On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:06:54 -0400, "James Silverton"
<not.jim.silverton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> In a discussion of a related topic (beer) a British correspondent stated
> "Wine when not sold by the bottle comes in small, medium and large
> gl*****. 125ml, 175ml and 250ml respectively." Is this the case in the
> 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 a
> 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 is
> a bit strange since it is not an integral fraction of a bottle.
My experience here in the US is that most restaurants call 5oz a
"glass." So that's 5 gl***** to a bottle, or 150mL per glass. Of
course, there are always exceptions, and some may serve less, or
possibly even more.
Some restaurants also have a serving they call a "splash," which is
usually 2oz.
--
Ken Blake
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