Too Much Wine Before Their Time

For the first time in Italy's history, a city council has banned alcohol for those under 16 in an effort to curb drinking problems among youths.

Amazingly, Italy has no minimum drinking age. The wine-soaked country does have a rarely enforced ban on serving alcohol in public to those under 16. It is common to see children sharing a sip of vino with their parents at restaurants.

But in recent years, alcoholism among youths has become a concern for authorities. In Milan, a whopping 34 per cent of 11-year-olds have had problems with alcohol!

So if you’re traveling to Italy and want to do what the natives do, that is, let their children take a sip, beware of the new consequences!