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THE GENERAL WINE & BREW OPENS IN SEAGROVE!
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avid Fernandez has been making pottery for more than 45 years. He has exhibited in the most prestigious juried art shows throughout the country and continues to maintain his market outside of the area by attending 30 to 35 shows a year around the country, as well as selling his work at Seagrove Stoneware along with Alexa Modderno. When the pandemic hit in March, and shut everything down, it canceled all of the shows and festivals that he had planned to attend this year. So he and Alexa started looking around for other ideas to occupy them and in April, the concept of The General Wine & Brew was born. They relocated Seagrove Stoneware to the vacant bank building nearby and began to remodel their previous location, the old General Store, over the summer. Darian Walker of Bodhi Land and Design in Raleigh was hired as the architect. He is the son-inlaw of Mike Walker, a former Mayor of Seagrove, and also worked on the Luck’s Cannery project. They hired Richard Schoenberger of Manor House Graphics to create the logo. The building itself is over 100 years old, and they wanted to keep the character of the old general store, while offering a space that is wonderfully comfortable and fun. They built a beautiful bar, with lots of seating, as well as whiskey barrels as tables around the floor. The whiskey barrels are on wheels, so the space can be configured a number of ways, or they can be moved completely out of the way for yoga classes on Sundays when they are closed (followed by mimosas, of course!) David’s pool table is being utilized as a large
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gathering table with a custom-made cover, which can be quickly converted back to a pool table or evenused for ping pong. The space is very versatile and will offer visitors and groups many hours of entertainment. In the corner under the large screen tv, there is even an acoustic guitar hanging that they are hoping will attract local artists to “drop in” and play a few sets in the evenings. With a large outdoor deck for additional seating and plans to expand into the woods along the driveway with tables and firepits in the Spring, The General Wine & Brew will be sure to attract a great following. Local
David Fernandez & Alexa Modderno
