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It's going to cause trouble if you kids get into trouble drunk on the alcohol you gave them.
Otherwise? Not likely.
I think that the official line doesn't much matter and that families are going to practice what they think works for them.
When I was young (from the age of 5 or 6) my parents would allow me to have a small glass of wine with dinner on special occasions. Of course at that age I didn't like the taste of red wine, and most white wine wasn't really that nice either. The only one I actually thought was OK was medium dry German wine (Liebfraumilch - which as an adult I of course hate).
I've taken the same view with my children since they were pretty much the same age. I understand the need to protect children from some parents who would let their kids do what they want, but it's a pain when all of society has to be so heavily restricted due to a few parents who can't behave responsibly.