Designation of an oversized bottle for champagne with a volume of 18 litres or the content of 24 standard bottles. However, the name is not origin-protected, but can be used freely for sparkling wines or wines. The Drappier champagne house uses this rare oversize. The name is derived from the Jewish King Solomon (972-932 BC), whose name symbolises wisdom and justice. The picture shows the judgement in a dispute between two women and is regarded as a proverbial example of his wisdom. Both claimed to be the mother of a newborn child. Solomon gives the instruction to divide the child with the sword so that each receives half. The true mother renounces so that the child remains alive and is awarded the child.
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