Winemaker of the Year / I could easily write a book about Manfred Krankl, his life, his visions, his vineyards, his art works, and his wines. He is one of the most amazing vignerons of California, and just about everything he does, is special.
He ws born in Austria, but moved to California in 1980 (and he doesn't sound like Arnold at all!) and later opened up the Le Campanile restaurant in Los Angeles, and the La Brea Bakery company, whic...
Sine Qua Non Sine Qua Non is a small winery in the city of Ventura, two hours north of Los Angeles. The winery's name Sine Qua Non is Latin for "absolutely indispensible", or literally "without which not". It was founded in 1994 by Manfred and Elaine Krankl. The winery has risen to be one of the top Syrah producers in USA, and due to the tiny quantities of wine made and the recent 98-100 point scores by Parker, Sine Qua Non is now unquestionab...
The first wine was named The Thief. The Krankl's first serious commercial undertaking was a Syrah called Black and Blue, which was produced in 1992 at the Havens winery in Napa. It was followed by an assortment of oddly named wines – Queen of Spades, Red Handed, The Other Hand, The Bride, and more recently Twisted and Bent, Imposter McCoy and Veiled. All the wines have a distinctive, funky label, that are all reproductions of Manfred's artwork...
The ultimate “garage” winery, this operation’s back alley warehouse looks like a set scene from the movie Mad Max, but inside are the elixirs of dreams’.
Robert Parker Jr, Jun 2008
‘One of the world's most creative wineries, Sine Qua Non is turning out world-class wines of extraordinary complexity and individuality’.
Robert Parker Jr, Feb 2002
‘It is hardly surprising that all wine graphs in the United States seem to be heading in one ...
Sine Qua Non prices charge ahead / Sine Qua Non prices show no sign of slowing down following a recent Bonhams in San Francisco.
Three half-bottles of 2002, complete with lightly scuffed labels, sold for $4,200 – an unsurprising result given that a single bottle of the Napa Valley cult wine sold at auction for more than $42,000 last year.
The sale featured 80 Sine Qua Non lots in total, with Bonhams reporting several new record highs for...
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