| If you are making your own homemade wines, it | | | | Start with a graphic for the homemade wine label |
| only makes perfect sense to make your own | | | | that will "brand" you. When in the store I am sure |
| homemade labels. Making your own labels is the | | | | you found many types of animals like zebras, |
| only way for you to know the homemade wines | | | | elephants, kangaroos, as well as logos like tipped |
| contents, age and characteristics. Having clear and | | | | over wine glasses and such. Try to think of a |
| concise homemade labels will make it easier when | | | | simple graphic that will convey your attitude or |
| you are looking for a specific wine for it's flavor | | | | character. While reading labels, pay attention to |
| or characteristic without trying to remember the | | | | what they have written on them, your |
| character of each batch. Making your own | | | | homemade wine labels will want to say similar |
| homemade wine labels is easy and is something | | | | things. |
| you can do in a couple hours. | | | | Your homemade wine bottles will look stunning on |
| You will need to know both types of contents, | | | | the wine rack when you have these beautiful |
| the fruit you started with and the yeast. You | | | | homemade labels on them. When your friends |
| need to write on the homemade label the history | | | | come over, offer up a unique looking bottle of |
| of the wine, the vintage year, and the type it is, | | | | your finest work. They probably will not know it is |
| the alcohol % and maybe a little about the flavor | | | | homemade wine until you tell them. I am not |
| of your homemade wine. By doing a little research | | | | kidding, some of the labels you will see at the |
| in the recipe book, you will know the approximate | | | | store are a joke. You can easily come up with a |
| alcohol percentage. For instance as I write this I | | | | homemade wine label that will impress the wisest |
| am sipping on a Nov. 2005, black grape, alcohol at | | | | of critiques. |
| about 13%, semi-dry finish, I call it my Cabernet, | | | | These homemade wine labels will look great on |
| Yummy! | | | | any bottle of homemade wine that you give to |
| To make the homemade labels for your | | | | someone as a present or bring to a dinner party. |
| homemade wine you will need to have a | | | | I always enjoy that, bring a two dollar cost bottle |
| computer, printer, plain paper or label stock, | | | | of homemade wine to an elegant dinner party and |
| software that has graphics and scissors or paper | | | | wait for the compliments from the enthusiasts!. |
| shear. If you don't have Microsoft Office, there is | | | | Not only will you be giving them a great gift with |
| a free program at openoffice.org that will do the | | | | the homemade wine that you have created, you |
| task of creating your homemade wine labels just | | | | will compliment the gesture with your own |
| fine. It is up to you how fancy you want your | | | | branded label. This will be an idea that they will |
| labels to be. They can be plain and just have the | | | | love and that you will be proud to give them. |
| immediate information on them or you can get | | | | You do not have to make the homemade labels |
| artistic and add some design onto your wine | | | | look perfect. All you have to do is have some |
| bottles. | | | | imagination and the right equipment. You can |
| I recommend going to your favorite wine store | | | | make all of your homemade wine bottles look like |
| for ideas. Check out the labels on the other small | | | | they were bought at a fine wine store. With the |
| vineyards bottles. You will find many labels that | | | | combination of one or two graphics and some |
| look like they made them on a computer! You | | | | well placed text, your homemade wine bottle |
| may even find a few winery labels of less quality | | | | labels will give your homemade wine the perfect |
| than you will be creating. | | | | finish. |