Eric
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Manfred Krankl at Sine Qua Non is making some of the most unique and special wines to have ever come from California. Alas, the wines are branded with whimsical names which change from year to year, so classifying them has proven a bit difficult. In an effort to clean this up we have sourced a complete roster of SQN and Mr. K wines from Manfred and cleaned up all of the dupes in the database to match. Meanwhile, for posterity, here is the complete, current list as provided by Manfred.
NOTE: I have updated this list over the past year after Manfred's original emails.
>From: "Manfred Krankl"
>Subject: RE: SQN production inventory
>Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 13:56:24 -0700
>
>No problem. Attached please find the list I think you are looking for.
>These are only the wines that were produced under the SINE QUA NON
>label, not the "project wines" that were made with or at other
>wineries...such as the 1992 BLACK & BLUE. It also does not include some
>wines that were made in tiny quantities for auctions (Hospice de Rhone
>etc.)
>
>Also, not all of these wines are in the market place yet, but these are
>the wines that have been BOTTLED.
>
>Manfred
>SQN
SQN WINES PRODUCED
1994 QUEEN OF SPADES [Syrah]
1995 THE BRIDE [Roussanne, Chardonnay]
1995 QUEEN OF HEARTS [Rosé]
1995 THE OTHER HAND [Syrah]
1995 RED HANDED [Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre]
1996 OMADHAUN & POLTROON [Roussanne, Chardonnay]
1996 E-LIPS [Rosé]
1996 LEFT FIELD [Pinot Noir]
1996 AGAINST THE WALL [Syrah]
1997 TWISTED & BENT [Roussanne, Chardonnay]
1997 CROSSED [Rosé]
1997 THE COMPLICATOR [Pinot Noir]
1997 IMPOSTOR McCOY [Syrah]
1998 BACKWARD & FORWARD [Roussanne, Chardonnay, Viognier]
1998 EL CORAZON [Rosé]
1998 VEILED [Pinot Noir]
1998 E-RAISED [Syrah]
1998 THE ANTAGONISTS [Grenache]
1999 TARANTELLA [Roussanne, Chardonnay, Viognier]
1999 XL [Rosé]
1999 OX [Pinot Noir]
1999 THE MARAUDER [Syrah]
1999 ICARUS [Grenache]
2000 THE BOOT [Roussanne, Chardonnay, Viognier]
2000 THE HUSSY [Roussanne]
2000 THE FILLY [Rosé]
2000 A CAPPELLA [Pinot Noir]
2000 IN FLAGRANTE [Syrah]
2000 HEELS OVER HEAD [Syrah (single experimental barrel made for our friends at the GRATEFUL PALATE only)]
2000 INCOGNITO [Grenache]
2000 SUEY [Roussanne TBA]
2001 ALBINO [Roussanne, Chardonnay, Viognier]
2001 RIEN NE VA PLUS [Roussanne]
2001 PAGAN POETRY [Rosé]
2001 No.6 [Pinot Noir]
2001 MIDNIGHT OIL [Syrah]
2001 ON YOUR TOES [Syrah]
2001 VENTRILOQUIST [Grenache]
2001 INAMORATA [Roussanne Vin de Paille]
2002 WHISPERIN’ E [Roussanne, Chardonnay, Viognier]
2002 E° [Rosé]
2002 HOLLERIN’ M [Pinot Noir]
2002 MORE THAN A NUMBER [Grenache, Syrah]
2002 JUST FOR THE LOVE OF IT [Syrah]
2002 HEART CHOREA [Syrah]
2003 SUBLIME ISOLATION [Chardonnay, Roussanne, Viognier]
2003 OMEGA [Pinot Noir]
2003 PAPA [Syrah]
2003 LI’L E [Grenache]
2003 SYRAH THE INAUGURAL [Syrah]
2003 GRENACHE THE INAUGURAL [Grenache]
2003 BOOTS, PASTIES, SCANTY PANTIES, AND A TEN GALLON HAT [Roussanne TBA]
2004 THE REJUVENATORS [Roussanne, Chardonnay, Viognier]
2004 COVERT FINGERS [Pinot Noir]
2004 INTO THE DARK [Grenache, Syrah]
2004 POKER FACE [Syrah]
2005 THE PETITION [White]
2005 STRAPLESS [Rosé]
2005 OVER & OUT [Pinot Noir]
>From: "Manfred Krankl"
>Subject: RE: inventory follow up
>Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 17:15:33 -0700
>
>Sorry...I completely forgot. Mr.K and SQN are entirely separate mailing
>lists etc. and thus I think of them rather individually.
>At any rate...attached please find that list.
>
>I need to point out that the names may be a little bit confusing. On
>the outset we wanted (and did) call the wines by what we thought were
>the most reasonable and easy to comprehend names for the types of wines
>for the wine consumer who might buy these type of wines, i.e. EISWEIN,
>VIN DE PAILLE, TBA and the BATF actually approved them that way. Then,
>the following year they said "no more TBA...because that means TO BE
>ANNOUNCED" (I kid you not), so we struggled to find a new name (could
>not call it Sauternes obviously) and came up with DBS, the literal
>English translation. They approved that.
>Then, the year after that...no more EISWEIN was allowed suddenly...and
>so it went until I could not take it anymore and decided to simply give
>them what is known as a fictitious name (THE ICE MAN, THE NOBLE MAN,
>THE STRAW MAN) and this apparently solves the problem.
>I just thought you should know, lest you wonder why we kept changing it.
>
>All the best,
>Manfred
>SQN
MR.K WINES PRODUCED
1998 EISWEIN [Gewürztraminer]
1998 TBA (Trockenbeerenauslese) [Viognier]
1998 VIN DE PAILLE [Semillon]
1999 EISWEIN [Gewürztraminer]
1999 DBS (Dried Berry Selection) [Viognier]
1999 VIN DE PAILLE [Semillon]
2000 VIN DE GLACÉ [Gewürztraminer]
2000 “THE NOBLE MAN” (TBA) [Viognier]
2000 “THE STRAW MAN” (VDP) [Semillon]
2001 “THE ICE MAN” (ICE WINE) [Gewürztraminer]
2001 “THE NOBLE MAN” [Chardonnay]
2001 “THE STRAW MAN” [Semillon]
2002 “THE ICE MAN” [Gewürztraminer]
2002 “THE NOBLE MAN” [Chardonnay]
2002 “THE STRAW MAN” [Semillon]
2003 “THE ICE MAN” [Gewürztraminer]
2003 “THE NOBLE MAN” [Chardonnay]
2003 “THE STRAW MAN” [Semillon]
< Message edited by Eric -- 3/12/2007 2:11:39 AM >
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