeaux type, English type or Burgundy. The volume of the container can be different, the shape is preserved.
English
Until the end of the 18th century, the shape of the English wine bottle changed, gradually acquiring harmonious outlines. Harmony was achieved around 1800. Since then, the English type has remained the same: a cylindrical, massive product, made of dense and very dark green glass. They have a long, barrel-shaped neck and no punt at the bottom. Almost all sherries in Spain and ports in Portugal are bottled in glass bottles of the English type.
Bordeaux
The most popular red wine vessels in the world are Bordeaux. They can be recognized by their characteristic shoulders.
Description. Height varies from 28 to 34 centimeters, diameter - from 7 to 8. The height of the neck, according to the standard, should be about a quarter of the height of the bottle. Their bottom is slightly concave. Thanks to this shape, the sediment, which is present in red wines, does not get into the glasses.
Before opening the intoxicated drink, the bottle must be placed vertically so that the sediment collects in the grooves around the perimeter. In addition, the Bordeaux shoulder has a protruding shape and also retains sediment.
Bordeaux bottles are dark green for dry red wines, light green for whites, transparent vessels for sweet rosé and white wines. Some varieties of dry white wines are also developed into transparent containers.
Wine lovers should take into account that a classic "Bordeaux bottle" is understood as a container with a height of no more than 30 cm. It is for this size that wine cabinets and typical trade equipment are made. A large bottle in a standard bar might not fit.
Burgundy and Rhone
Burgundy bottles have smooth shapes, an unexpressed shoulder, an elongated neck. This is the second most popular glass wine container.
Rhone is slightly different from Burgundy in smaller diameter, its shoulder is more angular. Rhone winemakers make sure to use a necklace on the top of the vessel.
Description. This type of glass container differs from the Bordeaux one in size (its height is from 27 to 31.5 cm, width is from 8-9 cm), as well as a more massive base. Classic Burgundy is made of green glass, but there are also transparent ones.
Rhine "flute"
These glass vessels, which are called "flute", are similar to Burgundy, but more beautiful, as if elongated.
Description. They are quite tall (31-35 cm) and narrow (7.5-8 cm in diameter), the shoulder is gently sloping.
The first description of glass products dates back to the 7th millennium BC. e., but until the middle of the 17th century glass bottles were rather rare. Flute bottles appeared in Germany. Poured into them for wine from German grape varieties. They also differ in color: in the Rhine - brown, in the Moselle - green. This type of packaging is common not only in Germany, but also in neighboring France (Alsace), Austria and Switzerland. They are commonly used for riesling and dessert wines.
Champagne
Description. Massive (weight 900 g) of green glass (volume 750 ml). Its height is 30 cm, diameter is 8.5 cm. The shoulder is not pronounced. The largest bottle of champagne is 30 liters.
There can be no sediment in champagne, but there is a punt at the bottom. The concave bottom creates conditions for convenient and safe transportation of products: the neck of one bottle is inserted into the bottom of another. This provides a rigid fixation and allows for a more compact arrangement of glass vessels during transportation and storage. This shape of the bottom also allows the pressure to be redistributed by directing it to the walls of the container. This type of container is suitable for any sparkling drinks.
Today sparkling wines are also bottled in transparent containers. But sunlight has a detrimental effect on the taste of wine, so products in colorless containers are sold in beautiful cardboard boxes (for expensive varieties, the material for the box can be wood) or in paper packaging. UV protection is relevant for wines that “age” for a long time. glass bottles... The darker the glass, the more reliably the wine products are protected.
Not so long ago, wooden wine bottles were presented. Wood is a natural material that is harmless to the environment. Inside the container, the tree (ash) is covered with a protective layer. Perhaps this product will compete with glass wine vessels. Link to uniqueness: http: //text.ru/antiplagiat/56f58d283e122
A typical bottle of wine has a volume of 0.75 liters and is considered standard. But you must have come across larger vessels that can hold one and a half, and three, and five, or more liters. You may have heard the term champagne magnum. How much is it and what is the maximum bottle size used in the wine industry? Let's also try to figure out what names this or that bottle has in the professional slang of winemakers.
Until the beginning of the 18th century, wine was usually stored in barrels and amphoras, but as soon as people learned to massively use corks to seal bottles, vessels of all sizes began to appear in everyday life, to which they began to assign special names. Nowadays, wine bottles of twelve main volumes are produced in the world, some of them - only regionally, and for special occasions. “Split” is the smallest bottle with a volume of 0.187 liters, “Half” - 0.375 liters, followed by a standard bottle - 0.75 liters. This is followed by a bottle of double volume - 1.5 liters, called "Magnum". The name is said to have come from the Latin phrase "magnum bonum," meaning a great good thing. Since this expression was popular in Scotland, applied specifically to alcohol, it gave its name to the standard of a large bottle of wine, abbreviated to simply "Magnum". "Marie-Jean" ("Marie-Jeanne") - holds 2.25 liters of wine. The bottle is named for a passionate alcohol drinker who lived in the early 18th century. Then comes the three-liter "Double Magnum", and then begins a series of bottles (rather mega-bottles!), Rarely used and bearing the names of the Old Testament kings and prophets.
Some experts believe that for the first time the name for the next largest bottle was used in 1725, when winemakers in the province of Bordeaux created a special vessel of four times the size (5 liters) and because of its massiveness they called it "Jeroboam". It should be noted that confusion sometimes arises with "Jeroboam", since today the French "Jeroboam" of Burgundy and champagne holds about 3 liters of wine, and the same bottle with "Bordeaux" or "Cabernet Sauvignon" - 4.5 liters. The following volumes are produced mainly in Burgundy and Champagne: Imperial (as well as Methuselah) - 6 liters, Salmanazar - 9 liters, Balthazar - 12 liters, Nebuchadnezzar - 15 liters, Melchior - 18 liters. The reference books also indicate: "Solomon" - a volume of 21 liters, "Sovereign" - 25 liters, "Primate" (or "Goliath") - 27 liters, as well as "Melchizedek" (or "Midas") - 30 liters. However, such bottles are extremely rare and belong exclusively to champagne, not least because it is incredibly difficult to use such “bubbles”.