My first wine label

 

Here is my first wine label... not my first wine... the first label I successfully removed from a bottle.  I tried collecting wine labels years ago when I was collecting stamps.  I thought that I should be able to remove a wine label from a bottle the same way I removed a stamp from an envelope... glue is glue... right?  Wrong... as I learned after so many attempts to remove one.

 

I don't know if the glues have changed, but I found instructions on several Internet pages.  They amounted to the following:

 

1) Soak the bottle in boiling water,

                         or...

2) Pour boiling water into the bottle,

                          or...

3) Bake the bottle at 250 F for about 20 minutes.

 

I used option two, and the label slid right off.  Now to figure out what to do with them as I amass my collection. 

 

How was the wine, you ask?  To be honest, I didn't really pay strict attention.  I wasn't really fond of it.  I'm used to drinking Cabernet, so the gentle lightness of a Rose doesn't yet register on my palate.  I need to train my perception for the nuances of wine, and hope you enjoy reading as I share my adventure.