I don't know about you, but I've got a lot of friends who are wine enthusiasts — so much so that they prefer to buy their wine by the case and not by the bottle. It's not just because they love their cabernet sauvignon that much, but it's also because they can catch a potential price break whenever they buy it in bulk. Plus, a specialized wine retailer is also bound to take care of their wine stock better than a grocery store.
That being said, if you're not a bulk wine drinker, you're probably wondering just how many bottles are in a standard case of wine. A standard case contains 12 750-milliliter bottles, which comes out to about nine liters of the good stuff. A case can be a little bit on the heavy side, at 30 to 40 pounds, so you better haul that thing around carefully; you don't want to end up with a sore back.
Note the word "standard," however, because that implies the existence of cases of wine that aren't the same size, and indeed, there are different sizes you might see when shopping for certain categories of wine. Some cases of wine come with six bottles Wine bottles themselves do come in non-750-milliliter sizes, including magnums. Magnum bottles contain 1.
5 liters of wine (so double the standard-sized bottle), which means less of them fit in a case. For magnum cases, you can expect six to a box. I called my local liquor store to ask about the smaller-sized bottles, which is where things aren't nearly as cut and dry.
Half bottles, which are half the size of regul.
