Tag: wine bottle size

The cork pops, the aroma fills the air, and that familiar bottle rests in your hand. If it feels just right, you’re almost certainly holding a 750ml wine bottle. This is the undisputed standard, the most common size you’ll find for still wines across the globe, and precisely what most people mean when they ask, […]

While it feels like an arbitrary number, the ubiquitous 750ml standard for a full bottle of wine likely originated from the British Imperial Gallon. When French and other European wine producers started shipping to the UK, they adopted a bottle size that allowed exactly six bottles to equal one Imperial Gallon (4.54 liters). This simplified […]