MARCH /APRIL 2026
PETE JOHNSON THE MAN BEHIND
INTO THE BLUE FASHION EDITORIAL
CIGAR FESTIVALS
TO TRY
Red Wines
PURO SABOR PROCIGAR
editorials MARCH / APRIL 2026
24 GIFT GUIDE We have some classic shades, designer houseware, illumination, updated iconic kicks, and golf gear. Turn the page to see what we're talking about; you'll be glad.
29 5 TO TRY ITALIAN RED WINES A good red and a smoke is an intoxicating swirl of flavor. A good Italian red turns it into a festival. Vino rosso fa buon sangue.
30 RENIERI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RISERVA 2019 / DAVIDOFF ANIVERSARIO
32 BARONE RICASOLI RONCICONE
CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE GAIOLE 2021 / LA AURORA FAMILY CREED FUERTE SOL
34 TENUTA SAN GUIDO GUIDALBERTO 2023 / ROCKY PATEL WHITE LABEL
36 TOMMASI AMARONE DELLA
VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2020 / SOBREMESA BRÛLÉE
38 PIO CESARE BAROLO 2021 /
FUENTE FUENTE OPUS X ANGEL’S SHARE
41 PETE JOHNSON UNPLUGGED Pete Johnson came to LA to rock, but stayed for the cigars. We talk with Tatuaje's founder and cigar nerd extraordinaire to learn about his journey from behind the counter to inside the humidor.
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features MARCH / APRIL 2026
14 LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
16 FEEDBACK
18 WHAT’S BURNIN’
49 RATINGS
60 SMOKING HOT CIGAR SNOB INTO THE BLUE FEATURING AGING ROOM BLUE AMBER
74 X SCOREBOARD
76 INSTAGRAM SCOREBOARD
78 EVENTS 78 PURO SABOR FESTIVAL 84 PROCIGAR FESTIVAL 90 THE GREAT SMOKE 94 LA ZONA PALOOZA 96 SABOR HAVANA LOUNGE GRAND OPENING 98 NESTOR MIRANDA’S 4TH ANNUAL DOMINO TOURNAMENT
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ITALIAN RED WINES ITALY PRODUCES WINE IN ALL TWENTY OF ITS REGIONS, FROM THE ALPINE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTH TO THE SUN-SCORCHED HEEL OF THE BOOT, AND THE NUMBER OF GRAPE VARIETALS, APPELLATIONS, AND TRADITIONS INVOLVED CAN BEWILDER EVEN SEASONED WINE DRINKERS. HANG IN THERE, BECAUSE WHAT ITALIAN WINE REWARDS, PERHAPS MORE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY’S, IS CURIOSITY, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
by Erik Calviño
FOLLOW A PRODUCER OR A GRAPE OR A HILLSIDE VILLAGE DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE. THE FIVE BOTTLES HERE SPAN FIVE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST COMPELLING APPELLATIONS, FROM A SUPER TUSCAN THAT REWROTE THE RULES OF ITALIAN WINEMAKING TO AN AMARONE BUILT ON A PROCESS UNCHANGED SINCE ANCIENT ROME. EACH IS PAIRED WITH A CIGAR CHOSEN TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN BOTH.
Pete Johnson Unplugged WHEN THE MUSIC STOPPED, HE FOUND HIS RHYTHM IN CIGARS
BY STEVE MILLER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY CARLOS GASTELBONDO
48 CIGARS Colibri Cutter and Lighter - colibri.com