Imperial

ImperialeA large format Bordeaux bottle, equivalent to and impressive eight standard bottles. In Burgundy and Champagne this size is called a Methusaleh. See our advisory page on wine bottle sizes for more information.

Imperiale A large bottle format equivalent to eight 0.75 litres bottles. In bond This term is used for wines which are held in a bonded warehouse, and have not been subject to duty or value added tax.

Imperiale Bottle of 6 litres, equal to 8 normal (75cl) bottles. Mainly Bordeaux. Invecchiato (It.) Aged. IPR Indicao de proveniencia regulamentada. Portuguese wine designation, roughly equivalent to French Vin de Pays.

This Sunday, an Imperial of a 1961 vintage of Château Petrus (which is the equivalent of eight regular bottles) is expected to sell for $150,000 at an auction at the Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago.

After having been the main provider of wines for the imperial courts of Austria, at the end of World War One, when both Trentino and Alto Adige were annexed to Italy, the production and trading of wine had a strong decline.

Jaillance Clairette de Die "Cuvee Imperiale" ($15.99) It's French, but not Champagne - it's sparkling wine from the Drome Valley in Provence, made from Clairette and Muscat grapes.

(473 or 568 mL resp.) glass, generally used for beer or cider (The larger glass is also known as an Imperial Pint, named for the British Empire in which it was widespread.) Schooner - 425ml (15 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass Middy - 285ml (10 fl.

Zinfandel came to the United States in 1820, when New York nurseryman George Gibbs carried back various cuttings from the Imperial Austrian plant species collection. Over the next two decades, Zinfandel became a popular table grape in the Northeast U.

Achaia Clauss "Imperial" Mavrodaphne of Patras (Greece), $8.79. (Find it at Wine-Searcher.com) Pasqua & Fazio "Mezzo Giorno" 1999 Nero d'Avola (Italy), $8.99. (Find it at Wine-Searcher.com) Tatachilla 2000 Breakneck Creek Shiraz (Australia), $8.99.

In Britain, a barrel holds 36 imperial gallons (One imperial gallon equals 4.5 liters), or 1.63 hectoliters. In the United States, a barrel holds 31.5 US gallons (One US gallon = 3.8 liters), or 1.17 hectoliters.

[edit] Litre (US - Liter) A metric measure of volume equal to 33.8 fluid ounces (U.S.) or 35.2 fl oz (imperial). [edit] Look A tasting term for the casual sensory evaluation of a wine. [edit] M ...

3L: "Double-Magnum" (4 bottles) #4 4.5L: "Jeroboam" (6 bottles)* 6L: "Imperial" (8 bottles) #5 9L: "Salmanazar" (12 bottles)* #6 12L: "Balthazar" (16 bottles)* 15L: "Nabuchodonosor" (20 bottles)* 18L: "Melchior" (24 bottles)* ...

Pierre Gimonnet ($28) Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut ($35) Domaine Carneros Brut Carneros ($25) Moet & Chandon NV Brut Imperial ($40) ...

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a popular red wine in that country, and often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. It has also been used to create the hybrid grape variety known as Pinotage. Also grown in Australia under several alias names that include Black Prince, Blue Imperial, ...

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