About Fingers Crossed
Fingers Crossed is the small, family-run label of Nik and Julia Krankl, launched in 2017 in the Ojai Valley. Nik is the son of Manfred Krankl of Sine Qua Non, and Fingers Crossed carries that lineage forward, down to the original artwork labels that change with every release, while charting its own course.
The wines are Rhone-based, built mostly on Syrah and Grenache from Santa Barbara County growers and made in a converted, fully outfitted garage in the town of Oak View. Nik and Julia call it their "stained hand approach," doing nearly all the work themselves and keeping production tiny, in the range of one to two thousand cases, to protect quality.
There is no public tasting room. The wines are released in small allocations, primarily through the mailing list, and have drawn strong reviews from critics including Jeb Dunnuck, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, and Antonio Galloni. Nik trained at Sine Qua Non and with Jim Binns of Andremily before launching the label, originally named Faethm, with Julia, a physician and author.
The next-generation Krankl label: tiny, Rhone-driven, mailing-list-only wines made by hand in an Oak View garage.
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Sine Qua Non LineageFounded by Nik Krankl, son of Sine Qua Non's Manfred Krankl, Fingers Crossed shares the family's Rhone obsession and its tradition of original, ever-changing artwork on every label.
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Stained Hand ApproachNik and Julia make nearly every wine themselves in a converted Oak View garage, keeping production tiny and quality first, very much in the spirit of Sine Qua Non's early days.
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Santa Barbara Rhone FruitThe wines are built on Syrah, Grenache, and other Rhone varieties sourced from Santa Barbara County growers, with plush texture and vibrant fruit.
"A next-generation Krankl project, honoring its Sine Qua Non roots while writing its own story."
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Syrah & Rhone Blends
The core of the range: Rhone-based reds built on Syrah and Grenache from Santa Barbara County, released under a new vintage name and hand-painted label each year. Rich, plush, and vibrant.
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A small-production white in the Sine Qua Non mold, textural and aromatic, made in tiny quantities alongside the reds.
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A dry rose made most years in very small amounts and allocated sparingly. It tends to sell out quickly.
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Fingers Crossed has no public tasting room. The wines are released in tiny quantities, primarily to a direct mailing list, with a portion going to a few restaurants and a Hong Kong importer. Join the list through the winery's website.
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