Wine bottle sizes

denis567 | 21:50 Sun 05th Sep 2010 | Food & Drink

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Does anyone know why a lot of the wine bottle sizes are named after biblical characters?
I have tried to google it, but no luck

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Buenchico

It's probably simply a case of 'nobody knows'. Sorry!

Quote:
"History is not clear on who first started naming these bottles after biblical characters, but one can imagine that these names were chosen to evoke importance and even a certain extravagance"

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http://www.easy-frenc...gne-bottle-sizes.html

Chris

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Thanks Chris

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