I just rec'd a bottle of port I bought at auction. Everything about the bottle is in good shape except the label has come off. It's a older vintage, so I'm not surprised. But, I want to somehow put the label back on the bottle. I'm not likely to pop the cork for another year or so.

Any ideas?

keytohwy

Paging Petrus Labels.

Isn't it just like a stamp? Lick it and stick it? -mJ

I'm thinking duct tape.

I have an older bottle of Bordeaux that I purchased. The label had come off and it arrived with the labe reattached with clear celaphane wrapping, attached the opposite side of the bottle. Not pretty, but I could truly give a rip. It's what's inside that matters to me.

Gorilla glue.

Unless you're planning on selling it or displaying it, I don't think it really matters.

I'd use scotch tape.

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Originally posted by Red guy in a blue state:
Paging Petrus Labels.

I was thinking it before I read it, and I laughed out loud when I did. Nice job!!!

I bought a few bottles from winecommune recently and the same thing happened. I used a "glue stick" and stuck it back on no problem.

you could always just toss the label and create your own blind tasting

Thanks for all the replies, serious and otherwise. I think I'll opt out of the blind tasting option, so I guess it sounds like a glue-stick. Let me know if anyone is interested in how it works, I'll send pics...

thanks again,
keytohwy

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Originally posted by JMatthews:
I bought a few bottles from winecommune recently and the same thing happened. I used a "glue stick" and stuck it back on no problem.

I've had a similar situation. Glue sticks work okay, double sided sticky tape is better, but is slightly more obvious.

Just keep it off,

i love to collect labels of wines I've had =)

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Originally posted by g-man:
Just keep it off,

i love to collect labels of wines I've had =)

D'oh! I hadn't considered that! I often remove labels for a tasting book I keep. The work is basically done for me. I guess I was approaching it from a presentation point of view. As I mentioned, I plan on popping this in a year or so, but I still wanted it to look nice for then.

Thanks again,
keytohwy