Nine Pin Cider expands with Empire State Development Grant

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A local business is celebrating a major expansion. Nine Pin Cider Works, New York's first farm cidery, opened its new and improved tasting room.

The expansion project comes from a $50,000 Empire State Development grant. State leaders said the project is helping to grow New York's craft beverage industry.

"The cidery industry is big business for New York," Empire State Development Commissioner Hope Knight said. "They generate $2 billion in economic impact each year, according to the cider association. Cideries like Nine Pin only uses apples grown in New York, providing a market for the state's network of farms."

Since Nine Pin opened 10 years ago, more than 125 cideries kicked off their business in the state.