Wine bottle sizes have an intriguing naming tradition, drawing inspiration from biblical kings! This naming convention is one of many aspects of wine culture that ties us back to history. Wine has been an integral part of our heritage and daily life for centuries, so it makes sense that bottle sizes would be named after figures from our earliest written records.

The origins of this practice are uncertain, and no one knows exactly how it began. We could always “investigate” by working our way through a six-liter (also known as “imperial”) bottle—who knows what we might uncover!