Finally - an excuse to drink more wine. (Not that I ever needed one in the first place.) My new fav on the wine trolley of love is:
Now, before you gag on the cheese factor of the name 'Cono Sur' - it actually refers to the 'Southern Cone' of South America (basically, the south half of the continent). This saucy little number comes from the Colchagua Valley in Chile.
Besides being complex and rich in taste, this wine is also created in an environmentally friendly atmosphere. Not only is the product organic, but Cono Sur claims to be the first winery to achieve CarbonNeutral status - net zero CO2 emissions on the shipping of their product.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get a picture of the bottle - but check out their website:
If you see it in your friendly neighborhood L.B.S. - it's the one with the bicycle on the label. (Not to be confused with Red Bicyclette - which is also pretty good.) I'm also a sucker for cool packaging and this is the only wine I've seen (as of late) that still uses a wax seal over the cork. There is something to be said for a little romantic traditionalism.
Cono Sur recommends serving this wine with any type of red meat, lamb or pate dish. This is definitely the case - however this C.S. is fanastic with a little Montreal Smoked meat and provalone or vegetarian lasagne chock-full of cheese and spinach. It's also really wonderful on it's own - sipping away the evening with good friends, or snuggling up with a good book and a little (or a lot) organic hazelnut chocolate. Escapism at its finest.
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