A huge thank you to the Tumbling Tumbleweeds who joined us for dinner last night bearing a gift. Now this was totally unexpected, and the box was huge! Huge! We were instructed to open this right away which we did…only to find the biggest bottle of wine I have ever seen!
Jeroboam of Col di Sasso
How much wine is in one of these bottles? In liters, it contains 5 liters of wine. Now a regular wine bottle holds 750 milliliters. A case of wine 9 liters. So, this bottle contains a bit over 6 bottles of wine! In glasses, there are about 40 glasses of wine!
The size of the bottle is known as a Jeroboam. The name comes from the 1st King of Northern Israel who reigned between 922-901 B.C. It was Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, who lived from 1771 – 1832, who gave this bottle its name in one of his writings.
The wine is a Col di Sasso blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese. The winemaker describes this blend as, “Colour: ruby red, young, but intense. Bouquet: fresh, varietal, enriched with spicy notes. Taste: full and soft, balanced, easy-to-drink.”
Needless to say, we are looking forward to imbibing in this wine, and we will be pouring this wine at our upcoming Christmas party!
Life in the Foothills 
Never seen one that huge! Definitely a great conversation piece…just be sure to engage BEFORE opening the wine:>) *hic*
:->
Wonderful gift!!
From wonderful friends!
Excellent gift indeed.
I hope you enjoy it.
Best,
Conor
We will! Care for a glass?
Pint glass.
We happen to have those size wine glasses to go along with this bottle!
LOL
Talk about Jumbo, and I thought a magnum bottle was big! 1 bottle yields 40 glasses or maybe one happy drinker. Does it need a jumbo cork screw? Enjoy!
We shall see!
i think everyone will want to invite the tumbleweeds to dinner if they bring that kind of gift!!!!!
wow!
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Come on over and I will introduce you to these amazing people! I have plenty of wine glasses!