All About Barrels: Why and How They Enhance Wine (Courtesy of Simi Winery, Healdsburg, California) THE ORIGINS OF BARRELS FOR WINE STORAGE Most of us are familiar with museum specimens and replicas of archeologically-recovered clay pots and amphorae...
A barrique is the classic French barrel, a wooden cask used for aging wines. Barriques can hold up to 225 litres (59 gallons - 24-25 cases).
Basalt forms the basis for most volcanic rocks and contains generous quantities of lime and soda.
A balthazar is a spectacular type of champagne bottle containing 12 litres equal to 16 ordinary bottles, which, by any accounts, is a lot of Bubbly. See - Bottle Size
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