The Art of Collecting Wine Labels
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by: PetulaMunson
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Most vineyards use their own personalized wine bottle labels, but they have been updating their labels and making them easier to read for the consumer. All vineyards and sometimes all vintages have a unique label. As these labels are updated, the old labels become valued by collectors for their age and the quality of the vintage.
When establishing any type of label collection it may become necessary to preserve the container especially bottles such as wine bottles. The various methods used to remove labels can destroy or otherwise damage a label as it's being lifted from the curved surface of a wine bottle.
As with all collectible items it is very important to keep them in good condition in order to keep their value going up and not down. If for some reason you do find you need to remove a label on your collectible you need to be very gentle. Most of the population uses heat to loosen up the glue. You must do this carefully because damage from heat can and chances are reduce the value of the vineyard label.
There are labels that are actually works of art and are collected because they are works of art. There are some vineyards that put the works of famous individuals on their labels. Some who commission work in order to be done for their label and it is these that are considered to be works of art and are considered to be valuable enough to be to be collect just for the artwork on the label.
Highly valued in the collector's world, these completely commissioned labels make each wine bottle a work of art that is 100% personalized. When you are trying to start your own collection of wine labels, there are some things that you'll need to think about.
For the label collector, it's the old labels you're going to want to check out. The most valuable labels you will find are the ones done freehand, the original labels that were made before they were mass produced or the ones from fine wines. When looking into any of the above mentioned labels you will find they are very valuable.
A little research into collecting personalized wine bottles is a good idea. Check out the types of vintages that are true investments. It is best to collect highly desirable labels. However, you may just want to have fun with it. Collecting and personalizing wine bottles is interesting and a great conversation starter but It doesn't actually have a large following.
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