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How many glasses of wine are in a bottle?
A standard bottle pours five glasses. The chart by glass size and bottle size, from half bottles to a Nebuchadnezzar, and how many bottles to buy for a party.
Updated October 2026
Rewritten by Alper Billik, Advanced Sommelier
4 min read
The short answer: a standard 750 ml bottle of wine pours five glasses of 150 ml (5 oz). With UK standard 175 ml glasses you get about four; with 125 ml glasses or Champagne flutes, six. Sweet and fortified wines are poured smaller, so a bottle goes further: about ten small glasses of 75 ml.
Glasses per 750 ml bottle
| Pour | Typical for | Glasses per bottle |
|---|---|---|
| 250 ml | A UK large glass | 3 |
| 175 ml | A UK standard glass | About 4 |
| 150 ml (5 oz) | A US glass of wine; one US standard drink at 12% | 5 |
| 125 ml | A UK small glass, a flute of sparkling wine | 6 |
| 100 ml (about 3.5 oz) | Port, Sherry and other fortified wines | 7 to 8 |
| 75 ml | Sauternes, icewine and other sweet wines | 10 |
- 250 ml
- Typical forA UK large glass
- Glasses per bottle3
- 175 ml
- Typical forA UK standard glass
- Glasses per bottleAbout 4
- 150 ml (5 oz)
- Typical forA US glass of wine; one US standard drink at 12%
- Glasses per bottle5
- 125 ml
- Typical forA UK small glass, a flute of sparkling wine
- Glasses per bottle6
- 100 ml (about 3.5 oz)
- Typical forPort, Sherry and other fortified wines
- Glasses per bottle7 to 8
- 75 ml
- Typical forSauternes, icewine and other sweet wines
- Glasses per bottle10
The 125, 175 and 250 ml sizes are the ones the UK's NHS uses for small, standard and large glasses. The 5 oz glass is the US standard drink of table wine, and 3 to 4 oz is the standard drink of fortified wine (NIAAA).
Glasses by bottle size
The names below are the ones used in Champagne. Careful: some of them stand for different volumes in Bordeaux.
| Bottle | Volume | Standard bottles | 150 ml glasses | 125 ml flutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half bottle | 375 ml | ½ | 2 to 3 | 3 |
| Standard | 750 ml | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Magnum | 1.5 l | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Jeroboam | 3 l | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Rehoboam | 4.5 l | 6 | 30 | 36 |
| Methuselah | 6 l | 8 | 40 | 48 |
| Salmanazar | 9 l | 12 | 60 | 72 |
| Balthazar | 12 l | 16 | 80 | 96 |
| Nebuchadnezzar | 15 l | 20 | 100 | 120 |
- Half bottle
- Volume375 ml
- Standard bottles½
- 150 ml glasses2 to 3
- 125 ml flutes3
- Standard
- Volume750 ml
- Standard bottles1
- 150 ml glasses5
- 125 ml flutes6
- Magnum
- Volume1.5 l
- Standard bottles2
- 150 ml glasses10
- 125 ml flutes12
- Jeroboam
- Volume3 l
- Standard bottles4
- 150 ml glasses20
- 125 ml flutes24
- Rehoboam
- Volume4.5 l
- Standard bottles6
- 150 ml glasses30
- 125 ml flutes36
- Methuselah
- Volume6 l
- Standard bottles8
- 150 ml glasses40
- 125 ml flutes48
- Salmanazar
- Volume9 l
- Standard bottles12
- 150 ml glasses60
- 125 ml flutes72
- Balthazar
- Volume12 l
- Standard bottles16
- 150 ml glasses80
- 125 ml flutes96
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Volume15 l
- Standard bottles20
- 150 ml glasses100
- 125 ml flutes120
Want the full story of the most useful big bottle? Read magnum Champagne: all you need to know.
How many bottles for a party?
Use simple maths: guests × glasses per guest ÷ 5 (or ÷ 6 for sparkling wine in flutes). Twenty guests having two glasses each is 40 glasses, so 8 bottles of still wine. Then adjust:
- Split by colour to suit the food and the season. White, rosé and sparkling go faster on a hot afternoon.
- A toast? One flute each: one bottle of sparkling wine per six guests.
- Buy one or two extra. Unopened bottles keep; running out at nine o'clock does not.
- Water on every table, and a good non-alcoholic option for drivers and anyone not drinking. A good host plans for them too.
Why your glasses come out short
A big Burgundy bowl makes 150 ml look like nothing, so people pour more. Measure once: pour 150 ml from a measuring jug into your usual glass and look where it sits. That is your line. In a well-shaped glass it leaves plenty of room to swirl. See the best wine glasses.
Glasses, standard drinks and units
A glass is not a unit of alcohol, and stronger wine holds more. A 750 ml bottle of 12% wine is about five US standard drinks (NIAAA). In UK units, a 750 ml bottle of 13.5% wine is 10 units, and a 175 ml glass of 12% wine is 2.1 units. The NHS advises no more than 14 units a week, spread over three or more days (NHS). Check the % on the label: more in how much alcohol is in wine.
Keeping what's left
Cork the bottle again, or use a stopper, and keep it in the fridge, reds included. Most wines stay good for a day or two. For sparkling wine, use a Champagne stopper; for longer, see my Coravin Sparkling review.
Questions people ask
How many glasses are in a bottle of wine?
Five glasses of 150 ml (5 oz) from a standard 750 ml bottle. About four UK standard 175 ml glasses, or six 125 ml glasses.
How many glasses of Champagne are in a bottle?
Six flutes of 125 ml from a standard 750 ml bottle, and twelve from a magnum.
How many glasses are in a magnum?
A magnum holds 1.5 litres, two standard bottles: ten glasses of 150 ml or twelve flutes of 125 ml.
How many ounces are in a bottle of wine?
A 750 ml bottle holds about 25.4 US fluid ounces.
Is a bottle of wine one serving?
No. A 750 ml bottle of 12% wine is about five US standard drinks, or 9 UK units.
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