Legal drinking age in restaurants

You're allowed to drink wine, beer or cider with a meal in Scotland if you are over 16. As far as I'm aware though, in England you're not allowed the wine - but it's unlikely anyone will complain as I've been drinking wine in restaurants since about 12.

Anyway, cider is technically wine, isn't it?

So unfortunately Bexy, your Mum is breaking the Law by buying you the drink, and you are breaking the Law by drinking it.

Nobody should be allowed alcopops, ever.

secondly, THIS THREAD IS A COMPLETE RIP-OFF OF MINE. shame on you.

Why you would want to drink something like WKD with your meal is beyond me.

really... what's the thread?

Edit: I found it... i actually looked at the times (i am that sad) and mine was 4 hours before you! hahahaha... only joking



Well it was kinda before the meal, i had drunk it before the meal came and then i just had water. So i suppose it wasnt really with a meal

Therefore you've deffo broken the law, as you have to be 18 or older to drink alcohol without a meal...

Err, no. Last I heard apples aren't grown in vineyards, cider is called "cider", wine is called "wine" and the sort of person who drinks white lightning isn't familiar with the term "quaffable". It's like saying brandy is the same as vodka because they're spirits.

Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of grapes. Although a number of other fruits - such as plum, elderberry and blackcurrant - may also be fermented, only grapes are naturally chemically balanced to ferment completely without requiring additional sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients. Non-grape wines are called fruit wine or country wine. Other products made from starch based materials, such as barley wine, rice wine, and sake, are technically beers. Beverages made from other fermentable material such as honey (mead), or that are distilled, such as brandy, are not wines. The English word wine and its equivalents in other languages are protected by law in many jurisdictions.