Hello Everyone:

Haven't tried that method, but label off works relatively well.

Jason - thanks. Will compare Label Off with the 'oven' method.

If neither work for you, try: http://www.grape-nutz.com/soldiers/labels/removal.html

Thanks Pete - that page is great....I've tried the soaking method. The labels on the California wines (especially) seem to be using a space-age adhesive (LOL) that makes soaking alone difficult....

Boiling water on bottles works very well on new labels.
I've tried many times, it's ok.

Samuel

- soak in kitchen sink in hot water for 30 min
- some labels come right off, others don't - for those, use a razor to peel them off
- some do not respond well to that treatment (too thin, weird glue etc.), then i wait until label is dry, then apply laminate paper (much cheaper than label off, just as effective), and use razor to help peel it off.
- have about 95% success rate in removing all kinds of labels this way.