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?

Thanks

Rob Woodard

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

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

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

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.

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

"jim l" > wrote in message
om...
> <snip>
> what labels do folks use for attractive display, no (or minimal)
> ink-running when wet, and> later ease of removal?
> <snip >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rob Woodard
>
> 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.

On 12/26/03 7:54 PM, in article
, "Rob"
> wrote:

> 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?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rob Woodard

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.


--
Greg Cook
http://homepage.mac.com/gregcook/Wine

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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

Greg Cook > wrote in message >.. .
> On 12/26/03 7:54 PM, in article
> , "Rob"
> > wrote:
>
> > 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?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rob Woodard
>
> 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.

On 12/27/03 11:53 AM, in article
, "Rob"
> wrote:

> 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
>

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

--
Greg Cook
http://homepage.mac.com/gregcook/Wine

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Out of curiosity,.......Do grapes grow in Fargo? or is the season too short
"Greg Cook" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/26/03 7:54 PM, in article
> , "Rob"
> > wrote:
>
> > 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?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rob Woodard
>
> 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.
>
>
> --
> Greg Cook
> http://homepage.mac.com/gregcook/Wine
>
> (remove spamblocker from my email)
>

Northern climate grapes:

http://www.greatrivervineyard.com/index.html

On 12/29/03 7:21 AM, in article
. net, "Roger"
> wrote:

> Out of curiosity,.......Do grapes grow in Fargo? or is the season too short

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:

http://www.povwinery.com/

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.

--
Greg Cook
http://homepage.mac.com/gregcook/Wine

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"Rob" > wrote in message
om...
> 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?


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

>"Rob" > wrote in message
. com...
>> 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?

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!

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
http://www.houseofnames.com 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
<wine type>" 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

"Rob" > wrote in message
om...
> 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?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rob Woodard

I use the Labels from 4th & vine inc. and I have been happy with them. I
print the labels out, and then give them a quick spray with fast dry laquer
clear to keep them from bleeding with ink jet inks. My biggest complaint is
the absolute garbage software that they sell you. I am pretty handy with the
computer and their program is a joke. The thing doesn't even have an
installation program. You have to drag and drop into your hard drive, and
then deselect read only files etc., and then after a while it acts up and
you have to start all over again. That having been said the labels are top
notch. HTH
John Dixon
"Paul S. Remington" > wrote in message
...
> 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
> http://www.houseofnames.com 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
> <wine type>" 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
>
> "Rob" > wrote in message
> om...
> > 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?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rob Woodard
>
>

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

"Rob" > wrote in message
om...
> 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?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rob Woodard