[smurfe]

Originally Posted by aguedry

Awesome. We'll have to all get together and have a little wine tasting. I am in Lazy Oaks, u know where that is?
BTW - a friend told me yesterday that there is a LHBS in Baton Rouge. I think it is called Bootleggers. On Chipewa. Didn't know that.

I am not sure where Lazy Oaks is at. I live on Bayou Narcisse between Hwy 44 and Roddy. If you grew up here and know where La Maison is at, that is where I live.


I really wouldn't waste my time with Bootleggers. The guys that run it are into industrial supplies and not home brewing. I went there the other day and was HUGELY disappointed. They have no knowledge of beer or wine. They bought the inventory along with the industrial supplies after Perkin's Hardware burnt. I noticed their prices in the store were considerably higher than on their website. As I said, Iwas hugely disappointed as I thought I had found a local place to buy beer supplies as I want to brew some beer. All wine supplies will still be bought here from George.

[smurfe]

Originally Posted by smurfe

I am not sure where Lazy Oaks is at. I live on Bayou Narcisse between Hwy 44 and Roddy. If you grew up here and know where La Maison is at, that is where I live.


I really wouldn't waste my time with Bootleggers. The guys that run it are into industrial supplies and not home brewing. I went there the other day and was HUGELY disappointed. They have no knowledge of beer or wine. They bought the inventory along with the industrial supplies after Perkin's Hardware burnt. I noticed their prices in the store were considerably higher than on their website. As I said, Iwas hugely disappointed as I thought I had found a local place to buy beer supplies as I want to brew some beer. All wine supplies will still be bought here from George.

Lazy Oaks? Is that off HWY 931 just east of Hwy 44?Edited by: smurfe

[scubaman2151]

I was actually suprized, I called George today to get my free labels (he gives you 30 free custom labels when you buy a wine kit from him). I was basically able to design the label over the phone, font, color, placement of words and symbols. View all the custom labels you can choose from here:
http://www.finevinewines.com/ProdListLabels.asp?GC_Category=Labels


The labels I got for my Kiwi Pear is item number 0903.


Let us know what you findthat works for you. Good Luck.


Edit:


Just found this:
http://www.winelabelforyou.com/index.html


It seems you buy thier labels, create the label format on thier website and then print out the labels on your printer. They also have a demo that you can download to try out the program for free before you buy it.Edited by: Scubaman2151

[PeterZ]

Joan,

I'm sure Elements will let me do that, but 1) I don't know how, and 2) I don't have Elements at work, but do have access to a high end color laser there. I do have PowerPoint at work, so I bring a .jpg of the label to work on a thumb drive and paste it into a PowerPoint slide for printing. Then I bring the sheets home and cut them with an office slicer I got at the office supply store for $15.

[Joanie]

Peter, I think if you just do a File->New, set it for the size of the paper you want to print on, copy and paste your label 4 times, flatten it, save as a jpg, then take that to work on your thumb drive.

[uavwmn]

Smurf, thanks for the info. This is exactly what I am looking for!!
uavwmn

[Spearfisherman]

Originally Posted by smurfe

I am not sure where Lazy Oaks is at. I live on Bayou Narcisse between Hwy 44 and Roddy. If you grew up here and know where La Maison is at, that is where I live.


I really wouldn't waste my time with Bootleggers. The guys that run it are into industrial supplies and not home brewing. I went there the other day and was HUGELY disappointed. They have no knowledge of beer or wine. They bought the inventory along with the industrial supplies after Perkin's Hardware burnt. I noticed their prices in the store were considerably higher than on their website. As I said, Iwas hugely disappointed as I thought I had found a local place to buy beer supplies as I want to brew some beer. All wine supplies will still be bought here from George.

I am in the neighborhood also. I also suggest not dealing with bootleggers. I placed an order with them & after setting up an appointment to p/u supplies, no one showed to meet me. After numurous unanswered phone calls & e-mails, I finally told them to keep it, & ordered online.

I've used Paint Shop Pro V3 I've used that program for 10 yearsas it's more than suficient for any and all the art work I do for my websites and personal digitalphotography. It's also a more than adequate program in my opinion, for wine labels if you know how to use it.
Best of all, it's free.


Go to http://www.shareware.com and search out paint shop pro 3 and you can find the free version and a version that requires licensing.
If you have any troubles, PM me and I'll get you a copy.

[myway22]

Smurfe, I used that site you recommended for the custom labels, it was pretty simple to construct your own label. I put the order in and will post some pics when I get them. Thanks!

[smurfe]

Originally Posted by Spearfisherman

I am in the neighborhood also. I also suggest not dealing with bootleggers. I placed an order with them & after setting up an appointment to p/u supplies, no one showed to meet me. After numurous unanswered phone calls & e-mails, I finally told them to keep it, & ordered online.

I believe Bootleggers is closed. I was getting an ambulance worked on the other day and decided to walk across the street to Bootleggers to kill time. The sign is gone off the building. I tried to call the phone numbers and got a disconnected recording. I emailed them inquiring if they were closed and looking to see if they were selling off their inventory with no reply. Their website didn't say they were out of business the last time I looked.