From Grape to Wine. Some sayings about wine: Water is not pure, there is freedom in beer and wisdom in wine. A glass of wine is good for your health. The rest is for fun. What you can uncork today should not be postponed until tomorrow. Good friends bring joy into your life, best friends bring wine. Anyone who thought that grapes are only grown and/or wine is made in Groesbeek or in the Achterhoek is quite mistaken. There is also a winegrower in the municipality of Mook and Middelaar. Not a big one, but it is one. About 10 years ago, the allotment association Middelwaert had the first vineyard owner, Guus Jacobse, within its ranks. In the meantime, Guus has exchanged his place at Middelwaert for a place in Plasmolen. He now has the vineyard “De Riethorst”. Together with Guus I made the film “From DRAW to WINE”. This film gives you an insight into the process of growing grapes and making wine. We see, among other things, the bending of the young stems, the selection of the strongest shoots and the “cleaning of the stems”, pruning and thinning, thieves, topping of vines and the application of nets. Measuring the sugar content and determining the ripeness. Harvesting, crushing and destemming, Fermentation and acid measurement. Siphoning, bottling and labelling. The film was partly shot in his old vineyard De Middelwaert in Molenhoek, North Limburg and later at the new vineyard and wine cellar in Plasmolen. The old vineyard also has a few other varieties than the new vineyard. Such as the Regent, which is clearly visible in the film. The Souvignier Gris, which is also widely visible, was planted in both vineyards. About Wijngaard De Riethorst Wijngaard De Riethorst is located on the Riethorsterweg in Plasmolen in North Limburg. In 2016, the vineyard was planted with both white and blue grape varieties. White: Souvignier Gris, Solaris and Johanniter. Blue: Cabernet Cortis These grape varieties are resistant to fungi. Experience has shown that the degree of resistance varies somewhat per variety. Due to their resistance, these grapes can be grown almost entirely organically. This means that no pesticides are used. Later in the year, almost exclusively potassium bicarbonate is used. The vinification process largely takes place at the De Daalgaard vineyard in St. Agatha.