M y first drink was when I was just 14 years old. It was a small bottle of warm Babycham on New Year’s Eve at my neighbours’ house – and it made me sick. I never touched Babycham again.

Kids are able to participate in social activities that involve drinking (without actually drinking alcohol themselves) and adults may get to relax. The cons, however, are real too.

Why I let my kids drink wine. Chris Harrison Opinion Editor. October 22, 2022 — 5.00am. October 22, 2022 — 5.00am. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later.

After a pub received criticism for refusing to serve a child her soft drink in a champagne flute because it could ‘encourage her to drink’, wine expert Rosamund Hall asks: why don’t we trust ...

“Sideways,” the character comedy that took the wine world by storm, turns 20 this week. Director Alexander Payne says he never could have foreseen its impact — with a Sideways hotel and ...

Drinking has changed. And nowhere has it changed more than at my house. My 22-year old drinks like a pharmaceutical sales rep testing the limits of her first expense account.

Most states currently don't have age limits for buying zero-proof beverages that look and taste like beer, wine and liquor. But some researchers argue they could be a gateway into drinking for kids.