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Charlie Minato

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I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

Sam Leccia Leaving Oliva

Hearing from a few sources that Sam Leccia will be out at Oliva Cigar Co. Still waiting on official word from Oliva, but it sounds…

Weekly News (November 1, 2010)

Hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween weekends. Instead of candy, I had Padrón weekend. The annual release of the Oliva Serie V Maduro hit stores this…

Trademarks 2010

Don’t worry Frank Herrera… I’m not going to become a trademark attorney anytime soon. I did however get bored last night (4 AMish) and decided…

Weekly News (October 25, 2010)

First was news that a new 6 x 60 would come to the Master Line. In addition, Toraño supported the Gala for Hope, for Hope…

Ramón Allones Allones Superiores Announced

Allones Superiores from Ramón Allones Habanos S.A. is pleased to introduce a new specialty exclusively aimed at La Casa del Habano Franchise network: The Allones…

Press Release: Gran Habano Announces the Gran Reserva #3

October 18, 2010 (Miami, Fla.) – Time has finally come for the limited production Gran Reserva #3 cigar by Gran Habano to be released into…

Weekly News (October 18, 2010)

For the first time in a while, a fairly quiet news day… Add Graycliff to the list of cigar manufacturers who are now branding watches….

Weekly News (October 11, 2010)

A pretty impressive cigar auction will be taking place in London at the end of November, items include items from Hemingway and a Fidel Castro…

Press Release: Habanos S.A. Launches H.Upmann Noellas Glass Jar

Habanos S.A. presents the H.Upmann Noellas Glass Jar: An exclusive release aimed at La Casa del Habano Franchise stores. H. Upmann is one of the…

Press Release: Scandinavian Tobacco & Swedish Match Merger

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S is now the world’s second largest cigar company After having received the necessary approvals from the relevant competition authorities, Skandinavisk Holding…

Weekly News (October 4, 2010)

This past week has been nothing but crazy. Only a few hours after posting the news for the week of September 28th, Dion Giolito of…