1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

Note:  The "third day" is especially significant, as Jesus resurrected from the dead on the third day!  This provided substitutionary atonement for believers!  And it is also especially significant that it is a "marriage" because Christianity IS MARRIAGE TO JESUS CHRIST!

² And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

³ And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

⁴ Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

Note: When his "hour is come," that is, his sacrificial death and resurrection, then, he provides "WINE" for the marriage of believers to himself. 

⁵ His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

⁶ And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

⁷ Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

⁸ And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

⁹ When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

¹⁰ And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

¹¹ This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

¹² After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

At the "last supper" that is the initiation the Christian celebration of the "Lord's Supper" or "Holy Communion" Jesus gives believers bread and wine.

Each of the first three Gospel books, Matthew, Mark, and Luke contain the accounts, as does 1 Corinthians 11.  John's Gospel alludes to the Lord's Supper.

1 Corinthians 11:

²³ For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

²⁴ And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

²⁵ After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

²⁶ For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

²⁷ Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

²⁸ But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

²⁹ For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

³⁰ For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

³¹ For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

³² But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

³³ Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

³⁴ And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. 

In many Christian churches the Lord's Supper, or Communion, is only understood as a "remembrance."

But, I am very sure that Jesus has ordained it to be a "communion," that is, that the Lord Jesus Christ is personally, truly, present in the gathering of believers and in their hearts and minds.

1 Corinthians 10:

¹⁵ I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

¹⁶ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

¹⁷ For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.  

What about alcohol problems?

Proverbs 22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Local laws have to be considered, of course, but I think parents do have latitude in raising their children.

The WRONG thing is to hand a person their first glass of wine when they reach legal drinking age!

The RIGHT thing is to introduce wine with dinner, to older children, especially on special occasions.

This should be with the correct cultural and spiritual context, and he/she should be taught and guided in to the correct usage of wine.

See my other pages on wine, Red Wine Only at Christian Communion and They Have No Wine and Wine's Amazing Healing Ability Plus Jesus' Equation, Wine = His Blood, Virtually Prove Christianity!

Anyone who is not sure he or she is a true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ should see my pages, They Came to Jesus, and Jesus Gets a Visitor in the Night.