Wine Bottle Sizes/Designations

Sizes

The chart below expresses the sizes of various wine bottles in multiples relating to a standard bottle of wine, which is 0.75 litres (750ml.) (0.1981 U.S. gal; 0.1650 imp gal) .

^a Also known as a quarter bottle, pony, snipe or split.
^b Also known as a half bottle or split.
^c Also known as a 50 cl bottle. Used for Tokaj, Sauternes, Jerez, as well as several other types of sweet wines.
^d Primarily used for vin jaune.
^e For many years, the U.S. standard (non-metric) wine and liquor bottle was the "fifth", meaning one-fifth of a U.S. gallon, or 25.6 U.S. fluid ounces (757.1 ml; 26.65 imp fl oz) . Some beverages also came in half-gallon and one-gallon sizes. disp=or In 1979, the U.S. adopted the metric system for wine bottles, with the basic bottle becoming 75 cl, as in Europe.
^f Also known as a Tregnum or Tappit Hen in the port wine trade.
^g Jeroboam has different meanings for different regions in France.

Standard Racks	Bottle Width
Split (375ml):	2 3/8 "
Bordeaux:	2 7/8 "
750ml Boutique:	3 1/8 "
Small Champagne:	3 3/16"
Burgundy:	3 1/4"
Large Pinot:	3 3/8"
Magnum Racks
Large Champagne:	3 7/8"
Magnum (1.5L):	4"