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SANTA ROSA, CA – August 22, 2016 – Russian River Brewing Company, owned and operated by husband and wife duo Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo, is this year’s recipient of the Sonoma County Harvest Fair Award for Excellence in the


Craft Beer


Industry. The brewery was originally locat- ed at the historic Korbel Winery in Guerneville with Vinnie as the sole brewer. After Korbel closed the brew- ery in 2003, the Cilurzos acquired the brand name and reopened un- der new ownership as a brewpub in Downtown Santa Rosa. “It’s those words ‘Russian River’ that beer lovers across the country have come to immediately connect with


some of their best loved beers,” says brewmaster Vinnie Cilurzo. Cilurzo used hops grown on the Korbel property to craft his fi rst


Russian River Brewing Company Receives Harvest Fair Award for Excellence in the Craft Beer Industry JOKES & Humor # 4 2016 FALL GUIDE # 1


business, Gary Heck graciously agreed to transfer the rights to the brand names, some equipment and all of the recipes to Vinnie. “Russian River Brewing would be something


com-


pletely different now if it weren’t for that incredible opportunity,” says Cilurzo.


Pliny the El-


der Double IPA is probably Rus- sian River Brew- ing Company’s most well-known beer, but its Pliny the Younger that’s most storied. People line up for


wet hops brew, Hop-Time Harvest Ale. When Korbel purchased Lake Sonoma Winery, Vinnie opened an adjacent brewery where he began experimenting with making beer in wine barrels. In 2003, when Kor- bel decided to get out of the beer


hours in front of the Santa Rosa brewpub, just for a taste of the younger Pliny during its yearly debut in February. “Russian River Brewing Company pushed the boundaries of experimentation and innovation, putting Sonoma Coun-


ty on the map for excellent craft beer,” says Monica Rodriguez of the Sonoma County Harvest Fair. “When people hear ‘Russian River Brewing’ they think interesting, outstanding beer and we are hon- ored to recognize Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo for their contribution to the industry.” Vinnie and Natalie opened Rus-


sian River Brewing Company as a brewpub in downtown Santa Rosa in 2004 and began self-distributing to nearby clients. In 2008, they opened a production brewery about a mile from their brewpub allow- ing them to triple production, take on more accounts locally, and dis- tribute to four more states. Today, Russian River has nearly 100 em- ployees between both breweries. Their busy Downtown brew pub has become a popular beer tour- ism destination and a community gathering place for many Sonoma County locals. Earlier this year the Cilurzo’s announced plans to build their dream brewery with a brew- pub, gift shop and tasting room on 15 acres in Windsor, CA.


The Sonoma County Harvest


Fair is proud to honor Russian River Brewing Company with the


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2016 award for Excellence in the Craft Beer Industry. The Harvest Fair will celebrate Vinnie and Nat- alie Cilurzo along with their fel- low Harvest Fair award recipients during the Sonoma County Har- vest Awards ceremony and dinner September 25 at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. The celebra- tion is open to the public with tick- ets available at HarvestFair.org or at the Harvest Fair Box Offi ce lo- cated at 1350 Bennett Valley Road in Santa Rosa.


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