As the last ice age came to a close, the glacial dam holding back Lake Missoula would periodically burst, releasing a 400-foot wall of water that tore across the Pacific Northwest. The cataclysmic floods devastated everything in their path and reshaped the landscape. But from this upheaval, new life was born. The floodwaters scoured soil and sediment from the land as they went, pooling and eddying through what is now the Columbia Valley, leaving a nutrient poor, but well drained soil. Pair that with Eastern Washingtons reliable sunshine and wide temperature swings, and you have near perfect conditions for growing grapes. Cataclysm pays homage to the forces that continue to shape and reshape the earth beneath our feet.
