Sen. Charles Schumer is given a tour of Harvest Spirts Distillery Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, at Golden Harvest Farms in Valatie, N.Y. Sen. Schumer came to Golden Harvest to promote his CIDER Act legislation, which would lower the tax rate that hard cider is calculated at. The CIDER Act would bring hard cider into the same tax rate as beer. It is currently taxed at a higher rate which is comparative to wine. (Will Waldron/Times Union) Photo: WW / 00024487A
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