Growing up in a winegrowing family in South Australia’s Limestone Coast, Jess DiGiorgio spent many school holidays amongst the vines — pruning in Winter, shoot thinning in Spring, and learning firsthand the rhythms of vineyard life. Whilst she initially followed a different path, training as a physiotherapist, the pull of winemaking proved too strong, eventually calling her back to the land and the craft that had shaped her early years.

Jess began her winemaking journey in Coonawarra, before completing a Diploma of Viticulture and Oenology at the University of Adelaide. After stints abroad in Burgundy and on Mount Etna in Sicily, Jess made the move to the Yarra Valley in 2023 to pursue her passion for cool-climate winemaking, undertaking formative stints at Mount Mary and Oakridge. Here, she refined her approach while working with single vineyard expressions of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.

With both feet now firmly planted in the Yarra, Jess joins the team at Seville Estate as Winemaker. She values the opportunity to work with such a distinctive site, home to the oldest vines in the Upper Yarra Valley. For Jess, Seville Estate represents a rare convergence of history, landscape, and potential — a place where thoughtful viticulture and sensitive winemaking allow the vineyard to speak with true clarity.

Jess brings a holistic perspective shaped by experience across winemaking, vineyard operations, marketing and brand management. Her approach in the winery is light-handed yet precise, focusing on purity of fruit expression and crafting terroir-led wines that reflect vintage, variety, and site with elegance and restraint.