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Sine Qua Non

So what's the logical thing to do if you're a restaurateur who can't get the necessary allocations of "cult" wines that you want? Why, start your own winery and beat the players at their own game, of course! In 1992, Manfred Krankl, a managing partner in Campanile restaurant in Los Angeles made his first wine with Michael Havens of Havens Wine Cellars. His debut under the Sine Qua Non label was "Queen of Spades" and the wordplay has just become more and more creative with each subsequent release. One of the most incredible facts about Krankl is that he never makes the same wine twice. Between the deliciously wicked prose and delectably indulgent wines, Sine Qua Non is synonymous with the precisely wrought excess that is so de rigeur. There is a inexorable "WOW!" factor that the highly extracted, concentrated and flashy wines inspire in their acolytes. The name, Sine Qua Non, translated from Latin means "something indispensable." Considering the frenzy of buying and trading that occurs after every new release, this wine, with its original artwork on every label, obviously is.

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Year, Name, Varietal, Country, Region, Sub region, Color	Size	Score(s)	Quantity for sale	Quantity owned	High bid	Low ask	Sugg. price
2003 Sine Qua Non - Syrah Papa Syrah USA - California 2003 Sine Qua Non - Syrah Papa	750ml	IWC ... 97	54	1,431		$250.00	$311	Watch
2004 Sine Qua Non - Poker Face Syrah USA - California 2004 Sine Qua Non - Poker Face	750ml	IWC ... 98	49	1,384	$370.00	$380.00	$385	Watch
2005 Sine Qua Non - Pinot Noir Over and Out Pinot Noir USA - California - Santa Barbara - Santa Rita Hills 2005 Sine Qua Non - Pinot Noir Over and Out	750ml	IWC ...	49	900		$225.00	$174	Watch
2005 Sine Qua Non - Petition Proprietary Blend USA - California 2005 Sine Qua Non - Petition	750ml		48	1,005	$110.00	$170.00	$110	Watch
2003 Sine Qua Non - Mr K Chardonnay The Nobleman Chardonnay USA - California 2003 Sine Qua Non - Mr K Chardonnay The Nobleman	375ml	IWC ...	44	397		$200.00	$118	Watch
2004 Sine Qua Non - Into the Dark Proprietary Blend USA - California 2004 Sine Qua Non - Into the Dark	750ml	IWC ... 92	36	766		$279.95	$265	Watch
2002 Sine Qua Non - Just for the Love of it Proprietary Blend USA - California 2002 Sine Qua Non - Just for the Love of it	750ml	IWC ... 98	30	1,246	$410.00	$450.00	$414	Watch
2006 Sine Qua Non - Autrement Dit Proprietary Blend USA - California 2006 Sine Qua Non - Autrement Dit	750ml		24	416		$99.00	$100	Watch
2004 Sine Qua Non - Semillon Mr K Vin de Paille The Straw Man Semillon USA - California - Santa Barbara - Santa Ynez Valley 2004 Sine Qua Non - Semillon Mr K Vin de Paille The Straw Man	375ml	IWC ...	21	316		$175.00		Watch
2002 Sine Qua Non - Mr K Chardonnay The Nobleman Chardonnay USA - California 2002 Sine Qua Non - Mr K Chardonnay The Nobleman	375ml	96	21	350		$200.00		Watch
2005 Sine Qua Non - Mr K Chardonnay The Nobleman Chardonnay USA - California 2005 Sine Qua Non - Mr K Chardonnay The Nobleman	375ml		19	288		$155.00	$135	Watch
2003 Sine Qua Non - Pinot Noir Omega Pinot Noir USA - Oregon 2003 Sine Qua Non - Pinot Noir Omega	750ml	IWC ... 91	18	442			$159	Watch
2004 Sine Qua Non - Covert Fingers Pinot Noir USA - California 2004 Sine Qua Non - Covert Fingers	750ml	IWC ... 90	16	540		$250.00	$205	Watch
2001 Sine Qua Non - Mr K Chardonnay The Nobleman Chardonnay USA - California 2001 Sine Qua Non - Mr K Chardonnay The Nobleman	375ml		14	271				Watch
2004 Sine Qua Non - Rejuvenators Proprietary Blend USA - California 2004 Sine Qua Non - Rejuvenators	750ml	IWC ...	13	420			$130	Watch
2002 Sine Qua Non - Semillon Mr K Vin de Paille The Straw Man Semillon USA - California - Santa Barbara - Santa Ynez Valley 2002 Sine Qua Non - Semillon Mr K Vin de Paille The Straw Man	375ml	IWC ... 97	12	206				Watch
2002 Sine Qua Non - Whisperin' E Proprietary Blend USA - California 2002 Sine Qua Non - Whisperin' E	750ml	IWC ...	12	407			$135	Watch
2002 Sine Qua Non - Pinot Noir Hollerin' M Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir USA - Oregon - Willamette Valley 2002 Sine Qua Non - Pinot Noir Hollerin' M Shea Vineyard	750ml	IWC ... 91	11	604		$225.00	$244	Watch
1995 Sine Qua Non - Other Hand Syrah USA - California - Central Coast 1995 Sine Qua Non - Other Hand	750ml	IWC ...	9	126			$556	Watch
2003 Sine Qua Non - Sublime Isolation Proprietary Blend USA - California 2003 Sine Qua Non - Sublime Isolation	750ml	IWC ...	9	250			$128	Watch

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