The Mollydooker Difference

Wines That Make You Go Wow

Welcome to the world of Mollydooker where art blends with left of field agriculture to create wines of fantastical quality and incredible flavour.

The Mollydooker

Shake

01 Pour a Small Amount

Start by opening the bottle and pour a small amount into a glass until the wine is halfway down the neck of the bottle. This allows some room in the bottle to effectively shake the wine.

02 Replace the Cap

Now, if you’re serving one of our sparklings, whites, or rosé you’re done! No shake necessary. But if you’ve got one of our reds, now that you’ve made some room in the bottle, put the cap back on. (Note that we recommend shaking up until five years after the vintage date. If you’re not sure when this is, check the back of the label!)

03 Shake It, Baby!

Invert the bottle and SHAKE! Vigorously, for about 5 seconds. Why are you doing this? We use nitrogen in our winemaking process to protect the wine and to minimise sulphites. If you think of flavour like a big round ball, nitrogen flattens that ball. So by doing the shake, the nitrogen is released and the flavour ball pops back out to its full size!

04 Open the Bottle

Notice the fine layer of nitrogen bubbles that have risen to the top of the wine. Those are good–they mean you’re on the right track. Open the cap to release the nitrogen out of the bottle.

05 Do It Again

For best results, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4. By now you might be wondering... how is the Mollydooker Shake different than aerating or decanting? Great question! Nitrogen acts antagonistically to oxygen, so by not shaking our wines, you’re neither removing the nitrogen nor effectively aerating.

06 Pour a Full Glass

Here it is, the moment you’ve been waiting for! Pour yourself a full glass and discover the Mollydooker difference. We recommend tasting it side by side with the glass you poured out in step one. The difference will amaze you!

The Marquis

Fruit Weight

What is it?

The Marquis Fruit Weight is our measure of quality. It’s the percentage of your palate (from the tip to the very back of your tongue) that’s covered by the velvety sensation of fruit that occurs when a wine’s tannins, alcohol, and acid are all perfectly balanced.

Flavour & Acidity Curves

We constantly assess & record Fruit Weight throughout the entire growing & winemaking process. In the vineyard, we’re looking for the perfect intersection of the increasing flavour curve and the decreasing acidity curve.

The Sweet Spot

As time passes on the vine, acidity begins to drop and flavour and sugars dramatically increase. In a span of about 4 weeks, we find the ‘Sweet Spot’ that we’re looking for. It’s then that we harvest.

The Mollydooker Quality Guarantee

Each of our wine tiers have a minimum fruit weight. Our very best fruit, with a minimum fruit weight of 95%, is reserved for our Velvet Glove. Love wines are between 85-95%, Family wines are 75-85%, Lefty’s are 65-75%, and the Fun wines are 55-65%. Anything below 55% is not used in any Mollydooker product.

The Marquis Vineyard

Watering
Program

Canopy Growth

Each spring, we begin inspecting our vines twice-weekly and supplying ample water in order to grow a protective canopy.

Reproduction

In late spring, as the vines start to produce grapes, we reduce the water supply. As the soil dries, vines begin protecting their grapes by conserving energy and cutting off all growing tips in the canopy.

Fruit Development

It is at this critical transition point that we resume watering. As the vines go slowly back through the reproduction phase, the fruit begins to flesh out and change colour, and the vine is able to store excess energy.

Flavour Creation

At the peak of reproduction, we turn the water off, causing the stored energy to dump into the fruit. We then repeatedly turn the water on and off, each time releasing excess energy into the fruit.

Post-Harvest

Just after harvest, we water for 8 hours per day for three days, then 8 hours per week until the last leaf falls. This is crucial to help the vines rebuild & store energy before winter dormancy.

Wine with Purpose

Sip It Forward

Every-time you drink Mollydooker, you are helping to Sip It Forward by supporting our core social and environmental charities.

Family Owned

Sarah Marquis

Owner & Chief Winemaker

Sarah began her career with a degree in winemaking and after building many successful wine brands, she founded Mollydooker. With a focus on the vineyard and a flair for creativity, Sarah and her wines have earned numerous awards both locally and internationally. When she’s not busy tasting wines, her passion through Mollydooker is to support and help their three major charities. Today, the mother of the real-life Blue Eyed Boy and the Gigglepot will introduce herself in true Mollydooker style, with a left-hand shake.

The Team

Luke Marquis

The Blue Eyed Boy

Travelling across the world as our Global Sales Manager, Luke loves the thrill of life and speed. Catch him hitting a round of golf, attending music festivals and shaking our wines wherever he goes.

Holly Marquis

The Gigglepot

Cellar Door Manager, Gigglepot News Writer and everything in between. You'll find Holly pouring her passions where-ever needed when she's not busy advocating for the environment and hiking.