Learn about commonly used wine bottle sizes. Our guide to wine bottles explores the range of sizes, how the size of a bottle impacts the taste of a wine, and how a wine will age.

From the tiny piccolo to the gigantic Midas, there are various wine bottle sizes used worldwide today. A certified sommelier shares the significance of each.

A typical full bottle of wine weighs about 3 pounds, but it can surpass 4 pounds. This often is a marketing ploy to lead you to believe a heavy bottle is better and, thus, should be more expensive.

Wine comes in many sizes, from the tiny piccolo bottle all the way up to this massive, royally named behemoth of a bottle. Here's how many glasses it holds.

The sparkling wine version holds 4 bottles, or 3 litres. The still wine Jeroboam is bigger at 4.5 litres. Rehoboam - This format is usually used for Champagne and holds 4.5 litres or 6 bottles.

Wine Spectator senior editor James Laube tests the aging qualities of five different bottle sizes with a tasting of Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cépages 1995 from half-bottle, standard, magnum, jeroboam and ...

A typical full bottle of wine weighs about 3 pounds, but it can surpass 4 pounds. This often is a marketing ploy to lead you to believe a heavy bottle is better and, thus, should be more expensive.

Secret to persuading people to drink less wine at home is reducing bottle size by a THIRD, study shows. Researchers asked 186 households to buy their wine in 50cl and 75cl bottles ...