Quarter Bottle or Split 1/4 bottle 187 ml
Half or Demi 1/2 bottle 375 ml
Bottle 1 bottle 750 ml
Magnum 2 bottles 1.5 L
Jeroboam 4 bottles 3 L
Rehoboam 6 bottles 4.5 L
Methuselah 8 bottles 6 L
Salmanazar 12 bottles 9 L
Balthazar 16 bottles 12 L
Nebuchadanezzar 20 bottles 15 L
Melchior 24 bottles 18 L
Solomon 26.6 bottles 20 L
Sovereign 33.3 bottles 25 L
Primat 36 bottles 27 L
Melchizidek 40 bottles 30 L
The Transfer Method
This sparkling wine producing technique is a procedure that begins like the traditional method and then transitions to the tank method. This is advantageous and essential for producing very small bottles and very large bottles. Usually the transfer method will occupy 750ml or 1.5 L bottles. After following the traditional method through the second fermentation, all the bottles are emptied into a pressurized tank, filtered and the dosage is added to the tank. This takes away the need for riddling, as well as the individual disgorging and dosage.
Origin of the names
The names of Champagne bottles from Jeroboam and larger were given biblical names. There are several theories which most are associated with the greatness or wealth of the person. Bordeaux producers began using names for large format bottles in the 17th century and also use the term Jéroboam, but for a 6 L capacity. The Champenois began using them in the mid 2oth century. Recent challenges to make even bigger bottles have continued using names that define greatness.
