Odd auction for a 1999 SQN on eBay for $30k

Say what? What’s the story with this one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-Sine-Qua-Non-Gewurztraminer-With-No-Name-750ml-/393078886218?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Seems legit: https://forums.winespectator.com/topic/1999-sine-qua-non-un-released-gewurztraminer

Definitely one of the rarer SQNs… but anyone buying this is buying for the collectible value, not for the contents.

Here’s Ken V’s page on it: 1999 SQN Dry Gewürztraminer with no name

There are 8 bottles logged in CT, and I only see one other listing on W-S, at Hedonism for $27k

I had no idea that eBay could now list alcohol. Another time sink!

They have been for years now. They changed the rules from everybody doing it to only preapproved and licensed wine sellers now.

This bottle definitely exists - I had one in my hands earlier this month. I have been helping a collector go through and inventory their cellar. They had been on the SQN list since the 1995 release and obtained this directly though the winery. Theodore, thank you for the Wine Spectator link - I did not know the story on how it was allocated.

You would think at that price they would throw in free shipping.

It’s a vintage 2000 for sale, not 1999. For grins and because I have 30k to burn I contacted the seller. The listing photo of the 1999 is a “library image” with a picture of the 2000 that is up for sale is available on request.

This is great because Ken’s page links back to a 10 year old Berserkers thread about SQN where OP asked about this particular wine:

https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=437095#p437095

It’s a buy it now. Not auction. Wonder how much they’d get at an auction house

Sounds like it was in a great place then! To be the wine of the weekend in that full vertical is amazing

So…the wine being offered is 2000 vintage, not 1999. Was there a 2000 produced? Seems like all of the references here are for the 1999. So it’s not an auction and not a 1999.

"Gewürztraminer with no name

2000 Dry Gewürztraminer Wine from Babcock Vyd

This is a rare wine that was never sold by the winery.

Many of the bottles of this wine give 1999 as the vintage, but this wine is only from the 2000 vintage. Manfred wrote, Incidentally it is a 2000, not 1999. I think I may have written 1999 onto some bottles in the past because I couldn’t remember the exact year because I just never gave the wine a lot of attention since it was never going to be sold. But it IS a 2000."

SO the question really is why isn’t the wine listed on Ebay in the Marauder bottle with the vintage written on the shield? Did MK send out different hand written bottles…and not just Marauder bottles? Or is this just a fake?

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Seller has ZERO feedback. Have fun with this one.

The seller listed a whole bunch more SQN wines for sale.

They are selling a El Corazon rose for $10k

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-Sine-Qua-Non-El-Corazon-Rose-375ml-/393080281238?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

You’d think for the $30k they’d at least throw in free shipping. Guess they really need those extra $20 to make a profit.

Wow $10K and you PAY