Mollydooker Wines

The Molly Dooker Vineyard of South Australia has been generating a lot of buzz lately. That is why we decided get them into our store when they became available. We currently carry The Maitre D' (Cabernet Sauvignon), Two Left Feet (Merlot), and The Boxer (Shiraz); all of which are part of their 2008 vintage.

The Molly Dooker winemakers use inert Nitrogen gas during the bottling process as a way to protect the fruit flavor of their wines in the bottle. Nitrogen gas is a great preservative so that means they can use fewer sulphites in their winemaking.

Since the winemakers use nitrogen in the bottling process, they have come up with a process to release the nitrogen from the wine and introduce oxygen to the wine thus "opening up" the wine. They call this process "The Molly Dooker Shake."

The Molly Dooker Shake consists of the following:

1. Into a wine glass, pour out half of a glass (or until the wine is mid-shoulder)

2. Put the cap back on the bottle

3. Invert the bottle and SHAKE; they suggest doing so vigorously

4. You will see fine bubbles of nitrogen rise to the top of the wine

5. Remove the cap to release the nitrogen out of the bottle

6. Repeat steps 2-5. Drink and Enjoy!

*For more information on this process, check out their website: www.mollydookerwines.com

I tried the Maitre D' the other day and first tasted the wine without doing the "Molly Dooker Shake" and it did present as a very bold cabernet would be expected to taste. I then followed the above steps for the Molly Dooker Shake, and was amazed by how the flavor had changed. The very tight taste that first hit my palate was gone, and the wine had softened dramatically. The fruit in the wine was much more apparent both on the nose and in the taste.

Having already tasted the Two Left Feet Merlot and now the Maitre D' Cabernet, I highly recommend that anyone that enjoys a delicious glass of Cabernet, Merlot, or Shiraz stop on in the Market and take one of these GREAT wines home today!

Nathen Kooi

"The Wine Guy"

Posted by Sarah A • Sat, September 11, 2010 - 1:13 pm

MICHIGAN CHEESE SELECTION

This month as we celebrate the bounty of Michigan, I'm encouraging all of you to "get using Michigan cheese!".  Check out our new recipe for Peach Crostini using Grassfields Polkton Corners cheese, posted on our website.  Here's what we've got:

• Reny Picot's (Benton Harbor) Camembert and Camembert Fermier is wonderful with honey and grilled peaches.
• The new "Truffle Jack" cheese from Farm Country  (Lakeview) makes outstanding mac n' cheese!
• Dancing Goat's fresh chevre (Byron Center) makes the best caprese sandwich - EVER!
• Cowslip Creamery (Grand Rapids) Effie Mills and Boursin style cheeses are hard to keep in stock - they're delicious!
• Zingerman's Bridgewater (Ann Arbor) is the perfect entertaining cheese to share with friends.

Posted by Courtney • Sun, September 05, 2010 - 10:16 am

COURTNEY’S CHEESE BOXES - COOL BEANS!

If you'r not sure what to do for lunch . . . Courtney has a suggestion.  Try any one of her 3 GREAT cheese lunch boxes.  So you don't get bored, Courtney changes the cheeses frequently in the "Crostini Cracker and Fruit Box" / "Salami and Olive Box" / and the "Fruit and Nut Box".  Simple and delicious.  On your way for summer fun?  Stop in and pick up a TASTE . . . Cheese Box.  Smaller chunks of three cheeses ready to take to a picnic, the beach or home.  Need a wine selection?  She's glad to help you select a wine to go with your cheese.

Posted by Georgia • Tue, July 27, 2010 - 9:13 am

PICNIC TIME!

Coolers, baskets, storage containers, wine, chillers, bamboo plates, whimsical cocktail napkins, dips, spreads . . . OH MY!!  It's "Picnic Time" at the market!

Posted by Georgia • Tue, June 29, 2010 - 9:57 pm

HELP DAD GET HIS GRILL ON!

Father's Day is Sunday, June 20 and what better gift than something for the grill!  Grilling baskets, sauce pot, corn on the cob roaster, meatball griller, smoking chips . . . a grill top Pizza Oven!!!  This year dad can turn his grill into an authentic pizza oven!  New from grilling company extraordinaire - OUTSET - the pizza oven sits on top of the grill rack and has a built-in thermometer that heats the pizza stone to evenly distribute heat.  The result?  Crisp crust!  Bake it with wood smoking chips to create the light, smoky flavor of a wood-fired oven. PIZZA OVEN BY OUTSET:  $75.00

Posted by Georgia • Thu, June 03, 2010 - 3:31 pm