(LATimes) - If you’re under 21 and studying viticulture or winemaking, by law, you’re not allowed to sample the wines you’re learning to make. A proposed bill in Washington state aims to change that. According to reporter Tim Haeck at MYNorthwest.com, representative Larry Haler “has introduced introduced a measure, HB 1549, to allow students between the ages of 18 and 21 who are enrolled in a wine-making or a similar program at a college or vocational school, to sip the wine they're studying." That’s sipping and spitting, not swallowing. "Tasting for the underage student would be restricted to a classroom or with direct supervision of an instructor." Makes sense to me: How are you going to learn about wine if you can't taste it?