tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15559257.post115774113429182648..comments2023-10-28T03:27:48.415-07:00Comments on Books are my only friends: If it was in your ass you'd know where it wasTripphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167966624693577245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15559257.post-1157760411060669632006-09-08T17:06:00.000-07:002006-09-08T17:06:00.000-07:00Let's hope it was not one of these:CHAMPAGNE Magnu...Let's hope it was not one of these:<BR/><BR/>CHAMPAGNE Magnum: 1.5 liters (two bottles) Jeroboam: 3 liters (four bottles) Rehoboam: 4.5 liters (six bottles) Methuselah: 6 liters (eight bottles) Salmanazar: 9 liters (12 bottles) Balthazar: 12 liters (16 bottles) Nebuchadnezzar: 15 liters (20 bottles)<BR/><BR/>Even larger sizes are occasionally seen, although they are very rare:<BR/><BR/>Solomon: 20 liters (28 bottles) Primat: 27 liters (36 bottles)<BR/><BR/>BORDEAUX Magnum: 1.5 liters (two bottles) Marie-Jeanne: 2.25 liters (three bottles) Double Magnum: 3 liters (four bottles) Jeroboam: 4.5 liters (six bottles) * Impèriale: 6 liters (eight bottles)<BR/><BR/>*Because of recent U.S. regulations limiting larger bottles to even liter sizes, some modern red-wine "Jeroboams" are now 5 liters rather than the traditional 4.5.<BR/><BR/>http://www.awinestore.com/big_bottles.htmBrackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192217051455130379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15559257.post-1157745567755091202006-09-08T12:59:00.000-07:002006-09-08T12:59:00.000-07:00I'm curious to know what sort of wine bottle we're...I'm curious to know what sort of wine bottle we're talking about. B may be able to help out. If we're talking a Riesling or Gewurtztraminer, then probably not a big deal. Syrah bottles can be a bit trickier, as would champagne. Don't even want to think about MD 20/20 or, god forbid, a box of Franzia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com