MEET AURORA CORIA

Have you ever met someone whose warm smile and welcoming spirit instantly lift you up? Aurora Coria is one of those people! We’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Aurora and her team at Coria Estates and can tell you firsthand that the winery is infused with her energy, making it a place you want to visit often and linger as long as possible.

Aurora is also a trailblazer as a winemaker. She has a passion for wine and a talent for creating exquisite blends, which she attributes to her upbringing immersed in the industry from an early age. The daughter of Luis and Janice Coria, the owners of Coria Estates, Rori, as her family and friends call her, grew up helping her folks working in the vineyard and behind the scenes on the administrative side of owning a 60-acre vineyard. She didn't always know she wanted to be a winemaker, but when her mom asked, "Maybe it's time to start our own label?" the choice was obvious! Rori was working in Public Health in Portland, Oregon, at that time, which had been her first passion, but that conversation with her family began an entire life change. Rori decided to go back to school and study winemaking, and in a few short years, Coria Estates had their first crush under the label in 2013!

Rori started her career in Winemaking in 2011. She studied at the Northwest Wine Studies Center, interned at Oregon wineries, studied Winemaking, and worked a vintage abroad in Tasmania, Australia. Rori believes in being hands-off stylistically in the winery and letting the fruit speak for itself. She believes that by manipulating a wine too much, you lose the natural essence of the fruit you started with. 

“No two vintages are the same, which provides us with a unique and expressive wine each year. This makes the entire process an exciting and mysterious part of the beauty and joy we gain from the vines and from winemaking itself."

Cheers to you, Rori, for following your passion!

Aurora Coria
Winemaker
Coria Estates