Pretty Wine Labels and How to Remove Them

Sometimes a wine label is so pretty that I just have to buy a bottle.

Sometimes it has a personal meaning.

You can guess why this is our "house" wine. 

I like to think of it as my personal vineyard.

Wine and dogs~what's not to love?

We spent a weekend touring vineyards in the

 Yadkin Valley, an up and coming wine region in

 North Carolina. We chose these dog-themed wineries.

My favorite label because we have three dogs.

I've found that the best way to remove the labels is

Plan A: The oven method

  Put the  bottle in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.

 This works most of the time. 

Remove the hot bottle with good oven mitts.

Use a knife to gently lift up one corner of the label. 

Carefully peel back, gently and evenly. 

If it doesn't come off this way, 

nothing will take it off. 

It's because different glues are used,

 especially in Italian wines.

Plan B: Hot Water Bath

  For when you don't have access to an oven. 

If you are on a trip and want to save your labels 

you can soak them off in very hot water 

for 15 minutes. As in, 

"Why are there wine bottles in the bath tub?" 

 The glue will not dissolve with the oven method. 

 You'll need to put your label glue side down on a 

piece of paper or tissue to make sure it doesn't stick to anything.

I keep a manilla envelope in a nearby cabinet 

and just add wine labels as I go.

When I have enough, I can start this project.

My niece Rita made the frame above. Isn't it great?

She decoupaged the wine labels onto an old frame. It's

 perfect for a wine cork memo board.

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I firmly believe in completely recycling the wine bottles
after drinking all the wine.
I use the corks, the labels and the bottles.
So, that's the lesson for today;
 drink wine, save the corks, the labels and the bottles!

Cheers! Prost! Salud!
Rita


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