What labels do you use?

There was a posting here about 3 weeks ago that was talking about removing labels from bottles. In a similar vein, what labels do folks use for attractive display, no (or minimal) ink-running when wet, and later ease of removal? One person in that posting suggested a particular Avery label - does that one meet all these criteria?

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Rob Woodard

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Rob
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I buy labels from Presque Isle Wne Cellars. They have a dozen or more attractive designs, with space on them to print the wine variety. I print that with my deskjet printer, and attach them with a glue stick.

vince norris

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vincent p. norris

what labels do folks use for attractive display, no (or minimal) ink-running when wet, and> later ease of removal?

Rob, I just use a blank that I made, load some water marked "parchment" into the feed tray of the copier, burn off a butt-load of copies, then spray with a thin coat of polyurethane. Then you cut the lables out (I get six standard size bottles and nine for "halves"). Use a water proof pen/marker to notate on the lable, then use a glue stick to attach to the bottles. Good luck to you.

Jim L.

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jim l

Rob, I started with an Avery label - the one that makes 4 to a page (can't remember the number), but then I went to a blank sheet (Avery label - 8165). I still get 4 per page, but depending on the label, I'll cut them in an oval or whatever. The Avery labels do need to be soaked in hot soapy water to come off and I do find the glue easy to get off. If they get wet though, you can tell. I've heard some print their labels on regular paper and then use a glue stick. It all depends on how much time you want to spend on making your labels or not. My wine store stocks wine labels, but I enjoy making mine. Good-luck Darlene

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Dar V

I use regular paper or sometimes parchment paper and print on a color laser printer at work. If you use an ink-jet printer, the colors can run and it is best to use a clear spray polyurethane to coat them. Although, I understand some of the newer ink-jets have better inks that don't run. I use an Elmer's glue stick and stick them on. Works great.

You can see my labels in my label gallery at the link below.

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Greg Cook

Very nice lables, and my wife will probably make me make her some Thai Basil wine now. Are Gluesticks easy to clean off later, when you re-use the bottle?

Rob

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Rob

I use the Staples brand equivalent to the Avery 5164/8164 size, which are

3-1/3" high, 4" long; 6 to a page. I use a color ink-jet printer, let them dry overnight, then spray with polyurethane or acrylic clear coat to keep them from running when in an ice bucket. They come off easily in hot, soapy water.

Sometimes, I take pictures around the farm and scan them for use on the labels. Generally, I do a Google image search on something related to the name of the wine and download any good images I find. I use the Label Factory Delux software from Art Explosion to create and print the labels.

Paul

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Pavel314

I use MicroSoft Word on a laser printer on plain paper and a glue stick.

If you set your page for landscape, and four columns, then get rid of the "margins" between columns, you can get 8 labels that are about

2.75" by 4.25"...

I can send you a copy of the document if you want.....

email: dallyn_spam at yahoo dot com please respond in this NG so others can share your wisdom as well!

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Dave Allyn

I'm very fortunate to work for Xerox and print my labels four to a page on a $250,000 color laser printer that has outrageously fantastic print quality. I cut the paper using an Exacto knife and a ruler with a metal straight edge then stick them to the bottle using glue stick. It's a bit time consuming but comes out great. And, if the label gets wet, the laser print quality never gets distorted.

A friend suggested to use our family crest (coat of arms) on the upper-felt of the label beside the name. I design my own. I use SnagIt to grab a screen capture of the crest from the House of Names Website at

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Just enter your name in the search field and you should find your crest. SnagIt is Shareware and the software is legal to use for 30-days. I use a script font for the name "Remington Estate " and put info on the wine, like TA, pH, wether oak or ML fermentation was used, sur lie, battonage, etc. The results are quite impressive.

BTW: Many Kinkos locations have the printer I use at work. If you don't mind spending a little more, you can print your label on a color laser too.

-Paul

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Paul S. Remington

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J Dixon

Thanks. The labels are half the fun. Glue sticks come right off in about 1 minute soak in water. Easy.

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Greg Cook

I make my own by using reprinted Victorian-era clip art. I cut out pictures, letters and do old-fashioned cut and paste to paper. Then I go to my neighborhood Kinko's where color copies are now $1.00 per page and run off as many as I need. On a side note, somehow I am disappointed with Winen-maker Magazines' label competition. I think it has gotten too professional. The first competition was humorous and entertaining. I can't say the same for following competitions. Am I missing something, somewhere?

Joanne

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jmreiter

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Roger

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The Baltzell's

There are plenty of hardy table grapes that will survive -30 degrees F. I made my first "grape" wine this year from someone's backyard Beta Grapes. Aside from that, there are some people experimenting with grapes suitable for wine. ND only had it's first winery open up last year and now we are up to two. The best is Pointe of View winery near Minot, ND in the middle of the state. The folks out there are growing 10 or so different varieties. Names like Swenson Red come to mind. They have only one grape wine (and many fruit wines) for sale right now but I think in the next couple years, they should be harvesting their own grapes. I know some folks from NDSU Extension are going to be working with them next year on grape varieties. Mostly, grapes produced in Minnesota have a chance of surviving the zone 3 climate out in Minot. Here's a link to Pointe of View:

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I know there are several home winemakers in the area beginning to plant some grapes. Another winery should open up in the Fargo area next year some time. Also, Presque Isle has opened an outlet here in Fargo. They plan to open a winery here next summer. I think they will bring in grapes from PA in addition to producing honey wines from ND.

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Greg Cook

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