Lifestyle | wine A Dad Debates Introducing Wine Times oenologist, eying responsible drinking, leans toward giving sons a taste By Evann Gastaldo Posted Mar 28, 2008 4:14 PM CDT Copied Small glasses of wine at home can help teach children about responsible drinking, writes the author. Different sizes of wine glasses can be seen in this photo illustration, London, Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) Will letting your kids sip wine decrease chances of binges later, Eric Asimov wonders in the New York Times. “I can’t help hoping that my sons might share my taste in ball teams and politics. Why should wine be any different?” writes Asimov, who imagined raising his children European-style to teach them “wine is a wonderful part of a meal.” But after hearing that model criticized, Asimov started his own research: “Might forbidding even a taste … encourage secrecy and recklessness?” He found studies supporting his view, ultimately agreeing with the take a Harvard professor: "Driving a car, shooting a rifle, using alcohol are all dangerous activities, and the way you teach responsibility is to let parents teach appropriate use.” Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Report an error