Forgot to mention that we also siphoned perlmonger‘s red wine into a clean demijohn – what fun *that* was … And did the last bit to my white wine, so I should be able to bottle it later this week. The apple wine is still glooping gently, so it can stay as it is for now.
And talking of bottles, we’ve been saving our wine bottles for ages – P sorted me out a half dozen clear/green and I set about cleaning them out and getting the labels off. LABELS – good grief … what do they stick them on with? I left the bottles to soak for ages, but still a couple of them required a knife to scrape off the paper, then wire wool to scrub off the adhesive.
Yes, I’ve wondered about labels, too. Most of the European ones still seem to use water-soluble glue, but a lot of the New World ones seem to be self-adhesive and a right bugger to shift.