Sine Qua Non Spotlight
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Sine Qua Non is a small California winery founded by Manfred Krankl in the Santa Barbara County region, producing ultra-limited Syrah and Grenache-driven wines sourced primarily from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard. Krankl employs a hands-on, single-vintage approach, naming each release individually rather than maintaining a recurring label, resulting in wines like Papa Syrah 2003, The 17th Nail in My Cranium 2005, and Hated Hunter Syrah 2017 that function as distinct, unrepeatable bottlings. The Distenta series, represented here by Distenta III and Distenta IV Syrah, and Stockholm Syndrome Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache sit among the most sought-after expressions, while the 2020 Eleven Confessions Grenache and Eleven Confessions Syrah represent the winery's continued focus on single-vineyard intensity from that same Santa Barbara source.
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Sine Qua Non is a small California winery founded by Manfred Krankl in the Santa Barbara County region, producing ultra-limited Syrah and Grenache-driven wines sourced primarily from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard. Krankl employs a hands-on, single-vintage approach, naming each release individually rather than maintaining a recurring label, resulting in wines like Papa Syrah 2003, The 17th Nail in My Cranium 2005, and Hated Hunter Syrah 2017 that function as distinct, unrepeatable bottlings. The Distenta series, represented here by Distenta III and Distenta IV Syrah, and Stockholm Syndrome Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache sit among the most sought-after expressions, while the 2020 Eleven Confessions Grenache and Eleven Confessions Syrah represent the winery's continued focus on single-vineyard intensity from that same Santa Barbara source.
