Magnum bottles
At Grandcruwijnen, we have an almost unprecedented range of magnums and other large sizes of bottles, in many cases available in OWC (original wooden case). Magnums are only made in a very limited edition and the wine in these large sizes is even tastier than the 'normal' size and has a longer storage potential. Due to our direct purchase from the wine companies, we...
At Grandcruwijnen, we have an almost unprecedented range of magnums and other large sizes of bottles, in many cases available in OWC (original wooden case). Magnums are only made in a very limited edition and the wine in these large sizes is even tastier than the 'normal' size and has a longer storage potential. Due to our direct purchase from the wine companies, we can often bring a (limited) number of bottles with our regular shipment.
| Content in liter |
Equivalent (in bottles) |
Champagne | Bourgogne | Bordeaux |
| 0,094 | 1/8 | huitième | - | - |
| 0,2 | 1/4 | quart | picollo | picollo |
| 0,25 | 1/3 | chopine | chopine | chopine |
| 0,375 | 1/2 | demie | demi ou fillette | demi ou fillette |
| 0,5 | 2/3 | - | chopine | pot |
| 0,6 | 4/5 | médium | - | - |
| 0,75 | 1 | champenoise | bouteille | bouteille |
| 1,5 | 2 | magnum | magnum | magnum |
| 2,25 | 3 | - | - | marie-jeanne |
| 3 | 4 | jéroboam | jéroboam | double magnum |
| 4,5 | 6 | réhoboam | réhoboam | réroboam |
| 6 | 8 | mathusalem | mathusalem | impériale |
| 9 | 12 | salmanazar | salmanazar | salmanazar |
| 12 | 16 | balthazar | balthazar | balthazar |
| 15 | 20 | nabuchodonosor | nabuchodonosor | nabuchodonosor |
| 18 | 24 | salomon | salomon | melchior |
At Grandcruwijnen, we have an almost unprecedented range of magnums and other large sizes of bottles, in many cases available in OWC (original wooden case). Magnums are only made in a very limited edition and the wine in these large sizes is even tastier than the 'normal' size and has a longer storage potential. Due to our direct purchase from the wine companies, we can often bring a (limited) number of bottles with our regular shipment.
| Content in liter |
Equivalent (in bottles) |
Champagne | Bourgogne | Bordeaux |
| 0,094 | 1/8 | huitième | - | - |
| 0,2 | 1/4 | quart | picollo | picollo |
| 0,25 | 1/3 | chopine | chopine | chopine |
| 0,375 | 1/2 | demie | demi ou fillette | demi ou fillette |
| 0,5 | 2/3 | - | chopine | pot |
| 0,6 | 4/5 | médium | - | - |
| 0,75 | 1 | champenoise | bouteille | bouteille |
| 1,5 | 2 | magnum | magnum | magnum |
| 2,25 | 3 | - | - | marie-jeanne |
| 3 | 4 | jéroboam | jéroboam | double magnum |
| 4,5 | 6 | réhoboam | réhoboam | réroboam |
| 6 | 8 | mathusalem | mathusalem | impériale |
| 9 | 12 | salmanazar | salmanazar | salmanazar |
| 12 | 16 | balthazar | balthazar | balthazar |
| 15 | 20 | nabuchodonosor | nabuchodonosor | nabuchodonosor |
| 18 | 24 | salomon | salomon | melchior |