{"id":125,"date":"2015-07-24T10:01:45","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T14:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/?p=125"},"modified":"2018-04-18T10:06:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T14:06:29","slug":"interview-series-wildcat-on-a-wing-winery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/2015\/07\/interview-series-wildcat-on-a-wing-winery\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Series: Wildcat on a Wing Winery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wildcat on a Wing Winery:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local artist and businessman, David Boone has done many things for a living from working on oil rigs in the West to creating beautiful birdhouses that he and his wife, Julie, have sold all over the country.\u00a0 They began selling their artistic birdhouses in 1989 at various shows and festivals around the country.\u00a0 At these shows they were able to meet other artists, blacksmiths, and craftsmen and the idea to create an art gallery was born.\u00a0 Their art gallery, Wildcat on a Wing was opened in 1996 and features original, handmade pieces from artists across the U.S. and Canada.\u00a0 Now they have expanded and have planted approximately four acres of vineyard and are constructing the first winery in Cherokee County.\u00a0 When completed later this year, Wild Cat on a Wing will feature a full winery, tasting room, and art gallery.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.wildcatonawing.com\/html\/about.htm<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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About \u00a0David<\/strong><\/p>\n

How long have you been in Cherokee county?<\/strong><\/p>\n

44 years now, my parents moved to Woodstock when I was nine years old.<\/p>\n

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David stands in his beautiful vineyard that covers just over four acres in one of the most beautiful settings you will find in Cherokee County.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Favorite Music:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I listen to a little bit of everything; a musician I really like is Mark Knopfler<\/p>\n

Book your currently reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Backyard Vineyard<\/p>\n

Things you enjoy after work:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having a small business and now the vineyard our lives are pretty consumed with what would be considered work.\u00a0 Julie runs the gallery and I\u2019m either in the vineyard or in the shop so it is always nice when we sit down together in the evening and catch up with what the other one had going on.<\/p>\n

Favorite Tool:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farm Tractor<\/p>\n

How did you get started? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I started a test vineyard six years ago with seven different varieties and chose the ones that grew the best and made the best quality wine.<\/p>\n

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David displays one of the many beautiful bunches of grapes that will soon be made into Cherokee’s own wine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most challenging part of your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The learning curve of growing a new grape variety.<\/p>\n

What do you enjoy most about your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love being outside, staying busy and working with my hands and what I do allows me to do that.<\/p>\n

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David and Julie stand with one of their famous birdhouses in front of the tasting room which is soon to be finished.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

*The interview series posts are strictly a way to connect with and promote local growers, producers and individuals involved in agriculture and natural resource endeavors.\u00a0 It does not imply endorsement of their products or services, nor criticism of similar firms not listed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wildcat on a Wing Winery: Local artist and businessman, David Boone has done many things for a living from working on oil rigs in the West to creating beautiful birdhouses that he and his wife, Julie, have sold all over the country.\u00a0 They began selling their artistic birdhouses in 1989 at various shows and festivals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,24,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cherokee-county","category-local-business","category-winery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cherokee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}