| The dangers of Wine Tasting And DUI Charges | | | | Sometimes it is the driver of the car, sometimes |
| appear in the newspapers on an almost daily basis. | | | | it is another driver or a passerby. No one |
| Grape growers often have signs along the road | | | | intentionally gets in a car to kill someone yet that |
| inviting travelers in to taste their new wines. This | | | | is what happens when too much wine is drunk |
| is tempting when one has been driving a long | | | | and a person starts to drive home. |
| distance and the day is hot but must be done in | | | | People who like to have wine with their dinner or |
| modification. | | | | while having fun at a party needs to be aware of |
| Wines vary in alcohol content. As the grapes ripen | | | | the alcohol content present in their beverage. It |
| the longer they are left on the vine the more | | | | has been drunk through the ages and is traced |
| alcohol content will be in the wine produced. As | | | | back to the BC period so it is not going away. |
| demand for stronger wines has increased, the | | | | Education and awareness of the consequences of |
| wine makers have followed suit and increased its | | | | drinking too much is of prime concern for the |
| production. | | | | general safety of the public. |
| DUI, or driving under the influence, is a very | | | | California is one of the largest wine producing |
| serious offence. All the states have laws regarding | | | | states in the nation. Wine tasting invitations are |
| this issue and some are severe enough to bring | | | | posted along the road through the Napa Valley |
| felony charges and/or jail time. A person with just | | | | and other areas. With the very strong California |
| . 10 alcohol content in the blood can cause a | | | | DUI laws overindulgence and an arrest can lead to |
| severe auto accident due to slowed reaction time. | | | | appearing in criminal court and a DMV hearing. A |
| The percentage of alcohol to be found in wine | | | | person's driving license and car can be lost in |
| varies, depending on how strong it is. It can run | | | | severe cases. |
| from 12.5 percent for low to 14.5 per cent in | | | | When entering a wine tasting room one is given a |
| very high. It is easy to see how it would not take | | | | glass and there is a wide array of wines to |
| too many glasses to make one qualify for a DUI | | | | choose from. As one moves along they may go |
| ticket. In the stronger wines it only takes a small | | | | from white to red or however the wines are |
| amount to reach the maximum blood content | | | | arranged. Although small sips are taken, with the |
| level. | | | | large number of bottles available it is very easy |
| Statistics show that someone in the United States | | | | to overdo. Tasting Wine And DUI Charges go |
| is killed every 45 minutes by a drunken driver. | | | | hand in hand if moderation is not observed. |