Most wine bottles come in two shapes:

. The Bordeaux is a high-shouldered bottle used by most wineries for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, and most Meritage or Bordeaux blends. It is so named because these red grape varieties come from the Bordeaux region in France. The Bordeaux bottle is also used for Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon wines, the primary grape varieties allowed to produce white wines in Bordeaux. White wine bottles are typically of dark green glass, but may be clear, amber, or light green.

	1. Split; Quarter Bottle; 0.187 Litres 2. Half Bottle; 0.375 Litres 3. Standard Bottle; 0.75 Litres 4. Magnum; 2 Bottles; 1.5 Litres 5. Double Magnum; 4 Bottles; 3 Litres	6. Jeroboam or Rheoboam; 6+ Bottles; 4.5 Litres 7. Imperial; 8 Bottles; 6 Litres 8. Salmanazar; 12 Bottles; 9 Litres 9. Balthazar; 16 Bottles; 12 Litres 10. Nebuchadnezzar; 20 Bottles; 15 Litres 11. Melchior; 24 Bottles; 18 Litres

. The Burgundy is a sloped-shouldered bottle generally used for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir around the world. It is named for the two key grape varieties used in the Burgundy regions of France.

Regarding color, most red wine still comes in green glass. Clear bottles are popular with white wine producers in many countries, including Greece, Canada, and New Zealand. Sometimes you can tell where French wine comes from based on bottle color:

    . Dark green is usually from the Burgundy and Rhone regions
    . Dark to medium green and amber bottles are usually from Moel and Alsace.

NOTE:  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:  The word "litre" is derived from an older French unit, the litron, whose name came from Greek via Latin. The original metric system used litre as a base unit.  To this end, we have chosen to use “litre” versus “liter” which is the British usage.

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