California bill could allow underage students to taste wine

The bill, AB-1989, was introduced by Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro, and would allow students enrolled in an accredited winemaking or brewing program to taste, but not drink, alcoholic beverages for class.

Keith Patterson, ‘face of Cal Poly wine and viticulture,’ dies Thursday

Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net UPDATE 4:53 p.m. Former Cal Poly wine and viticulture professor Keith Patterson was scheduled to teach two courses during spring quarter, according to wine and viticulture program director Jim Cooper. The search to find professors for those classes…