Mark Lipton wrote:
> In need of a dry white wine for cooking lapin a la moutarde the other
> night, I opened a bottle of 2004 La Yunta Torrontes that I had purchased
> recently at a local wine shop.

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> This was my first encounter with this grape, made in this case by a
> US-Argentina joint venture (http://www.southernwinegroup.com). It is
> vaguely reminiscent of the few Vermentinos I've had and at $9 a decent
> value.

Mark,

not familiar with this one, but these can be refreshing in a vino
verde kind-of-way, can't they? Too bad these vines are very likely
getting grubbed up and replaced by more malbec.

Best,

Mark S