Older empty SQN bottles worth anything?

WINE TALK
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While I understand the thinking, what are the odds that one guy throws 30 bottles into recycling on the curb, and someone associated with premium wine counterfeiting manages to obtain them?

I think what you’re thinking of is an issue at the end of dinner at a premium restaurant – in that setting, there could be someone in the back room making a deal to pass the empties off to counterfeiters, so I could see defacing the label or breaking the bottle. But someone throwing bottles into recycling at home?

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While the risk is low, it takes just a few moments per bottle to deface the labels.

Bruce

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I don’t know if or what the potential selling value would be but I would also worry about people counterfeiting wine too.

That being said if you do end up selling them I would be interesting in buying them. I have only tried one Sine Qua Non but have always been a fan of the winery itself possibly more than the wine. I currently have 6 different empty SQN bottles and would love to have more to decorate my future cellar.

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That you, Rudy? [snort.gif]

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Send them my way Jim pls!

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A lot of empty bottles in this restaurant [cheers.gif]
Around 1.35 you see the bottles left after a very impressive tasting.
The owner is a 1000% wine geek!

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What are some of the bottles?

28

What Poppy said…please.

29

You are asking me?

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I bet you can find someone to make lamps out of them and sell for a pretty penny.

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I’ll take that bet. Because every well put together home I’ve ever been in has wine lamps. [wow.gif]

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30? You guys are just amateurs. This is just one afternoon Berserkerfest:

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Its a bit terrifying that selling empty bottles is even a consideration from those that know and appreciate fine wine at this point.
I figure this is also how Acker/Kapon are still in business, and so many others skate after actions that would have them at minimum discredited & tossed out in other industries.
Sigh…

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Terrifying? Terrifying is ISIS. Terrifying is having no money to pay the rent, put food on the table, and take care of your children. Terrifying is watching a loved one die from a hideous disease. The list goes on, but I assure you that nowhere on the list of terrifying is the disposal of an empty bottle of wine.

You might want to think about either the language you use to describe something that you don’t agree with, or recalibrate your perspective.

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I just want to see you drill holes in a glass bottle.

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I find ignorant bliss terrifying. It causes lots of avoidable problems in this world, in all areas.
On a wine board, I would hope people who care enough to take the time to discuss their enjoyment of wine, especially when they are buying wines worth hundreds of dollars a bottle, would care about the health and authenticity of wines in the marketplace for all lovers of wine. If you don’t, is your choice and you are free to do as you please. But you cannot complain when you are then the victim of fraud.
I stand by my word choice and perspective, and point out that I am not going to anyone else’s work and knocking the Slurpee out of their hand…
MD

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And I stand by mine. You are quite the crusader. Congrats.

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O.M.G, strong stuff that SQN champagne.gif

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Just crack the necks - a lot less work. And I agree with you Jim. The odds of “fraud at the curb” are beyond remote.