Thanks. Yes--it must have been the VDC "doing what it is supposed to do", pumping my brakes at 10 hz and killing the throttle, while I was trying to give it gas to pull myself through the turn. My only other experience with AWD was an Audi Quattro c.1990, which didn't have any electronic traction control, just that nice predictible AWD. You could punch the gas and pull yourself through a turn quite nicely.
If you havent felt the VDC kick in, you should experience it so you know what it feels like. It truly felt horrible. But, I didn't spin out...