Case sizes

[Alex Bridgeman]

If someone were to be designing and building a cellar, it might be useful for them to have access to the dimensions of a range of different cases. What better place to record them than here?

I have used the format WINE (Case size) - Ht x W x L with measurements being rounded up to the next 5mm

Single magnum, unknown shipper - 160 x 155 x 455
Churchill 1985 (12) - 245 x 305 x 415
Cockburn Tua 1987 (12) - 235 x 300 x 415

Warre 1983 (12) - 310 x 320 x 395
Noval 1978 (12) - 240 x 305 x 410
Ferreira 1963 (12) - 260 x 370 x 405

Sibio 1963 (12) - 265 x 330 x 430
Dow 1985 (12) - 310 x 325 x 400
Warre 1977 (12) - 310 x 320 x 400

Skeffington 2009 (12 halves) - 190 x 260 x 330
Delaforce 1977 (12) - 230 x 300 x 410
Fonseca 1963 (12) - 240 x 300 x 430

Vesuvio 2006 (single magnum) - 120 x 185 x 360
Vesuvio 1994 (6) - 190 x 295 x 330 (not including cardboard outer)
Fonseca 1966 (12) - 240 x 310 x 430

And table wine:
Dominus 2000 (6) - 200 x 295 x 325
Talbot 1983 (12) - 185 x 330 x 500
Cartillo 1999 (6) - 195 x 260 x 335

[jdaw1]

Summary of cases holding ¾l × 12:

Code: Select all

 H      W      L
230    300    395        Minimum
240    300    400        20%ile
245    310    410        Median
310    325    430        80%ile
310    370    430        Maximum

[Alex Bridgeman]

And a few more, all 12 bottle cases:

Taylor 1980 - 235 x 300 x 430
Fonseca 1985 - 235 x 305 x 415
Chateau Bergat - 185 x 305 x 500