On Aug 13, 5:48=EF=BF=BDpm, Ken Blake <kbl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:06:54 -0400, "James Silverton"
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> <not.jim.silver...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Hello All!
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> > 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." =EF=BF=BDIs this the
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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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> 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.
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> Some restaurants also have a serving they call a "splash," which is
> usually 2oz.
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> --
> Ken Blake
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I'm seeing more and more restaurants serving "quartino's" (one quarter
of a liter 250ml) containers.
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