KATE MORGAN

Humble, detail driven and impassioned.
At Jilyara, Kate Morgan makes nurtured, classic, and vibrant wines.
This talented winemaker joined Jilyara at the label’s inception in
2018

With more than two decades of winemaking under her belt she attributes her winemaking approach to letting the fruit speak for itself.Guiding the fruit through the process of winemaking, Kate is committed to letting fruit sing and carefully selecting oak formats to compliment varietals.
Never one to be bound by a recipe, her masterful palate and refined winemaking skills are flexed each year – responding to the presentation of the vintage instead of making wines according to a calculation. Going with the flow so to say.

2002 
This was the beginning of Kate’s winemaking career, cutting her teeth at Coriole Vineyards in the McLaren Vale wine region. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology, 
Kate has dirtied her hands in high-flying wine regions around the world including vintages in
 South Australia, Hunter Valley, Tamar Valley, Yarra Valley, Oregon, Swan Valley, Margaret River, United Kingdom, and Portugal.

Finding her way to Margaret River was always the goal for Kate; a climate and community that offers world class winemaking opportunities, a notion cemented by her years of travel.

Cool and casual on presentation but a seriously regarded winemaker on the national stage, Kate has been celebrated as a finalist for both 

Young Gun Winemaker of the Year
&
Gourmet Traveller Young Winemaker of the Year.