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Tell Tale signs that your bank is on the brink of bankruptcy - You know that "free pen" they gave you when you signed your mortgage papers? The bank wants it back! - Two tellers and the manager have asked you for a loan. - Your bank charges you a fee for their chapter 13 filing. - The...

I would keep the SG down around 1.090, because fruit wines that are higher in alcohol content (above 13%) tend to taste like jet fuel.

I've never used a filter on any of the wines that I've made in the past nor do I plan on purchasing one, because I use a fining agent (Kitsol 40) and I carefully rack and I've never had any issues to make me go out and purchase a filter.

I have several labels that I use, but the picture above is my standard label. It is 234 x 378 and it fits perfect on most 750ml bottles even the bottles that has longer necks.

Naw, don't worry about feeling guilty, because hurricanes are a pain in the rump for everyone. I'm still living in the same area that was affected by the storm. I live 40 minutes north of New Orleans and we didn't get flooded, just a lot of wind damage and went without power for almost a month...

I like small labels too. Thanks for the compliments. My friend loved it when I emailed it to him.

Several years ago when Hurricane Katrina hit my area, the storm really turned life upside down for us. Nothing worked for weeks and when the power finally got restored to most of the area, we had to deal with all the traffic from New Orleans, because our area rebounded quicker than New Orleans...

Right off the top of my head, Adobe Elements, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Pro Shop, but I've always used Adobe Photoshop. Edited by: SouthernMan

Its going to put on a 750 ml bottle, but I'm going to reduce the length so it can fit on the bottle.

This is a label I created for a friend. I want get everyone's input before I show him the label.

I wish vineyards in my area would allow people to pick wine grapes, but unfortunately they don't. I've called a couple of vineyards and they won't even sell grapes. Edited by: SouthernMan

Its my guess that those black bottles are made just for professional wineries.

Nice label

Glad to have you here Eclectic and I look forward to posting with you

What program are you using?