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Double Magnum Wine Bottles

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How do I know how much wine is in a Double Magnum?

Double Magnum Wine Bottles

What is Double Magnum Size?

A Double Magnum holds 4 regular bottles of wine.

What are regular bottle sizes for a bottle of wine?
Regular sizes are for most German wine bottles is 0.70 liters. Some bottles from Alsace are 0.72 liters.
The older French wine bottles most likely hold 0.80 liters, a common measure for Burgundy, Champagne and Rhone before 1945.
The newer ones hold 0.75 liters. That's the new measure used for Bordeaux and most Californian winebottles too.

helmut schonwalder 12-15-2002

   

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