🍷 Legal drinking age
The minimum age for buying wine, from 16 to 21 depending on the country.
The legal drinking age is the minimum age at which a person is allowed to buy alcoholic drinks, including wine. It differs between countries and ranges from 16 to 21. In some countries the age differs for wine, beer and spirits.
The rules are set by the state to protect young people. Alcohol is harmful to a growing body and brain, so children and teenagers must not drink it. Sellers must check the buyer's age, and can be penalised for breaking the rules.
The purchase age is part of alcohol law. Other such laws include rules on driving and the wine tax, the excise. Information on the age is easy to find in your country's laws, and it can change. Wine is an adult product, and discussing it is meant for adults only. If you are under the required age, choose a non-alcoholic drink. Health matters more than curiosity here.
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Legal drinking age → affects → 🍷 Alcohol and health → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health
- Part of
- 🍷 Alcohol and health
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Drunk driving, 🍷 Excise on wine
- Wine and milk
- 👶 Child
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum age to buy wine?
From 16 to 21 depending on the country; it is set by national law.
Why is there an age limit?
To protect the health of young people, since alcohol harms a growing body.
Is the age the same for wine and spirits?
Not everywhere: in some countries it differs for wine, beer and spirits.
What to read next
- 👶 Child — The main consumer of milk: breast milk, formula, milk porridge.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
- 🍷 Excise on wine — A tax on the sale of alcohol, including wine.
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Sources
- Wikipedia (en): Legal drinking age
- Wikipedia (de): Mindestalter für Alkoholerwerb
- Wikipedia (fr): Âge légal pour la consommation d'alcool
- Wikidata Q2915195