Wine Drinkers! What's the best way to get the label off a bottle of wine?

Answer 1

Soak in a sink full of hot water, but drink the wine first as the hot water WILL spoil the wine

Answer 2

There is no one best way. It depends on what type of adhesive was used to fix the label and how long the label has been on the bottle.

Most modern wines use self adhesive labels that can be removed by melting the glue with heat. Pour boiling water in the empty bottle, wait 5 minutes and peel of the label.

Older wines and many old world labels use water soluble labels and these will come off of you soak the bottle in warm water.

You can slice off labels with a razor blade.

Some labels resist removal and the last resort are the expensive label removers - a sheet of plastic with very strong glue that sticks to the label and removes the front with the image from the back.

See also http://www.winelabels.org/remove.htm for more info

Answer 3

most of my winery clients here in the napa/sonoma area say that if you are trying to just remove the label, not save it, the best way is to soak in warm, not hot water for at least an hour or so and then get one of those green nylon scrubbie things that you use on yoru dishes and just have at it. The water will soften whatever adhesive is on the bottle and the label. The scrubbie thing sratches it off. You may also want to add a little bit of dish soap to the water as well.

Answer 4

the easiest and best way is a tool that is made for exactly tat purpose. it is a clear sheet, almost like a lamination that you stick onto the label and slowly peel away the label comes off perfect every time. i found it on IWA

Answer 5

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