See below for timestamps which allow you to navigate directly to any part of the episode. Episode outline: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:05 Origin Story 00:08:25 Deficit Irrigation 00:15:11 Washington State geology and Missoula floods 00:23:49 Virtual tour of modern day Columbia Valley 00:34:09 Culture of winemaking in Washington 00:47:14 Wine #1 2018 Ch St Michelle Chardonnay Columbia Valley  00:58:09 Wine #2 2017 The Pundit Syrah Columbia Valley 01:07:17 Wine #3 2016 Col Solare Cabernet Sauvignon 01:16:27 Wine #4 2019 Ch St Michelle Riesling Columbia Valley 01:26:06 Looking ahead over 5 years, and 25 years. If you know someone who would find this episode useful please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/443 If you really found it useful please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to my first regional series of the year, the Washington State Wine Deep Dive 2021.  Across three episodes we will explore the terroir, geology, winemaking culture and wines of the US’s second largest quality wine producing region, which is regularly ranked among the world's top wine regions…  Guests are drawn from landmark producers in the Columbia valley, the Yakima valley and Walla Walla. Uniquely placed to translate the larger story of that each glass of Washington State Wine represents. We begin our series with an in-depth look at Washington’s largest viticultural area, Columbia valley with Juan Muñoz Oca, Head of winemaking and vineyards at Ch Ste. Michelle, which is the largest winery in Washington State.  He takes us through the macro influences on grape growing in the region including the Missoula Floods, the largest known movement of water in our history… Enjoy!   Intro and outro music The New Investors http://newinvestors.dk/ Contact: [email protected] Guest: Juan Muñoz Oca Date recorded: 12 January 2021 Listen and subscribe: www.interpretingwine.com  WASHINGTON STATE CONTACT https://www.washingtonwine.org/ https://twitter.com/Wa_State_Wine https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonStateWine GUEST CONTACT  https://www.ste-michelle.com/ https://twitter.com/stemichelle https://www.facebook.com/stemichelle https://www.instagram.com/chateaustemichelle/ CONTACT INTERPRETINGWINE Instagram: https://www.interpretingwine.com/instagram Facebook: https://www.interpretingwine.com/facebook Twitter: https://www.interpretingwine.com/twitter Email: [email protected]   Washington State Wine Deep Dive 2021 SERIES DIRECT LINK www.interpretingwine.com/WASHINGTONSTATE2021