{"id":7519,"date":"2015-08-20T12:25:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T11:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/?p=7519"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:46:44","slug":"an-update-on-bottle-sizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/embedded-software\/2015\/08\/20\/an-update-on-bottle-sizes\/","title":{"rendered":"An update on bottle sizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have always been fascinated by the measurement of things and our perception of those measurements. I constantly bump into conflicts and synergies between systems. For example, I have been known to refer to the size of something as being \u201cbetween one centimetre and half an inch\u201d. On the other hand, the inherent illogicality [to me] of the Fahrenheit temperature scale befuddles me.<\/p>\n<p>I recently wrote about a specific <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/blog\/2015\/07\/02\/what-size-drink-would-you-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kind of measurement<\/a> &#8211; that of drinks. I have now found some more information &#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Last time I cataloged the list of wonderful bottle names, which are primarily employed in France and commonly associated with Champagne, but are used in other regions and countries. Since writing that, I have learned two things. First, some of the names change slightly from one region to another. Second, there are even more sizes than I listed before.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my new \u201cdefinitive&#8221; list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Split, Piccolo, Pony or Snipe = one quarter bottle; 0.1875L<\/li>\n<li>Quarter = four fifteenths of a bottle; 0.2L [confusing eh?]<\/li>\n<li>Chopine = one third of a bottle; 0.25L<\/li>\n<li>Demi = half bottle; 0.375L<\/li>\n<li>Tenth = one tenth of a US Gallon; 0.378L<\/li>\n<li>Jennie = two thirds of a bottle; 0.5L<\/li>\n<li>Clavelin = five sixths of a bottle; 0.625L<\/li>\n<li>Bottle = 0.75L<\/li>\n<li>Fifth = one fifth of a US Gallon; 0.757L<\/li>\n<li>Litre = one and a third of a bottle<\/li>\n<li>Magnum = 2 bottles; 1.5L<\/li>\n<li>Marie Jeanne, Tregnum or Tappit Hen = 3 bottles; 2.25L<\/li>\n<li>Jeroboam or Double Magnum = 4 bottles; 3L<\/li>\n<li>Rehoboam or Jeroboam = 6 bottles; 4.5L<\/li>\n<li>Methuselah or Imperial = 8 bottles; 6L<\/li>\n<li>Salmanazar = 12 bottles; 9L<\/li>\n<li>Balthazar or Belshazzar = 16 bottles; 12L<\/li>\n<li>Nabuchadnezzar = 20 bottles; 15L<\/li>\n<li>Melchior or Solomon = 24 bottles; 18L<\/li>\n<li>Sovereign = 35 bottles; 26.25L<\/li>\n<li>Goliath or Primat = 36 bottles; 27L<\/li>\n<li>Melchizedek or Midas = 40 bottles; 30L<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your assignment is to visit restaurants and wine cellars all over the world and demand wine in some of these denominations. Please report back, via <a href=\"mailto:colin_walls@mentor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email<\/a>, comment of social media on your success [or lack thereof].<\/p>\n<p>I am going on a short vacation, so there will be radio silence around here for a while. 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