Within three years of planting, Gruet Winery was producing a high-quality sparkler that undersold rivals, mainly from California, by 25%.

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Never one to take my own word for it, I asked a few friends to try this sparkler as well.

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The 3.75-carat sparkler was discovered in an abandoned safe deposit box and was sold to a private buyer on eBay.

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Among the leisure class, the hearty sparkler assumed another name: black Champagne.

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It is also a fineable offence for anyone under the age of 18 to have a firework on them (other than a sparkler) in a public place.

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No, I want to sit out on the National Mall looking like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, sparkler in one hand, pizza in the other, watching things explode and make pretty colors.

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When he lifted off last Thursday afternoon, climbing aloft on a column of hellfire that made his puny Atlas look like a sparkler, the nation paid attention in a way it hadn't in decades.

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And our meal at 21212 deserves every spike of its sparkler - it's a humorous and clever romp without losing sight of deliciousness: plates look like elaborate puzzles, ingredients deliver snort-making surprises like parchment made from mushrooms, or smoked salmon with fingernail-sized buttered crumpets, all in a room that looks like Shrek's pulling parlour.

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