Zingy Sauvignon Blanc with mint and fresh peas; married up alongside rapier-sharp Riesling with green apple and lime. Sure, these grapes don't often share a bottle, but with this kind of result we're surprised! The acid levels harmonise really well, and the overall feeling is one of freshness and lightness. A bottle that disappears quickly.

Steve Tierney has spent his whole life around the vineyards of the Limestone Coast. He grew up watching harvest trucks roll through town every autumn, and by the time he'd finished his oenology degree at the University of Adelaide he was already several vintages deep working the region's limestone-rich soils. Years later, he's still there, still finding new ways to work with the fruit he knows best. Strange Friends is a bit of a joking name, but serious wine - what happens when you put two grapes together that have no business sharing a bottle? Riesling brings the perfume and the racing acid. Sauvignon Blanc brings the punch of citrus and cut grass. On paper they're an odd pairing. In the glass, they get on like old friends who've just met. Each variety is fermented separately, cool and slow, to hold onto the aromatics before blending. The fruit comes from cool, elevated sites across the Limestone Coast, where the region's famous terra rossa soils and maritime breeze keep the grapes fresh right through to picking. The result is a wine built for people who like their whites lively, food-friendly and a little unexpected. That's the whole idea behind Strange Friends: good things happen when you stop worrying about the rules.