Torrontes: The white wine of Argentina on Display

Torrontes: The white wine of Argentina on Display – Episode #382

January 2, 2008

One of the great discoveries of 2007 for me and many Vayniacs was the Torrentes grape from Argentina.

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Diego

Just tried the Quara torrontes 2006 from cafayate argentina....IT BLEW MY MIND!!! AWSOME!!! and at just 5 U$D!!! . It even won a gold trophy at the wines from argentina awards judged some respectable people like Jancis Robinson.

Bryan

College Station, Texas
Just tried my first Torrontes and was so impressed I was gonna look it up in my wine bible. But, it isn't in there so I searched the web and came across this.. This is a great show.

BobbyTiger

Ultra liberal, sanctuary city, Arlington, VA. (damnit) Love the Torrontes, which, in our house, has replaced the Chard & Chenin Blanc. As the dollar continues to sink in value, we have found the best bang for the buck in Argentine wines, which we very.....very, very much enjoy.

Chaz

Bow, New Hampshire. I also spend a lot of time in Boston, MA where I go to school, and would love to taste with other Vayniaks in either of those places!

Also, I know you are reading this Gary so I have to tell you something really important to me (besides how frickin' awesome you are... seriously): global warming affects long-term changes in the climate, and these are measured in terms of years and decades. So when the average December days is warmer in the 2000s than it was in the 1920s, that's evidence for global warming. What you feel when you go outside is the weather, which is measured in days and months and seasons. So even if it's a warm winter, a cold Thursday, or even an unusually warm year, that really has nothing to do with global warming!

MtnCharlie

QOTD: Scotts Valley, CA

Great show to start the new year! Torrontes is on the shopping list.

Cato

Hail from Charlottesville, Virginia, home of the famous oenophile, Thomas Jefferson!

Eagleputt

HELLO EVERYBODY and welcome to the QOTD - the Internet's 17th rated QOTD show. Your host is from SEATTLE WA-SHING-TON, and this is the THUNDER (well mostly rain) SHOW. Because YOU, with a little bit of Walla, Walla... we're changing the wine world.