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Bottle formats

Imperial

A large-format wine bottle holding the equivalent of eight standard 750 ml bottles, or approximately six liters.

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Imperial A large-format wine bottle holding the equivalent of eight standard 750 ml bottl… Split A small wine bottle format holding approximately 6 oz., equivalent to one quarte…