How big is the largest champagne bottle?

June 13, 2024
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The Melchizedek is the largest champagne bottle and holds 40 bottles or 30 liters of champagne, which is equivalent to about 240 champagne glasses. (🍾a Nebuchadnezzar - 15L in the photo)

When it comes to champagne, you're probably familiar with the "bottle" (75cl), the magnum (1.5L), and the jeroboam (3L). But do you know how large a champagne bottle can be, ranging from a few centiliters to several dozen liters?

Here are the different sizes of champagne bottles available:

Piccolo (0.20 L. = 1 or 2 champagne glasses)
Half Bottle (0.375L. = 3 glasses)
Standard Bottle (0.75 L. = 6 glasses)
Magnum (1.5 L. = 2 bottles = 12 glasses)
Jeroboam (3 L. = 4 bottles = 24 glasses)
Rehoboam (4.5L = 5 bottles = 36 glasses)
Methuselah (6 L. = 8 bottles = 48 champagne glasses)
Salmanazar (9 L.= 12 bottles = 72 glasses)
Balthazar (12 L.= 16 bottles = 96 glasses)
Nebuchadnezzar (15 L. = 20 bottles = 120 glasses)
Solomon (18 L. = 24 bottles = 144 glasses)
Primat (27 L. = 36 bottles = 216 glasses)
Melchizedek (30 L. = 40 bottles= 240 glasses)