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Another option is to purchase a program called print shop. This program allows you to import full color pictures and then add any text or art work such as borders, seals, and watermarks. The final product looks like a professional label. In fact they look better than most commercial labels. You do need a good color printer to get the full benefit of the program. Bryan Casper
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i make labels using my children’s artwork as the basis for the image. i take the artwork, one drawing per child. scan it into the computer using a color scanner. i bet your public schools have a scanner if work does not. the scanning process takes two minutes. it’s really simple. once into the computer, i put the images into mocrosoft powerpoint or paintbrush, shrink them to a "label" size. I add my wine varietal name/my name/date, etc sometimes i put a border around the artwork. i duplicate the label to produce four labels per page. i print on a color printer. the effort takes about 45 minutes to set up. then you can print. your labels will definately be unique. they come out really well, and the kids are pleased to say they helped. it’s a win-win for everyone. -russell – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I use an HP DJ500 B&W. The cartridge I bought was marget water-resistent, and once dry never smears on my Avery labels. Perhaps they come in non-water-resistent too? My big problem is making nice looking labels as I have no talents except making alcohol. Does anyone have any really cool wine label designs they would like to share, preferably in MS Publisher format Greetings: Just put a labeled bottle in some cold water this morning, when I came home from work the label was off’ with no gummy stuff left. Also the ink in my Canon bubble jet printer won’t smear with water, it may if soaked. Don Hi: I’m using a HP 800 BJet, I’f I can’t find ink then I will try the polyurethane that John suggest’s, but that’s interesting that the Canon will not smear and the HP will.
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Greetings: Just put a labeled bottle in some cold water this morning, when I came home from work the label was off’ with no gummy stuff left. Also the ink in my Canon bubble jet printer won’t smear with water, it may if soaked. Don
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Greetings: Just put a labeled bottle in some cold water this morning, when I came home from work the label was off’ with no gummy stuff left. Also the ink in my Canon bubble jet printer won’t smear with water, it may if soaked. Don
Hi: I’m using a HP 800 BJet, I’f I can’t find ink then I will try the polyurethane that John suggest’s, but that’s interesting that the Canon will not smear and the HP will.
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I use an HP DJ500 B&W. The cartridge I bought was marget water-resistent, and once dry never smears on my Avery labels. Perhaps they come in non-water-resistent too? My big problem is making nice looking labels as I have no talents except making alcohol. Does anyone have any really cool wine label designs they would like to share, preferably in MS Publisher format – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Greetings: Just put a labeled bottle in some cold water this morning, when I came home from work the label was off’ with no gummy stuff left. Also the ink in my Canon bubble jet printer won’t smear with water, it may if soaked. Don Hi: I’m using a HP 800 BJet, I’f I can’t find ink then I will try the polyurethane that John suggest’s, but that’s interesting that the Canon will not smear and the HP will.
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I know this subject has been dealt with previously, and I chastise myself daily for not retaining the information. Could somebody point me to somewhere where I could download some workable wine labeling software, preferably for free, or at least modestly priced. Thanks. Chris
There is a company in Calgary, Alberta called "Fourth and Vine" that has software and pre-printed graphics that you can run through your laser printer and personalize. I don’t have an address or phone number handy but I believe theey have a web page so try Yahoo…. if you can not find them e-mail me at
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know this subject has been dealt with previously, and I chastise myself daily for not retaining the information. Could somebody point me to somewhere where I could download some workable wine labeling software, preferably for free, or at least modestly priced. Thanks. Chris There is a company in Calgary, Alberta called "Fourth and Vine" that has software and pre-printed graphics that you can run through your laser printer and personalize. I don’t have an address or phone number handy but I believe theey have a web page so try Yahoo…. if you can not find them e-mail me at
Hi! 4th & Vine’s website is at http://www.4th-vine.com Cheers, Kathy — Katherine Cochrane The CD-Info Company, Inc. Publisher of The CD Information Center http://www.cd-info.com
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I know this subject has been dealt with previously, and I chastise myself daily for not retaining the information. Could somebody point me to somewhere where I could download some workable wine labeling software, preferably for free, or at least modestly priced. Thanks. Chris
I have written a program for tracking the progress of wine making, it also prints a label. It’s not fancy and you cannot design your own label but you might find it handy. It’s on my homepage. — Rod Smith The Vintners Cellar http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/rdsmith/
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I know this subject has been dealt with previously, and I chastise myself daily for not retaining the information. Could somebody point me to somewhere where I could download some workable wine labeling software, preferably for free, or at least modestly priced. Thanks. Chris
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I know this subject has been dealt with previously, and I chastise myself daily for not retaining the information. Could somebody point me to somewhere where I could download some workable wine labeling software, preferably for free, or at least modestly priced. Thanks. Chris
Avery label pro is v. good. eps11.00 will give you approx 300 labels. I am asuming you have a printer — dream about me baby!…wino luvs ya!
