On Aug 13, 12:45=A0pm, Mark Lipton <not...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
> > In a discussion of a related topic (beer) a British correspondent
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> > "Wine when not sold by the bottle comes in small, medium and large
> > gl*****. 125ml, 175ml and 250ml respectively." =A0Is this the case in
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> > US tho' there's usually no description of the actual capacity of a
> > "glass"? I suspect that restaurants are often looking for 6 gl***** to
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> > bottle (125ml) but, to give them the benefit of the doubt, they may be
> > serving 1/5 of a bottle or 150ml. The stated British measure of 175ml
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> > a bit strange since it is not an integral fraction of a bottle.
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> Hi, Jim!
> =A0 =A0 The standard I've heard most frequently quoted is 5 gl***** to
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> bottle, so 150 would seem reasonable. =A0Regarding the strange choice of
> 175 ml, I'd guess it to be a holdover from old English units (6 oz).
> Perhaps the original numbers were 4,6 and 8 oz and they just converted
> to the closest attractive number in metric.
As I have mentioned before, I usually store wine in a wine machine
under pre-purified nitrogen and often drink it over several days or
even weeks for the very sweet wines. For the usual modern table wines,
I usually consider 4 oz a glass. This gives you 6 gl***** per 750 ml
bottle with a little left over for sediment or for a bit to taste. I
have a clear glass with straight sides with marks every 1/2 oz. I have
not seen this type of measuring glass on sale for quite a while, but
then I have not been looking for it.
I still have quite a few 700 ml bottles, mostly German wines. There
are even some variations in size for various German wine regions for
old German wines. Here I measure out a bit less than 4 oz to give 6
gl***** per bottle. Then there are some 500 ml bottles. Here I measure
out 4 oz and have enough left for a second glass for someone.
For the really sweet wines, and especially after an ample meal with
wines, I find 2 to 3 oz plenty for a very rich Sauternes, such as
d'Yquem, or a typical German BA. For a Top German TBA, 1 to 2 oz is
ample. For a true Tokay essence, even 1/2 oz will give much pleasure.
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