Now 1961 is a great year, the Latour still holds its fruit, no residue of tannin with a beautiful nose, sort of tobacco-like and cedary.

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Besides a brief meeting with Germany's Chancellor Merkel and France's President Hollande there was not a great deal - beyond I'm told a supply of espressos, haribos, and fruit - to fill the small hours as Brussels negotiators put pressure on other countries to accept a squeeze.

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This tasty second label for Adelsheim (also the 2012 Wine and Spirits Winery of the Year) vineyards is a great go-to Pinot with its approachable, bouncy fruit, ripe strawberry nose, spice and earth.

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"It's got great fruit, but it's not as heavy as a merlot, which squashes out some flavors, " says James Schmidt, owner of the Rattlesnake Club, one of Detroit's top eateries.

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The latter was particularly easy to do, thanks to a string of great vintages (2010, 2009, 2007) and all that ripe fruit.

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He tells me how he goes almost every morning to grab a green smoothie. 11 servings of raw greens and fruit in one simple, fast, great tasting drink with only 150 calories.

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After experimenting with fruit juices and plant extracts, and failing multiple times, I created a recipe that showed great promise.

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Someone might even search online for something like fruit-infused water recipes and that someone might come across a website that not only offers great recipes, but has an attractive means of making those recipes entirely portable.

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