Rehoboam
A large format Burgundy and Champagne bottle, equivalent to six standard bottles. In Bordeaux this size is known as a Jeroboam - although in Burgundy and Champagne a Jeroboam contains only four bottles. Confusing! ...
Rehoboam
A bottle of 4.5 litres, or six 0.75 litre bottles.
Reserve
Non official term indicating that a wine is of higher quality than usual.
Rehoboam: Champagne or wine bottle with a 4.5-liter capacity.
Reserva: A Spanish term for a red wine that has spent at least three years maturing in barrels and bottles before release (at least two years for rosé or white wines).
Rehoboam: Oversized bottle equivalent to 4.5 liters or six regular bottles.
Residual Sugar: Unfermented grape sugar in a finished wine.
Rehoboam - A large bottle holding 4.5 litres, the equivalent of six regular wine bottles.
Rémuage - See "riddling".
Reserva - Spanish and Portuguese term for a reserve wine.
Rehoboam
Another of the big Champagne bottle sizes, this one holds 4.5 litres (six bottles' worth). Enough for a quiet celebration with a couple of friends.
The same names are used for bottles containing wine and port; however, Jeroboam, Rehoboam, and Methuselah refer to different bottle volumes.
Capacity (Liters) followed by the number of standard size bottles contained:
Standard (.75) 1
Magnum (1.5) 2
Jeroboam (3) 4
Rehoboam (4.5) 6
Methuselah (6) 8
Salmanazar (9) 12
Balthazar (12) 16
Nebuchadnezzar (15) 20 ...
5 liters / 6 standard bottles (in Bordeaux), Rehoboam, 4.5 liters / 6 standard bottles (in Champagne); Methusaleh, 6 liters / 8 standard bottles (in Champagne); Imperial, 6 liters / 8 standard bottles (in Bordeaux); Salmanazar, ...
rehoboamThe name of a 4.5 litre bottle in Champagne and Burgundy. remontageThe process of pumping the fermenting grape juice over the cap during cuvaison. remuageAn essential step in the production of Champagne.
 See also: Alcohol, Bottle, Wine, Bordeaux, Grape
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