Cono Sur Sauvignon Blanc 2008

I love my alone time. My daughter's fast asleep, my husband isn't home from work yet, Alice Smith is singing her heart out through my iTunes, and I'm on my second glass of wine. Don't let anyone tell you that drinking alone is depressing. It's liberating. Give a girl access to the Internet and the experience is downright thrilling. Life doesn't get much better than this.

Oh wait, it does! We settle on the new house in 36 hours!

Therefore, tonight's selection will forever be known as the Before Wine. The last wine sampled and reviewed by me Before the Most Surreal Day of My Life. How did I manage to convince everyone involved that I was an Adult and ready for this Responsibility? Hold please, I need to pour myself a third glass. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited. Just a little awestruck that it's finally happening. Home ownership and Me. Who knew? As Mike is fond of reminding me, we once had this heated argument in which I proceeded to rail against white picket fences, single family homes, and middle-class suburbia. My how the mighty have fallen. If you could just see the house we picked out.

So that brings me back to this review. A memorable white wine, even without the significant place it holds in this blog and my life. Cono Sur is a Chilean winery that derives its name from its geographic position. The vineyards are located on South America's Southern Cone. Once again, we've stumbled upon another environmentally conscious company; Cono Sur employs sustainable agricultural methods to fertilize and cultivate the fruit. The most curious flavor mentioned on their label is gooseberry and I became a little concerned when I read that geese and sheep are used in their fertilization methods. Not to worry though, gooseberry isn't what you or I thought. It's actually a fruit-bearing plant. Whew. I tasted the lime flavor in this wine but did not smell the citrus aromas boasted on the label. In fact, the smell turned me off initially but perhaps I'm still not used to white wines. The taste is fairly sharp at first, but does not leave the aftertaste that I dislike so much in most white wines. Four glasses later and I'm pretty satisfied. Apparently I like gooseberries.

7.5 out of 10.

*This is where we normally list where we purchased the wine and how much it cost, but unfortunately Mike and I are having a senior moment. We think we picked it up at Shoppers Food Warehouse. Obviously it's less than $10. I'll find the receipt somewhere!