There are filters at certain points throughout the lymphatic system called lymph nodes, which usually exist in grape-like clusters.

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"It's kind of like grape-growing in different regions, " says Robert Davoli of Sigma Partners in Boston.

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These proxies include coral, ice cores, mineral deposits in caves, lake and ocean sediments, as well as a few historical records like grape harvest dates.

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With or without vines, Shapiro, a former penny stock trader, lived like a grape magnate.

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The group prescribed several "finesse" cuts like slicing a grape in half or dicing a cardboard paper towel roll into as many slivers as possible, the way a chef slices an onion.

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Although it's made from the Chardonnay grape, it doesn't taste like Chardonnay from any other part of the world.

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Growing the same grape varieties is about the only thing that places like Napa and Bordeaux have in common.

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Though it's recently been named a clonal cousin of Vermentino a far more famous grape a good Pigato from a top producer like Bruna or Terre Bianche can be even more nuanced, with aromas of almonds and citrus.

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There are other grapes grown in Savoie, too, most notably Gringet (a high-acid white said to be related to a grape from Jura, in eastern France) and Mondeuse blanche and noire (the latter is a bit like Syrah), as well as a few others that are yet more obscure.

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