92 years of tradition and innovation!
∙ Founded on February 14, 1931, by 16 families from Bento Gonçalves (RS); ∙ Currently, Aurora has 1,140 member families who grow grapes on smallholdings (averaging about 2.5 hectares per member, with an average of four people per family); ∙ There are 2,800 hectares of cultivated land spread across 11 municipalities in the Serra Gaúcha region: Bento Gonçalves, Veranópolis, São Valentim do Sul, Guaporé, Cotiporã, Monte Belo do Sul, Santa Tereza, Pinto Bandeira, Vila Flores, Farroupilha, and Garibaldi; ∙ Approximately 60 grape varieties are cultivated, including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir (*Vitis vinifera*), as well as Isabel, Concord, Seibel, and Bordô (American and hybrid varieties)—all of which are harvested by hand; ∙ 2023 Harvest: 70.5 million kilograms of grapes, an increase of 6.5% over the previous harvest (66 million kilograms). Historically, Cooperativa Vinícola Aurora accounts for 10% to 15% of the total grape harvest in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.





