10/10/2026
Budburst is the first sign that spring has properly arrived at Fishbone.
It's the moment the vines wake up. After months of dormancy they dip into the reserves they banked after last harvest and push out the first small leaves of the year. They don't all start together, either. Our Chardonnay is always first out of the gate, Cabernet Sauvignon can take another three weeks to get going, and the estate greens up in waves across all 165 acres.
The whole season is still ahead of us, the vines have come through winter beautifully, and the long warm run to harvest is well and truly on.
Come and watch it happen over lunch. Vineyard views, current release at the cellar door.