Can children legally consume wine at home?

I'm not sure about Pennsylvania, Leo. If I had any kids, I probably
wouldn't chance it; you never know what your kids might tell their
schoolteachers!

Dan-O (out of the mouths of babes...)

"Matt S" <swooper@matt.s@ozemail.com.au> skrev i melding
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> On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:36:05 GMT, Leo Bueno
> <REMOVETHISleobueno@usa.net> wrote:
>
>>
> G'day Leo. Here in Australia the legal drinking age for both drinking
> and/or purchasing alcohol is 18. Here, 18 also means legal right to
> acquire a drivers licence (Learners Permits at 16 or 17 depending upon
> state), and voting rights.
>
> Drinking at home is NOT covered by law afaik. Nor should it.
>
Norway: 18 for buying wine and beer, 20 for liquor above 22%. At home no
set limit, afaik.
Anders

Mike Tommasi <nobody@tommasi.org> wrote:
> Andrew Haley wrote:
>> Here in the UK it's illegal to give an alcoholic drink to a child
>> under five except under medical supervision in an emergency.

> Therefore a six-year old can be given an alcoholic drink legally. Strange.

I've read that a couple of times now, and I still don't get your
meaning. What is strange about it?

Andrew.

Mike Tommasi <nobody@tommasi.org> wrote:
> Andrew Haley wrote:
>> Mike Tommasi <nobody@tommasi.org> wrote:
>>> Andrew Haley wrote:
>>>> Here in the UK it's illegal to give an alcoholic drink to a child
>>>> under five except under medical supervision in an emergency.
>>
>>> Therefore a six-year old can be given an alcoholic drink legally. Strange.
>>
>> I've read that a couple of times now, and I still don't get your
>> meaning. What is strange about it?

> Even in France, with its fairly easy attitude towards alcohol (though it
> has changed radically in the last 3 years), you cannot legally give a
> child alcohol.

Really? Not even your own child, at home? In France, of all places?
I'm astonished!

> You have to be 16 to consume beer or wine and 18 to consume hard
> liquor. I would be surprised if the UK had such a lax legislation.

Feel free to be surprised, but it is true. There is a huge difference
between the law as it pertains to licensed premises and what one may
do outside such premises.

Andrew.