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I recently saw a post here on some places to get wine lable programs, but can’t find the post now. Can anyone help?
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I make my wine labels using a modern word processor program and selecting decorative fonts. The most important part is the Surgeon General’s Warning!! SERGEON GENERAL WARNS !! " This wine can cause women to abort their bitchy nature and involve themselves in practices that can lead to violent orgasmic behavior and possible pregnancy. Men should drive all vehicles and operate all machinery."
I recently saw a post here on some places to get wine lable programs, but can’t find the post now. Can anyone help?
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Do a search on "Projexis". They’re in Canada somewhere. Tom S
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I recently saw a post here on some places to get wine lable programs, but can’t find the post now. Can anyone help?
For what it’s worth, I use Printmaster Gold and a cheap color printer. (Got PM Gold at K-Mart for $10.) Dave
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Label Ware makes a Nice program. easy to use and has some clip art. I have three of them left. Cost: $35.US plus shipping from ohio — Doug Evans VinBrew Supply 740/756-4314 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I recently saw a post here on some places to get wine lable programs, but can’t find the post now. Can anyone help? For what it’s worth, I use Printmaster Gold and a cheap color printer. (Got PM Gold at K-Mart for $10.) Dave
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David Hinerman wrote I recently saw a post here on some places to get wine lable programs, but can’t find the post now. Can anyone help? For what it’s worth, I use Printmaster Gold and a cheap color printer. (Got PM Gold at K-Mart for $10.) Dave
I use Microsoft Word. Get plenty of free graphics on the net. A good deal of them can be dissembled picking parts out of them for your label. I print them on a color printer then spray (while still in sheet form) them with clear lacquer to seal the color and use a glue stick to paste them on the bottle. I bought the cheap laquer paint ar $1.00 dollar a can.
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Here you go !!!!! http://www.4th-vine.com/ Mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I recently saw a post here on some places to get wine lable programs, but can’t find the post now. Can anyone help?
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I use Printmaster Platinum, also have a program from Projexis that is a specific wine label program, but can’t seem to get it to work right. I like PrintmasterP. the best it’s the easiest for me. Jim
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…"I print them on a color printer then spray (while still in sheet form) them with clear lacquer to seal the color and use a glue stick to paste them on the bottle." Virgil: Spraying the sheets with the lacquer while they are still in sheet form… This is a brillient idea!! Funny; it never dawned on me…The lacquer makes a mess on the bottles…Doh! Thanks for the great idea; -Ed — "Wine is sunlight, held together by water…" -Louis Pasteur
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Fortunately I have a wide variety of programs, printers, etc . . . Available at work (don’t tell). I have used Photoshop with WONDERFUL results. Scanners are great too, if you want to put personal photos & such on labels. Printers get a little tricky. I have found that I have to apply a coating of clear acrylic before putting the label on the bottle to keep it from running or discoloring from the glue. Some printers are better than others, I’m sure Also a question: Are there glues that should definitely not be used (ie, glues that could absorb through the glass and mess with the flavors of the wine)? This may be a kooky question, but I know that fish (the live pet kind) can die if any solvents or glues seep through the glass, and I just wondered if the same could be true for wine? Beth – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I use Printmaster Platinum, also have a program from Projexis that is a specific wine label program, but can’t seem to get it to work right. I like PrintmasterP. the best it’s the easiest for me. Jim
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I have found that I have to apply a coating of clear acrylic before putting the label on the bottle to keep it from running or discoloring from the glue.
The way around this problem and get better quality at the same time is to print your label once, as large as you can get it. This allows your printer to print the design with better detail. Then take your print to a copy shop to get reduced color copies. The result will be a sharper image than if you had tried to print at that size, plus color copies don’t run. Salud, Martin J. Crane
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: Also a question: Are there glues that should definitely not be used (ie, : glues that could absorb through the glass and mess with the flavors of the : wine)? This may be a kooky question, but I know that fish (the live pet : kind) can die if any solvents or glues seep through the glass, and I just : wondered if the same could be true for wine? As far as I know, the danger to your fish comes from stuff seeping through the joints of the aquarium, which are not glass. Glass is as impermeable to solvents as anything you are ever going to find. –arne DISCLAIMER: These opinions and statements are those of the author and do not represent any views or positions of the Hewlett-Packard Co.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -David Hinerman wrote I recently saw a post here on some places to get wine lable programs, but can’t find the post now. Can anyone help? For what it’s worth, I use Printmaster Gold and a cheap color printer. (Got PM Gold at K-Mart for $10.) Dave I use Microsoft Word. Get plenty of free graphics on the net. A good deal of them can be dissembled picking parts out of them for your label. I print them on a color printer then spray (while still in sheet form) them with clear lacquer to seal the color and use a glue stick to paste them on the bottle. I bought the cheap laquer paint ar $1.00 dollar a can.
