label removal

[Jesse]

As mentioned previously, I am new to wine and am enjoying this consuming and vast interest. One thing that really helps me to remember wines in my recording system is to keep the label. But some of those labels are so darned stubborn or by the time the adhesive is softened, the label is just mush. How do people remove their labels? Are those “kits” worth it? Mind you, I tend to reject most wine paraphernalia as a waste of money.

[Mark Sommelier]

About 20 years ago, California wine producers introduced "ice-proof glue" on their labels. The trend caught on with producers all over. Some French labels can still be soaked off easily. The best method I've seen recently are those clear plastic sheets that lift the top layer of the paper off the bottle. They are not terribly expensive.

[tjaehnigen]

I used to collect the labels too, but decided it was easier to post WTNs instead. Helps me remember the wine even more clearly.

[Sparkitus]

I use the clear sticky label removers in my restaurant and when you paste them into a nice folding card (with logo, of course) and commemorate the occasion, people go nuts over the gesture. They are not terribly expensive adn you can get them from the IWA catalog - they also advertise a lot in wine magazines like the Spectator.

Here's the link: International Wine Accessories

Cheers!