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Jul 22, 2014
New California law allows students under 21 to taste wine
Student in UC Davis' viticulture and enology program can now taste the wine and beer they make thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown's approval of AB 1989, otherwise known as the sip and spit law.
Wine Tasting at Barnsdall Art Park
Wine Tasting at Barnsdall Art Park
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Adam B. Stein
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Student in UC Davis' viticulture and enology program can now taste the wine and beer they make thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown's approval of AB 1989, otherwise known as the sip and spit law.

College students under 21 will now be allowed to drink in class. No, we're not talking about hard liquor, but wine. 

Student in UC Davis' viticulture and enology program can now taste the wine and beer they make thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown's approval of AB 1989, otherwise known as the sip and spit law.

Andrew Waterhouse is professor in the department of viticulture and enology at UC Davis and he joins us for more.