Size of Bottles

[Thomas]

The ancient reason goes back to shipping vessel sizes, after Portugal invented the so-called Bordeaux bottle (the one with the shoulder).

But the real reason is modern: Louis Pasteur stated in one of his dissertations on wine that 375ml a day seemed desirable for humans to get the full benefit of wine's healthy and sanitary aspects--multiply 375 times 2 and you get a bottle of wine for two at dinner!

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 12-31-2003).]