Comments on: How to Remove Wine Labels

By: How To Remove Glue From Wine Bottle Labels | identify them

How To Remove Glue From Wine Bottle Labels | identify them — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:02:27 +0000

[…] How to Remove Wine Labels – … – Reusing wine bottles is the perfect way to save some money when making your own wine. The problem is how do you remove the labels? I’ve found there are mainly … […]

By: RWS

RWS — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 22:15:00 +0000

I have used the blade scraper on over a thousand bottles. All types of labels. To clean the residue just use a cloth with acetone. Entire process takes less than two minutes per bottle.

By: Matt Williams

Matt Williams — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 04:38:00 +0000

In reply to Emmett.

Hi Emmet, thanks! I’ve heard of this oven method before. It makes a lot of sense. Have you ever had a bottle break due to the heat? Can you heat a bottle more than once?

I think I’m going to have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing your method. -Matt

By: Emmett

Emmett — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:34:00 +0000

Great Post! Another easy way that I have used to remove label’s is by putting them in an oven set to 200 degrees F for about 15 minutes. After that time the glue is nice and tacky so the label can just peel right off and usually leave no residue. Its also handy if you want to keep the label of a wine you liked, but want use the bottle for a batch.

By: How Much Does it Cost to Make Wine from a Kit? | Winemaker's Academy

How Much Does it Cost to Make Wine from a Kit? | Winemaker's Academy — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:10:47 +0000

[…] I encourage you to collect bottles any way you can. They tend to be quite expensive to purchase due to the shipping costs. Local supply shops also pay that shipping before selling to you so there’s really no good deals on bottles. The only hitch with used bottles is removing the wine labels. […]

By: Jeff Cope

Jeff Cope — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:05:10 +0000

In reply to matt. I haven't had a problem but a lot of times with the plastic labels, they'll just peel right off when you get them started. I'm always amazed with Goo Gone as I don't know how it can do its magic without smelling horrible, burning your hands, etc. :)

By: matt

matt — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:51:42 +0000

In reply to Jeff Cope.

Jeff, thank you for the feedback! I’ll give your method a try and report back how it worked on the more stubborn labels I have.

Does your method work on plastic labels too?

-Matt

By: Jeff Cope

Jeff Cope — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:47:18 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I have always had great success with just Goo Gone and a paper towel. I lay the bottle on its side on top of the paper towel, spray the Goo Gone on the label to let it soak in, and in about 10 minutes the label peels right off. Granted this was all to save the label instead of to use the bottle for winemaking but I do not believe any of the chemical got inside the bottle during the process.