Cheapest [unscented] hair spray that you find works great also. Harry Demidavicius
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Also a question: Are there glues that should definitely not be used (ie, glues that could absorb through the glass and mess with the flavors of the wine)? This may be a kooky question, but I know that fish (the live pet kind) can die if any solvents or glues seep through the glass, and I just wondered if the same could be true for wine?
I’d stay away from any plutonium-based glues. Same goes for any glues with radioactive salts in them, unless they are only alpha or beta emitters. The gamma radiation could penetrate the glass, and that would definitely be bad for the wine. On the other hand, it would guarantee the sterility of the wine – and probably anyone who drinks it! But seriously, Beth, the short answer is "NO". Tom S P.S. – I hope you can take a joke!
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Yes, I can take a joke, as it was a good one 
I wondered why my wine was glowing green! I believe the issue with the fishies was not using a glass cleaner with ammonia to clean the glass, as ammonia is highly toxic to them. I make enough weird mistakes with wine, so I’m trying to be safe rather than sorry! Beth – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Also a question: Are there glues that should definitely not be used (ie, glues that could absorb through the glass and mess with the flavors of the wine)? This may be a kooky question, but I know that fish (the live pet kind) can die if any solvents or glues seep through the glass, and I just wondered if the same could be true for wine? I’d stay away from any plutonium-based glues. Same goes for any glues with radioactive salts in them, unless they are only alpha or beta emitters. The gamma radiation could penetrate the glass, and that would definitely be bad for the wine. On the other hand, it would guarantee the sterility of the wine – and probably anyone who drinks it! But seriously, Beth, the short answer is "NO". Tom S P.S. – I hope you can take a joke!
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Do a search on "Projexis". They’re in Canada somewhere. Tom S
There’s another label program on the net (shareware version can be downloaded) at www.labelware.ca/ . By the way if you do a search now for ‘Projexis’ it brings up Magma International….They’re a darned big Canadian auto parts company. The site seems to have nothing to do with Projexis labels…although you’re right they are Canadian too.
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Labelware makes a good program, its been a very good seller for me…I think Projexis is history. No answer on they’re phone and of course no web site. — Doug Evans VinBrew Supply 740/756-4314 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Do a search on "Projexis". They’re in Canada somewhere. Tom S There’s another label program on the net (shareware version can be downloaded) at www.labelware.ca/ . By the way if you do a search now for ‘Projexis’ it
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I believe the issue with the fishies was not using a glass cleaner with ammonia to clean the glass, as ammonia is highly toxic to them.
Not to make this a discussion on aquariums, but I think that its a general rule not to use those cleaners on aquariums so that the chemicals don’t build up on the *inside* of the tank. I make enough weird mistakes with wine, so I’m trying to be safe rather than sorry!
Very commendable and wise! Alcohol abuse is a crime many make…and their wines pay the ultimate price (namely, seeing the sewer prior to human processing) and never grow up to be enjoyed. (GRINS) Bryant Johnson Yarnspinner
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The best way to stick labels on wine bottles is to use milk. You can use printer paper and any kind of program to make the label. Milk is cheap and available. It is very easy to remove the label for the next bottling. Using milk, eh. Would the milk after a while turn sour, or lead to micro-organisms growing under the label, thus in turn creating mould, and ruining the label. If I am incorrect, then please tell me how, it doesnot happen. — Eric Lovett
You are using a very small amount of milk. The milk is absorbed by the label and clings to the bottle. In order for for milk to spoil or cause any problems, you would need more milk. It does a good job as glue. I use a couple tablespoons powdered milk and make a milk past. Try it. See if you get any mold. BTW-I drank a lot of powdered milk as a kid. I think that explains why I didn’t grow very tall. Like I said, good glue, got glued short. Don Winemaker, Landlord, Adventurer
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The best way to stick labels on wine bottles is to use milk. You can use printer paper and any kind of program to make the label. Milk is cheap and available. It is very easy to remove the label for the next bottling. Using milk, eh. Would the milk after a while turn sour, or lead to micro-organisms growing under the label, thus in turn creating mould, and ruining the label. If I am incorrect, then please tell me how, it doesnot happen.
Sure. Use skim (fat free) milk. Emil Department of Education Phone: (607) 255-2267 419 Kennedy Hall Fax: (607) 255-7905 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853
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The best way to stick labels on wine bottles is to use milk. You can use printer paper and any kind of program to make the label. Milk is cheap and available. It is very easy to remove the label for the next bottling. Don
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The best way to stick labels on wine bottles is to use milk. You can use printer paper and any kind of program to make the label. Milk is cheap and available. It is very easy to remove the label for the next bottling.
