diff --git a/src/bottles/active.cpp b/src/bottles/active.cpp
index 546e369..4dcb9b7 100644
--- a/src/bottles/active.cpp
+++ b/src/bottles/active.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,51 @@
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 
 #include "bottles.hpp"
 #include "internal/bottles.hpp"
-#include "dll.hpp"
 
 using namespace std;
+using namespace cellar::bottles;
 
-DLL_PUBLIC void cellar::bottles::print_active_bottle(int argc, char** argv) {
-    cout << "i just want to make sure cmake likes it first" << endl;
+void cellar::bottles::print_active_bottle(int argc, char** argv) {
+    map<string, Bottle> bottlemap = get_bottles();
+    if (bottlemap.find(".wine") == bottlemap.end()) { // not found
+        cout << "no active wine bottle" << endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Bottle active_bottle = bottlemap[".wine"];
+    string bottlepath = active_bottle.canonical_path;
+    if (active_bottle.type == bottle_symlink) {
+        cout << "symlink to ";
+        string homedir = getenv("HOME");
+        if (active_bottle.canonical_path.substr(0, homedir.length()) == homedir) {
+            bottlepath.replace(0, homedir.length() + 1, ""); // should convert "/home/someone/.wine.example" to ".wine.example"
+            active_bottle = bottlemap[bottlepath];
+        } else {
+            cout << active_bottle.canonical_path << endl;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    switch (active_bottle.type) {
+        case bottle_anonymous:
+            cout << "anonymous wine bottle at " << active_bottle.canonical_path << endl;
+            return;
+        case bottle_labelled:
+            cout << active_bottle.config["name"] << " (~/" << bottlepath << ")";
+            if (active_bottle.config.find("desc") != active_bottle.config.end()) {
+                cout << " - " << active_bottle.config["desc"];
+            }
+            cout << endl;
+            return;
+        default:
+            cout << "broken or unsupported wine bottle" << endl;
+            return;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/bottles/bottles.cpp b/src/bottles/bottles.cpp
index b558d29..ee2626b 100644
--- a/src/bottles/bottles.cpp
+++ b/src/bottles/bottles.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ void cellar::bottles::print_bottles(int argc, char** argv) {
     map<string, Bottle> bottles = get_bottles();
 
     for (auto item : bottles) {
+        if (item.first == ".wine" || item.first == ".wine.template") {
+            // .wine is considered to be "active", and .wine.template is used as a template
+            // and therefore treated specially
+            continue;
+        }
         Bottle bottle = item.second;
         cout << item.first << " - ";
         switch (bottle.type) {