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WinesPopularityReason6Reason5Reason4Reason3Reason2Reason1CastelloDiRomitorioBrunelloDiMontalcino2005IronHorseBrut2005CranefordQuartet200572.0032.0026.00YellowMagazinesYellowMagazinesWineenhancesthediningexperience.Thereyouhaveitsixreasonsforwinespopularity.SinceYellowMagazinedebutedin2005whatbetterwaytomarktheoccasioninthiscolumnthantohighlightwinesthatwereborninthesameyearFollowingareselectionsfrom2005thatIofferforyourconsiderationandenjoyment.Wineisthemostversatileofalladultbeverages.Thereexistsinthemarkettodayanarrayofstylesandtypesofwinetosatiateeverytastefromsweettodryandfromdemuretobold.Concomitantlytheseofferingsareavailablewithinarangeofpricestoaccommodateanypocketregardlessofdepth.WineisamorenaturalbeverageacquiredfromthefruitsofMotherNatureherself.Grapejuicenaturallyfermentsintowine.Albeitsomeartificialmanipulationoccursintheprocessifyoudesiresomeofthebetterwineproducersofferamorepristineproduct.Wineconsumptionprovideshealthfulbenefits.Multipleresearchfindingsindicatethatmoderatewineconsumptioncanhelppreventcoronarydiseaseandsomeformsofcancer.Wineaidsdigestion.Itisadepressantwhichinmoderationservestocalmthestomach.Itisgenerallybelievedthatarelaxedabdomenfunctionsmoreefficiently.Wineenhancesthediningexperience.Wineandfoodaremutuallysupportiveastheyaccentuatetheenjoymentofoneanother.Flavorsinwinecanenhancethetasteoffoodandtherightcuisinecanservetoframeadeliciousbottleofwine.Moreimportantlywineistheperfectpalatecleanser.Thefirstbiteofamealisthebestbecauseyourmouthisfreshandcleanbutwhenyouingestthesecondbitethereareresidualflavorsresidingonyourpalatethatdiminishyoursenseoftaste.Ifyoucleanseyourpalateinbetweenbiteswithasipofwineeachsubsequentbitewillbeenjoyedtoitsfullest.Nootherbeverageservesthisfunctionaswell.Wineisthebeverageofchoiceinsocialsettings.Oneofitsmostawesomeattributesisthatitisbestenjoyedwhensharedwithothers.Noonestealsoffonhislonesometogulpdownaprizedbottle.Onthecontraryabottleofspecialwineisstoredtobesavoredandsharedonaspecialoccasionwithaspecialpersonorpeople.March2011PhilipsTop6CountdownbyBrunelloisoneofthegreatredwinesintheworldproducedfromatypeofSangiovesecalledSangioveseGrosso.RegulationsrequirethatBrunellobeagedatleastfouryearsbeforerelease.Thismagnificentwineisbigandboldwithveryhospitabletannins.Fruitflavorsofredberriesareundercoatedwithnotesofpepperandspicethatcometogetherinperfectbalance.Servewithredmeats.ThisdeliciousRoseisproducedfromPinotNoirgrapesandoffersflavorsofstrawberriesenvelopedinacreamytoastyness.ABrutthislabeliscrispanddrywithalonglingeringfinish.Servewithandwhen.whatever.ThisisablendofCabernetSauvignonGrenacheMerlotandShirazfromdownunderintheBarossaValley.ThecuveeisagedforsixteenmonthsinFrenchoakresultinginadensewineofblackberryandplumservedonavelvetyplanebuttressedbyapproachabletannins.Servewithmeatentrees.PHILIPCUISIMANO22WINEIfirstmetEditor-in-ChiefVietHoangatawinetastingandreceptionforlegendaryItalianwineproducerAngeloGajaattheFourSeasonsHotelindowntownHoustonthirteenyearsago.SoonafterwardsVietsharedwithmethatheheldavisionofanAsian-themedmagazinethatheintendedtopublish.InrecognitionofsixthyearanniversaryIamhonoredtosubmitthiscolumninwhichInamethetopsixreasonsforwinescontinuedpopularity.