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March 04, 2004

Spit Or Swallow?

Spit.

Wine is an essential component of any culinary or hospitality student's education, but what happens when that student is under 21?

That's a quandary culinary schools across the country face, and one that several institutions have lobbied to solve.

In Colorado, the state Senate recently passed a bill that would allow underage students to taste wine with their older classmates. Senate Bill 82, introduced by Sen. Ken Kester (R), would allow students between the ages of 18 and 21 who are enrolled in accredited culinary programs to sample wines -- as long as they spit them out after tasting.

Ah, yes, eighteen - old enough to vote, to go to war, to get married (unless you're an evil homersexural), to start a family, to do hard time - not old enough to enjoy a drink.

I think our priorities are a bit off, with the result that we have to add more laws to get around the laws we already have, and then maybe a couple more to fine tune those. Ridiculous.