Ideas to Images Productions LLC

It's all about terroir...and it's in the vineyard! This GOLD AWARD-WINNING 92 minute documentary tells the awesome story behind the Washington State wine label beginning with the end of the last great Ice-Age and how events from over 10,000 years ago contributed to the award winning wines that are being produced in Washington State today. Beautifully done, this interactive DVD is a pleasure to watch and provides information that both current and new wine consumers will appreciate while increasing their own knowledge and enjoyment of Washington wine. EXPERTS: -Alan Busacca Ph.D. Soil Scientist from Washington State University and independent vineyard consultant is featured throughout the video. -Amy Mumma from Central Washington University and recipient of the Wine Woman of the Year 2005 award -Andy Perdue, Wine Critic and Editor of Wine Press NW magazine -18 vineyard managers and winemakers tell their story and discuss how each wine region, and even vineyard, adds different characteristics to the wine. ANIMATIONS: This DVD includes stunning, award-winning 3D/CGI animations of the cataclysmic Ice-Age Missoula Floods that scoured across the state creating the rugged landscapes seen today. Our vineyards are planted on sites where flood deposits and windblown loess have accumulated. Washington's terroir - soils, climate and environment - creates unique growing conditions for wine grapes that cannot be found anywhere else in the world and is reflected in the wine! This extended length version is the director's cut and includes many added features that can be accessed on your TV by using your DVD remote control such as: a 5 minute promo video, options to view information about the different regions (AVAs); ability to listen to the full-length version of music provided by 7 Seattle area bands; and outtakes. Many web-links are active when viewed on a personal computer.