tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post4985819839792132933..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Teaching kids to drinkW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-24911591616249797362014-07-08T12:29:42.070-07:002014-07-08T12:29:42.070-07:00I forgot to mention too that the Lutheran Church I...I forgot to mention too that the Lutheran Church I attended served REAL port wine in their communion and kids 10 years old were put through a special class that enabled them to join the adults in communion. It was NOT grape juice. It was common cup.<br /><br />My first time at Communion the man on my right seized the cup and downed it. When the pastor came to me, he looked at me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-33724781068352487202014-07-08T12:26:33.841-07:002014-07-08T12:26:33.841-07:00Bottling sparkling juices to look like wine bottle...Bottling sparkling juices to look like wine bottles just helps the younger children to feel more grown up. It is also a way for teetotalers to save face in parties where everyone else is drinking without undergoing ridicule.<br /><br />I believe parents should teach their children who are 10+ about liquor in their homes responsibly... a sip of this or that.<br /><br />My father saw to it I wouldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-26784948378821394912013-05-27T11:13:18.561-07:002013-05-27T11:13:18.561-07:00Women for WineSense http://www.womenforwinesense.o...Women for WineSense http://www.womenforwinesense.org/content.aspx?page_id=0&club_id=540956<br />is a 20 year old organization that promotes responsible drinking.<br /><br />Many of the founders were winemakers whose children learned to drink wine at an early age and grew up not abusing alcohol. The Sommelierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373623446507975769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-66678255850345041852013-05-27T06:31:37.968-07:002013-05-27T06:31:37.968-07:00Martinelli's has always been on our table, too...Martinelli's has always been on our table, too, but there is another "option."<br /><br />I started tasting wine at my family's dinner table when I was 10. Not a glass diluted with water, a la the French, but just a sip or two. Now, admittedly, I had an uncle that owned a wine shop in the days everybody else had liquor stores, but some I liked, some I didn't. I went to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123990839687173942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-48401806414443266422013-05-25T17:37:59.353-07:002013-05-25T17:37:59.353-07:00I used to love Martinelli's, and now I love sp...I used to love Martinelli's, and now I love sparkling wine. Coincidence?W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-75869487771978711172013-05-24T19:56:57.687-07:002013-05-24T19:56:57.687-07:00Martinelli's sparkling non-alcoholic cider is ...Martinelli's sparkling non-alcoholic cider is a regular fixture on holiday tables and is packaged very like sparkling wine. And it is commonly served in wine glasses. KenMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450886062807080330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-36378187508349219642013-05-24T13:33:12.269-07:002013-05-24T13:33:12.269-07:00In my opinion, the problem here in the US is that ...In my opinion, the problem here in the US is that some parents do not teach their children about alcohol while they are growing up. Somehow at the wonderful age of 21, young adults are expected to know how to drink alcohol responsibly. It doesn't make sense.<br />On the other hand, I do not believe that packaging non-alcohol juice to look like wine bottles is a good idea.<br />Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817162649227098322noreply@blogger.com