Russian River May Expand After All

The survey will take place after Russian River’s pub enjoyed a brisk Christmas season, with business up 60 percent from a year earlier. And it comes as the Cilurzos are talking together about whether and how they might expand production from their current level of 14,000 barrels a year. Natalie Cilurzo said the couple is “in the middle of the evening discussion phase” and wants to take time to develop a well-thought-out solution.

“We probably need to make a decision in 2013,” she said. An expansion could cost between $10 million and $20 million, an amount of debt she considers sobering.
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