Originally Posted by CrazyOne

Sorry I didn't see this sooner. I just asked my girlfriend about this because I've seen her repeatedly removing wine bottle labels using the oven. She says bake at about 250 for about 15 minutes, then handle with extreme care, of course. The labels just peel right off many bottles while they're still warm. Tougher labels may still require the soaking. Soaked labels are more fragile, though, or seem so to me, so I'd rather avoid soaking if possible, if I were doing this.