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Co Dinn, owner and winemaker at Co Dinn Cellars in Sunnyside, Washington, can condense 15 million years of geologic history into a five-minute lesson: 15 million years ago, a hotspot—the same one pulsing beneath Yellowstone National Park—created fissures in the earth. Lava poured across eastern Washington, leaving behind basalt rock and the sprawling, flat Columbia River Basin. Around the same time, tectonic shift, says Dinn, “wrinkled the earth like an accordion.” Upward folds of land diverted the course of the ancestral Columbia River, which once flowed through what’s now Upland Vineyards , where a majority of the grapes grown in the Snipes Mountain AVA are located. The river left behind an alluvial wash of sand, gravel, cobbles, pebbles and clay that today mingles with loess, a windblown sandy soil dragged south two million years ago by glacial floods during the second Ice Age. In the early 2000s, Professor Joan Davenport, a soil scientist and now professor emeritus at Washington

Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs take classic meatballs to the next level! Tender and juicy with melty cheese on the inside. Serve these meatballs as a party appetizer or over spaghetti noodles for a hearty meal! Reasons to Make These Meatballs Quick and Easy Dinner : Mozzarella stuffed meatballs are a quick and easy weeknight dinner! They only take 15 minutes to prep and 30 minutes to bake. Fun Twist on Meatballs: Melty cheese on the inside of a meatball? Yes, please! Your family will love this recipe and they’ll want it on repeat! Tender and Juicy: The oven bakes your meatballs to tender and juicy perfection! The oven is my favorite way to cook meatballs! Ingredients to Make Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs The meatball base uses staple ingredients, just make sure to have your cheese on hand because it’s the BEST part of this recipe! Follow the recipe card below for exact measurements. Ground Beef: I prefer lean ground beef for this recipe! Italian Breadcrumbs:  Give the te