Why 750ml vs 1L as standard btl size?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:03 pm
Just wondering why 3/4 liter became the norm rather than a nice round 1.0 liter?
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Bernard Roth wrote:Some older bottles from Europe were not exactly 750 ml. I have seen 73 cl, for example.
Mike Jacobs wrote:Just wondering why 3/4 liter became the norm rather than a nice round 1.0 liter?
Peter May wrote:I'm pretty sure the measure predates the metric measurement, i.e. 75cl was selected as being the closest to it
Howie Hart wrote:However, a 750 ml bottle is just about the right size for 2 people to share over dinner.
Nathan Smyth wrote:Actually, it seems to me that with the resurgence in screw-capped wines, there could be an opening for more 1000ml bottles, especially at the low end of the market - with screw caps, there's a much better chance that the wine will last upwards of a week, which is what most [???] people would want out of a 1000ml bottle.
Bernard Roth wrote:Some older bottles from Europe were not exactly 750 ml. I have seen 73 cl, for example.
It may be more to do with bottle manufacturing, or maybe that in the past people had smaller hands.
ClarkDGigHbr wrote:That means the larger bottle would sit partially consumed an additional day, which then increases the likelihood I would get bored with it or it gets oxidized.
Nathan Smyth wrote:Howie Hart wrote:However, a 750 ml bottle is just about the right size for 2 people to share over dinner.
I'll probably catch Hades for saying this, but for average-sized people [she maybe 120lbs, he maybe 160lbs], 375ml of 14%+ red wine is gonna get them zonked [especially she, at maybe 25% less body mass than he].
Which would be okay maybe once a week, but you start doing that every night and you better have a liver made outta titanium.
Dale Williams wrote:We generally don't finish a 750 ml bottle. Typically we go through between 2/3s and 3/4s of a bottle. ... I generally like variety and matching foods to dinner, so definitely would not be interested in bigger bottles to visit more times. While I might not call it getting bored with favorites, I have no desire to drink the same wine again and again.
Mike Jacobs wrote:Just wondering why 3/4 liter became the norm rather than a nice round 1.0 liter?
Robin Garr wrote:Mike Jacobs wrote:Just wondering why 3/4 liter became the norm rather than a nice round 1.0 liter?
This is a great thread! I'll probably feature it as the topic of tomorrow's 30 Second Wine Advisor, so keep the historical and cultural factoids coming ...
Nathan Smyth wrote:ClarkDGigHbr wrote:That means the larger bottle would sit partially consumed an additional day, which then increases the likelihood I would get bored with it or it gets oxidized.
I don't think I've ever seen that sentiment expressed on a wine bulletin board.
Does this happen often - that you get "bored" with wines?
I can see it happening maybe with a wine which was new to you - something you were trying for the first time - but do you get bored with old favorites - wines which you've gone back to the store to purchase again and again?