Using milk, eh. Would the milk after a while turn sour, or lead to micro-organisms growing under the label, thus in turn creating mould, and ruining the label. If I am incorrect, then please tell me how, it doesnot happen. — Eric Lovett
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I’d like to make up my own labels using MS Publisher and a Canon 4000 colour bubble jet printer. Problem is the ink runs when wet. Has anyone tried spraying with a lacquer type fitative used by artists and illustrators to prevent this problem. P.S. Any suggestions re: software that is available specifically for wine labels?? Thanks John M.
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Any inkjet color will run when wet. As a solution to the ink running make your labels 4 up on a landscape page then go to a copy center with a color copier (laser which doesn’t run when wet) and make about 8 copies which gives you 32 labels. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I’d like to make up my own labels using MS Publisher and a Canon 4000 colour bubble jet printer. Problem is the ink runs when wet. Has anyone tried spraying with a lacquer type fitative used by artists and illustrators to prevent this problem. P.S. Any suggestions re: software that is available specifically for wine labels?? Thanks John M.
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Adrian, here are two websites that might help you out: http://www.winemakersemporium.com/Winelabels.htm http://www.winemakermag.com/labelgallery.html You can right click on a label image and then save it as a JPEG file for altering/editing as your software permits. And further to Pam M.’s response, if you don’t have MS Word but do have MS Publisher available to you, there is a subset of templates in the Labels category titled "Jar/Products" that can be used as a starting point for creating wine bottle labels. Have fun!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Can someone please point me in the right direction for a place on the internet where I can print of different types of wine labels for my homemade wine. Preferably a site where I can get a JPEG and then change the design slightly. Your help is appreciated. Adrian
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Here is another great place for labels. 100’s of them. http://www.stratsplace.com/wine.shtml
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Adrian, here are two websites that might help you out: http://www.winemakersemporium.com/Winelabels.htm http://www.winemakermag.com/labelgallery.html You can right click on a label image and then save it as a JPEG file for altering/editing as your software permits. And further to Pam M.’s response, if you don’t have MS Word but do have MS Publisher available to you, there is a subset of templates in the Labels category titled "Jar/Products" that can be used as a starting point for creating wine bottle labels. Have fun! Can someone please point me in the right direction for a place on the internet where I can print of different types of wine labels for my homemade wine. Preferably a site where I can get a JPEG and then change the design slightly. Your help is appreciated. Adrian
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Can someone please point me in the right direction for a place on the internet where I can print of different types of wine labels for my homemade wine. Preferably a site where I can get a JPEG and then change the design slightly. Your help is appreciated. Adrian
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Hi Adrian, If you have Microsoft Office installed (MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/etc.) you can use the Microsoft Clipart from the MS site: http://dgl.microsoft.com/?DPC={90280409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9}&DCC={8E 46FEFA-D973-6294-B305-E968CEDFFCB9}&AppName=Microsoft%20Word&CLCID=1033&Hel p LCID=1033 I personally use MS Word for creating labels, some may find it cumbersome but I’ve used Word for many years and don’t have any problems. Good luck! :o) Pam
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Can someone please point me in the right direction for a place on the internet where I can print of different types of wine labels for my homemade wine. Preferably a site where I can get a JPEG and then change the design slightly. Your help is appreciated. Adrian
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: Hello!! This may be a strange request for the group, but I’m looking for any : pictures (.bmp,.ico, .jpg, .gif, .etc…) of wine labels or bottles with : labels on them. I’m currently working on an a PC based application that will : keep track of a wine store’s inventory. The scanner I’m currently using only : produces black and white computer images and I’d like to put a few color ones : into my database to liven up my demo a bit. I maintain a WWW site focused on the Napa Valley California. I’v got some labels scanned in as part of the wines/wineries section. These may help you. The URL is http://www.freerun.com/ -Cheers Frank — Frank Forbes | Always trust your fellow man.
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Hello!! This may be a strange request for the group, but I’m looking for any pictures (.bmp,.ico, .jpg, .gif, .etc…) of wine labels or bottles with labels on them. I’m currently working on an a PC based application that will keep track of a wine store’s inventory. The scanner I’m currently using only produces black and white computer images and I’d like to put a few color ones into my database to liven up my demo a bit. Eventually I’ll invest or borrow a color one where all of the stores inventory will be on line and with color images of each winery and bottle. This application will allow customers to use a mouse or possibly a touch screen to find a wine that will suit a particular meal or event. There’s been talk around the shop of putting a WWW home page with similar functionality. Does this type of application interest any of you? Any possible ftp sights or WWW servers you think may have images like this please forward them. Thanks for your time!! :^) Chris (617) 280-4475
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