Bottle of wine

A bottle of wine is a measurement of Capacité for Liquide S, attested since the 12th century, of German, “ladle of brewer”. The bottle of wine is subdivided into two Demiard S.

In France, the bottle of wine contained half of a Pinte, and was worth thus 24 inches of the King (this inch being worth approximately 27,07 mm) cubic, that is to say approximately 476,073 Milli Liter S;
With the Canada, a bottle of wine corresponds to the pint such as defined in the Système of units imperial, equal to 20 liquid ounces imperial, that is to say 568,26125 ml.

confusion bottle of wine - sétier:

While officially the word bottle of wine prevailed to indicate half of the Pinte, the word Setier was also sometimes employed. The sétier, Latin sextarius , wants to say: the sixth share. Indeed the Roman setier from approximately 54 Cl was the sixth share of the ore basket, itself the eighth share of the Roman foot cubes, called amphora quadrantal . (cf Roman measuring units) .

The bond between pint, bottle of wine and quarter of a liter is manifest in a counting rhyme of Ile-de-France which puts in scene a child who does not consume his soup and goes to the bed the empty belly:
Pint, bottle of wine, semi-setier/P' tit catch will lie down without supper…

In the familiar language, a bottle of wine can also indicate a wine bottle, independently of its capacity.

Notez that a gallop-bottle of wine formerly designated a man who presents himself in the bars to be made pay with drinking.

See too

measuring units of the Old Mode (Volumes)

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