15 Different Champagne Bottle Sizes: Dimensions, Name Origins
Champagne comes in different sizes, ranging from small-format versions to eye-catching, large bottles!
The smaller bottle sizes are perfect if you want to enjoy only one or two Champagne glasses at dinner.
The larger sizes are great for festive occasions like weddings and engagements.
The bigger wine bottle shapes are typically produced by luxury Champagne producers like Dom Perignon, Taittinger, Champagne Drappier, and Veuve Clicquot and are a great addition to any wine collection.
Let’s explore the 15 Champagne bottle sizes and intriguing facts about how they got their names.
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15 Champagne Bottle Sizes
While there are a few smaller bottle sizes, the large format ones garner the most attention!
The first large format bottles were created during the 17th century in Bordeaux. By the 20th century many Champagne producers started producing larger wine bottle sizes as well.
The larger sparkling wine bottles are named after biblical figures and have a standard wine bottle shape.
Let’s explore all the different Champagne bottle sizes:
1. Piccolo (187.6 ml Bottle)
Piccolo (small in Italian) is a mini Champagne bottle equal to 1 serving of sparkling wine.
This smaller bottle size is a perfect addition to gift hampers.
2. The Half Bottle/ Demi (375 ml Bottle)
The Demi bottle (half in French) is also called Fillete (little girl.)
This small bottle holds 3 servings of Champagne or half a standard bottle.
3. The Imperial Pint (600 ml Bottle)
The Imperial Pint is a very rare small-sized bottle and contains 4 servings of Champagne.
This wine bottle size was made by Pol Roger made it in the 1970s and was often associated with Sir Winston Churchill.
Winston Churchill adored Pol Roger Champagne and found the Pint-sized bottle to be his ideal serving size.
4. The Standard Bottle (750 ml Bottle)
The standard bottle, also known as the Champenoise, is a 750 ml bottle and holds about 6 glasses of Champagne.
The base of the standard wine bottle size has an indentation known as the punt. The punt makes the Champagne bottle stronger and makes pouring from the bottle really easy.
5. Magnum (1.5L Bottle)
The magnum (great in Latin) holds 2 Champagne bottles or 12 glasses.
The magnum bottle size is ideal for aging Champagne as it has a lower air to liquid ratio.
6. Jeroboam (3L Bottle)
This bigger bottle (aka the Double Magnum) holds about 4 standard bottles or 24 Champagne glasses.
Jeroboam (meaning he increases the people) is named after the first King of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 10th century BC.
7. Rehoboam (4.5L Bottle)
Rehoboam (meaning he who enlarges people) is a rare, larger bottle equivalent to 6 standard bottles or 36 Champagne flutes.
The wine bottle is named after the biblical King of Judah, who reigned during the 10th century BC.
Rehoboam was also the son of King Solomon and grandson of King David.
8. Methuselah (6L Bottle)
The Methuselah or Imperial is a large bottle that serves 48 Champagne flutes or 8 standard bottles.
According to the Old Testament, Methuselah is the ancestor of Noah and lived to be 969 years old.
9. Salmanazar (9L Bottle)
The Salmanazar bottle is equivalent to 12 standard bottles or 72 Champagne wine glasses.
This bottle size was named after the Assyrian king, Salmanazar III (858-824 BC.)
10. Balthazar (12L Bottle)
The Balthazar bottle serves about 96 glasses of Champagne and is equivalent to 16 standard bottles.
According to history, Balthazar was a king of Arabia and one of the Three Wise Men who gave baby Jesus a gift.
11. Nebuchadnezzar (15L Bottle)
The Nebuchadnezzar (Nabuchodonosor in French) Champagne bottle size is equivalent to 120 servings or 20 standard bottles.
Nebuchadnezzar II was the king of Chaldeans (605-562 BC), known as Nebuchadnezzar the Great. Under his reign, Babylon became a cultural hub of the western world.
12. Solomon (18L Bottle)
The Solomon bottle is equal to 144 Champagne glasses or 24 standard wine bottles.
Solomon was the famous King of Israel and the son of King David.
13. Sovereign (25L Bottle)
This Champagne bottle size holds 35 standard bottles or 200 flute glasses.
The prestigious Champagne house, Taittinger, created this large bottle to celebrate the opening of the largest (at the time) cruise ship, Sovereign of the Seas, in 1987.
14. Primat/Goliath (27L Bottle)
The Primat or Goliath bottle size is equivalent to 25 standard bottles or 216 Champagne glasses.
Goliath was the giant Philistine warrior young David defeated in the famous biblical story.
15. Melchizedek (30L Bottle)
Melchizedek is the largest Champagne bottle size in the world. It holds about 40 standard bottles and pours 240 Champagne glasses.
Melchizedek was a King and a priest who lived a very righteous life in the Old Testament.
This 4-foot sized bottle is also called Midas in French after the famous Greek mythical king who turned everything he touched into gold.
Today, the Melchizedek wine bottle size is only produced by Champagne Drappier.
Celebrate The Good Times With An Iconic Champagne Bottle!
Having a smaller or larger wine bottle will instantly elevate anyone’s sipping experience!
Smaller bottle sizes are an unusual addition to any collector’s wine rack and make a fun conversation starter.
Large format bottles are ideal for celebratory occasions like weddings, engagements, and glitzy parties and have promising investment potential.
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