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 easiest way to 

remove the labels. 

Plan A: The oven method

  Put the  bottle in a 350 degree oven for

about 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 Method

  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 on one of our

 last trips when Larry commented,

"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. Then you can weigh

it down to flatten it.

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!

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of ideas for wine bottles, corks, labels,
and gifting wine.


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