"There are many reasons you may want to buy a magnum, and those reasons multiply and proliferate around this time of the year. Your usual night in with your partner becomes a party for six. Dinner with the family becomes an enormous pre-Christmas do, with thirsty adults and kids in the way everywhere. And watering the masses can get expensive, not to mention cumbersome."
"At one and a half litres, a magnum is simply twice the size of a regular 750ml bottle, but the closure (ie, the entrance to the bottle) is the same size as a regular one, which means that less oxygen gets into the wine. Many wine lovers say this works wonders on the liquid inside. I asked Sandia Chang, co-founder of the two Michelin-starred Kitchen Table in London,"
Larger gatherings and festive occasions increase the appeal of larger wine formats. Boxed wines deliver at least two bottles and can remain fresh for up to six weeks. A magnum holds 1.5 litres, twice a standard 750ml bottle, while retaining the same-sized closure as a regular bottle, which reduces the wine-to-ullage ratio. Reduced oxygen contact slows and softens cork ageing, often preserving or enhancing wine development over time. Air exposure through decanting and wide-bowled glasses accelerates taste evolution, so magnums offer both practical service advantages and a more controlled, gentler ageing environment for wines.
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