FIELD OF DREAMS: Cigar wrapper tobacco, such as these rows grown as part of tobacco extension specialist and N.C. State University professor Matthew Vann's research, could prove a more lucrative crop ...

SMALLHOLDER farmers in Burma Valley in Manicaland province continue to embrace cigar wrapper tobacco farming after identifying a potentially lucrative international market. Speaking at a Cigar Tobacco ...

Smokers who have tasted Burma Valley cigars regard them as exceptional and Mr Edmondson, a Von Eicken's buyer, noted at the start of the cigar wrapper tobacco marketing season. Von Eicken, a Germany ...

Some experts insist that a cigar’s wrapper–the leaf that covers the cigar and that creates its appearance–contributes most of its flavor. Others claim that the filler–the compacted leaves inside a ...

Outdoor cigar smoking is one of life’s greatest joys—and also one of its most infuriating obstacles. There’s something magical about smoking a quality cigar outdoors—on the golf course after a perfect ...