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    Bottle sizes

    Why a bottle holds 750 ml and not 700: in the EU, wine may only be sold in a short list of volumes.

    1001251872002503755007501 0001 500ml

    Still wine: eight volumes

    Directive 2007/45/EC lists the nominal quantities for still wine in the range from 100 ml to 1,500 ml: 100, 187, 250, 375, 500, 750, 1,000 and 1,500 ml.1

    Sparkling wine: five volumes

    For sparkling wine the range is 125 ml to 1,500 ml, with five volumes: 125, 200, 375, 750 and 1,500 ml.1

    mlStillSparkling
    100✓
    125✓
    187✓
    200✓
    250✓
    375✓✓
    500✓
    750✓✓
    1 000✓
    1 500✓✓

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    The silhouettes above are scaled by volume: a bottle with twice the volume is drawn about 1.26 times taller and wider, because volume grows with the cube of size.

    Sources

    1. Directive 2007/45/EC laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, Annex. European Parliament and Council (EUR-Lex), 2007. level 1 · checked 2026-10-13