Champagne is mostly fermented in two sizes of bottles, standard bottles (750 millilitres), and magnums (1.5 litres). In general, magnums are thought to be higher quality, as there is less oxygen in the bottle, and the volume to surface area favours the creation of appropriately sized bubbles. However, there is no hard evidence for this view. Other bottle sizes, named for Biblical figures, are generally filled with Champagne that has been fermented in standard bottles or magnums.

Salmanazars are 9 Litres of Champagne and are equal to 12 Standard Champagne Bottles. The Salmanazar is named after one of the five Assyrian kings, the most famous being Salmanazar III (858-824 BC) who is remembered as a great builder.

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