On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:11:22 -0700 (PDT), "Bi!!" <rvwrlee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> On Aug 13, 5:48?pm, Ken Blake <kbl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
> > On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:06:54 -0400, "James Silverton"
> >
> > <not.jim.silver...@[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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> I'm seeing more and more restaurants serving "quartino's" (one quarter
> of a liter 250ml) containers.
Yes, but that's a carafe, not a glass.
I've seen those often in Italy, and occasionally in the US.
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Ken Blake
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