Can Sips at Home Prevent Binges?
By: Eric Asimov
The New York Times, March 26, 2008
“It usually doesn’t take. Most of the time kids — teenagers, anyway — would as soon snicker at their old man’s obsessions as indulge him. Even so, I can’t help hoping that my sons might share my taste in music and food, books and movies, ball teams and politics. Why should wine be any different?”
Stuff White People Like examines the issue: Should white children be allowed to drink wine?
Yes:
White people need to learn about wine as soon as possible. Not learning until college puts them at an inherent disadvantage to Europeans and white children raised abroad. It is strongly recommended that children learn about wine regions, vintages, terroir, and tannins in elementary school to give them that all important leg up when they reach college.
Being able to declare “my favorite wine as a child” in a conversation is recognized as more impressive than stories about extended visits to wine regions. In fact, it can only be topped by a story about opening your own vineyard.
No:
White people also enjoy binge drinking.
Final Call:
White children should drink wine. They should not be allowed to drink beer or other “party” liquors.
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