Here are some more numbers for bottle sizes taken directly from my wine bottles. The 1976 Schloss Vollrads TBA is 700 ml while the1979 Oestricher Lenchen Beerenauslese Eiswein from the Deinhard estate is 750 ml, both on the label and on the extreme lower side of the bottle(not bottom). Quinta de Serrado Bual 1827 is 750ml.
Fonseca's Torna-Viagem Setubal is 500 ml., while a full bottle of their
25yr old Setubal and also their 1934 vintage is 750 ml. Monimpex Tokaji Aszu Esszencia 1957 is 500 ml. as well as a Tokaji Wine Trust Co. 1983 5 P. A half bottle of 1967 Yquem is 375 ml on the glass of the bottle along the bottom side(not thebottom), while the importer's add on lablel gives it as 360 ml (12 Fl. Oz). Either the importer label is a mistake, or it more accurately reflects the volume of wine in the bottle rather than the maximum capacity of the bottle.
Many very old bottles were hand blown and as a result varied somewhat in size. Also many older bottles do not contain a size mark on the glass. Heaven knows what is the size of my Constatia from either 1791s or 1809
- close to a half bottle from the looks of the bottle. In addition some wines sold in English speaking countries in the past were sold in English units. The one gallon bottle of old Chianti I mentioned in my first post is such an example. And then there was the "fifth", or 1/5 gallon that was used before metric units were used in the US. Also there are some differences in the US and British volume measurements.
I did make a typo in the difference between a 375 and 350 ml bottle whic shold be apparent to anyone reading my post.
I believe I may have sme more informaton on bottle sizes in old books in the attic. I have wasted enough time on thismatter, but I may try to see what else I can dig up.
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