We are a Mexican-American Family-Owned Vineyard, Winery, and Tasting Room in South Salem, Oregon. Willamette Valley, AVA. We have been growing grapes for over 20 years in the Heart of the Willamette Valley. As a bi-cultural family, the story of Luis & and Janice begins from separate family heritages and cultural backgrounds. Luis Coria was born and raised in Mexico spending his early years helping his father grow vegetables and tend to the family livestock. He spent several years working near their family home, by the time he was 14 he ventured further seeking better opportunities and eventually found himself living in Oregon. Janice grew up in northern Idaho and had a normal small-town upbringing. In the spring of 1979, while visiting family in Oregon, Janice and Luis met. By 1981 Luis and Janice were married and by 1985 had welcomed two baby girls to the family! Life sped by, but Luis still needed to get back to his roots of farming.

In 1988 they purchased their first piece of property, a small 9-acre parcel which became the family home and later the original site of the family vineyard. Early in 1997, the neighboring property became available, and they decided to take the chance and put down more roots in the Southern Willamette Valley. In the winter of 1999, they planted their first Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris vines. Now many years later the vineyard is a mature 104 acres. Varietals include Pinot noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Viognier, and Riesling planted on mostly Nekia clay soils and elevations ranging from 400 to 850 feet.


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