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A decimal-based measurement system used throughout much of the world. For volume, the liter is the standard measurement and is equivalent to 33.8 fluid ounces. A milliliter is equal to one thousandth of a liter or 0.338 ounces; a centiliter is equal to one hundredth of a liter. A HECTOLITER is equal to 100 liters and is a common measurement of wine production in most European and South American countries. BATF (now the TAX AND TRADE BUREAU) implemented the metric system for wine bottles in 1975, with mandatory compliance beginning in January of 1979. The size of a standard wine bottle is 750 milliliters or 75 centiliters or 0.75 liters. Other bottles both larger and smaller are based on this metric measurement.
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