http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/links-for-2008-01-29/ It’s a wine blog. It’s a hiking blog. Yes! It’s a winehiking blog. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/links-for-2008-01-29/#comment-37304 Mark V Marino Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:48:07 +0000 http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/links-for-2008-01-29/#comment-37304 I feel the most complex thing we do is smell, or at least one complex sense, if kids are given the opportunity to smell and taste wine early they will develop this sense much more quickly and be better for intellectually. I am not saying get them drunk this is of course irresponsible however a small taste diluted with water is very evocative for their capacity to smell. It also gives them a chance to realize that wine is not for getting drunk but for enjoying in moderation. I started drinking wine at 5 and it taught a lot at an early age, about wine and about drinking and about people. I feel the most complex thing we do is smell, or at least one complex sense, if kids are given the opportunity to smell and taste wine early they will develop this sense much more quickly and be better for intellectually. I am not saying get them drunk this is of course irresponsible however a small taste diluted with water is very evocative for their capacity to smell. It also gives them a chance to realize that wine is not for getting drunk but for enjoying in moderation. I started drinking wine at 5 and it taught a lot at an early age, about wine and about drinking and about people.

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