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Committee hears bill to allow supervised wine tasting for 18–20 year‑olds in higher‑education courses; liquor commission signals neutral support with safeguards
Summary
Senate Bill 24 would permit supervised wine‑education tastings in New Hampshire institutions of higher learning for students aged 18–20, with training and strict supervision requirements. The liquor commission described safeguards and said it is neutral on the bill in its current form.
Senate Bill 24 drew testimony from the bill sponsor, hospitality educators and the New Hampshire Liquor Commission on a proposal to allow supervised tasting in wine-education courses for students aged 18 to 20 at state colleges and universities.
Sponsor Sen. Dan Innes said SB 24 would permit “wine education, including tasting, for students aged 18 to 20 in institutions of higher learning” and emphasized safeguards: “The bill requires extensive supervision of students and requires that students sip and spit in a wine education course. They may not swallow the wine that they taste.” He also said the New Hampshire…
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