Double Magnum / Jeroboam · 3L · 4 Bottles

A Journey Through Glass

Four bottles. One cork. Twenty to twenty-four glasses. The Double Magnum — 3 litres of pure celebration — is where wine bottles stop being containers and start being centerpieces.

In the world of still wine, Jeroboam and Double Magnum are two names for this exact bottle, named for Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel. It’s the last stop on the biblical-kings naming train before the bottles get truly enormous — and the last size that one strong person can still lift and pour without recruiting help.

Like the magnum, the double magnum ages wine beautifully: the same cork, four times the wine, even slower maturation. Bordeaux châteaux love releasing top vintages in this format for collectors, and opening one at a dinner party is a guaranteed standing ovation — the bottle arrives at the table like a headliner taking the stage.

Now, the plot twist. Order a “Jeroboam” of Champagne and you’ll get 4.5 litres, not 3 — six bottles instead of four. The Champagne region kept the royal name but supersized the bottle, and the two definitions have been confusing wine lovers ever since. (Our Champagne bottle guide untangles the whole royal family.)

Pouring protocol: cradle the bottle with two hands, pour with confidence, and accept the applause. You’ve earned it.