Sine Qua Non, Dirt Vernacular, California 2016 sold at auction 154 times in the last five years, at a median of $249 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $226 and $292. The most recent sale was on October 16, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $265, across 12 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$249
154 sales · $226–292 middle half
Lowest retail now
$265
12 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 16
2026
Critic scores
98
Vinous
100
Jeb Dunnuck
Live auction lots for 2016 (3)
$229per 750ml incl. premium14% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
2016 · Lot 2051 · Qty 6
$229per 750ml incl. premium14% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
2016 · Lot 222 · Qty 6
$222per 750ml incl. premium16% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
2016 · Lot 796 · Qty 9
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Type
- Red
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About Sine Qua Non
Sine Qua Non, Manfred and Elaine Krankl's Ventura County winery, makes about 3,500 cases of Rhône-variety wines: Syrah-, Grenache- and Mourvèdre-based reds, whites from Roussanne, Viognier and Marsanne. Since 2020 every grape is estate-grown: Eleven Confessions in the Sta. Rita Hills (33 acres, Alban-clone Grenache), Cumulus at Oak View, which supplies the sister label Next of Kyn, 1.5-acre Molly Aida in Tepusquet Canyon for blending, and the Los Alamos vineyard behind The Third Twin. Krankl often keeps whole clusters, sometimes co-ferments a little white, and ages in French oak, mostly demi-muids. Young wines are rich, perfumed and often above 15% alcohol; after a dozen or so years in bottle they turn savoury and floral.
- Region
- Ventura County (Oak View) and California's Central Coast
- Owner
- Manfred and Elaine Krankl
- Vineyards
- Eleven Confessions (Sta. Rita Hills, 33 acres), Cumulus (Oak View), Molly Aida (Tepusquet Canyon, 1.5 acres), The Third Twin (Los Alamos)
- Grapes
- Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre; Roussanne, Viognier, Marsanne
- Wines
- Syrah- and Grenache-based blends; Eleven Confessions and The Third Twin single-vineyard wines; sister label Next of Kyn
- Style
- Concentrated, perfumed, often over 15% alcohol; whole clusters, French demi-muids
Sources: Wikipedia, thewineindependent.com