Southern Calif Cigar & Car
09-08-2003, 08:16 PM
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Cool deal - I'll start "testing" suitable locations and get back to everyone soon. If anyone has suggestions - lemme know.
Also, if someone happens to have a nice house by the beach and wants to donate it's use for a good cause I'm sure the board would be most appreciative!
Also, if someone happens to have a nice house by the beach and wants to donate it's use for a good cause I'm sure the board would be most appreciative!
09-13-2003, 06:38 AM
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I can't believe it - a board full of people who must make 6-8 figures and no one has stepped forward to say they have a membership @ Grand Havana Room???? 
I'm disappointed.
Oh well, I guess we'll go for either Lido or the cheese shop.
Not that I don't want to take a longer drive, but while the cheese sounds cool, it doesnt sound like nice leather couches and big screens.
I'm disappointed.
Oh well, I guess we'll go for either Lido or the cheese shop. Not that I don't want to take a longer drive, but while the cheese sounds cool, it doesnt sound like nice leather couches and big screens.
09-17-2003, 05:39 PM
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A little snag - Lido Cigar Room apparently went out of business!! Or at least the phone number that I had for them is disconnected and 411 or Yahoo Yellow Pages has no listing!
I am searching right now for another place.
Being that it's already Wed, I was thinking we could do it on Saturday the 27th. Would that work for people?
Do we want to make it a dinner & cigars or just after-dinner cigars, or even mid-afternoon cigars???
Ideas?
I am searching right now for another place.
Being that it's already Wed, I was thinking we could do it on Saturday the 27th. Would that work for people?
Do we want to make it a dinner & cigars or just after-dinner cigars, or even mid-afternoon cigars???
Ideas?
09-17-2003, 06:35 PM
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Saturday 27th sounds good for me. How about all taking a drive thru the twisty roads between the 405 to the 15 and to a temecula winery for dinner, a little wine and cigars in the late afternoon. I've drove thru there long ago and remembered it as being a good drive.
Some of those winerys have outdoor dining rooms that are cigar friendly. The scenery are good and should be close enough for SD people too. Just a thought.
Maybe that's a little longer meet for most people.
Peter Liao
Some of those winerys have outdoor dining rooms that are cigar friendly. The scenery are good and should be close enough for SD people too. Just a thought.
Maybe that's a little longer meet for most people.
Peter Liao
09-18-2003, 01:57 AM
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I actually frequent Temecula quite a bit - at least 1 or 2 times a month. I belong to the Wilson Creek Winery club and Ponte Family Winery club, and I've been to most, if, not all of the other wineries.
I think meeting at the 5 & Ortega Hwy would be a good spot, then take Ortega Hwy down to the 15. It is a fabulous twisty road very similar to Angeles Crest Hwy or the road up to Big Bear.
I know that Ponte has a members only tasting room (which I am a member of) and I can see if we can reserve that for a private tasting and perhaps a cigar setup. If our group is too big, they actually have a cool aging cellar that we can set tables and chairs up inside and have our own thing. Another great thing about Ponte is that they have a restaurant on-site.
Other wineries with restaurants - Thornton, Baily, Churon, and probably a couple others.
For those of you who have only been there once, or perhaps have never been there, Temecula also has at least 4-5 wineries "off the beaten path". Some of the back roads are very cool and there is hardly ever any traffic
So it sounds like people are keen on this Temecula/Winery/Cigars idea?
Let's start getting some yays or nays on this....
I think meeting at the 5 & Ortega Hwy would be a good spot, then take Ortega Hwy down to the 15. It is a fabulous twisty road very similar to Angeles Crest Hwy or the road up to Big Bear.
I know that Ponte has a members only tasting room (which I am a member of) and I can see if we can reserve that for a private tasting and perhaps a cigar setup. If our group is too big, they actually have a cool aging cellar that we can set tables and chairs up inside and have our own thing. Another great thing about Ponte is that they have a restaurant on-site.
Other wineries with restaurants - Thornton, Baily, Churon, and probably a couple others.
For those of you who have only been there once, or perhaps have never been there, Temecula also has at least 4-5 wineries "off the beaten path". Some of the back roads are very cool and there is hardly ever any traffic
So it sounds like people are keen on this Temecula/Winery/Cigars idea?
Let's start getting some yays or nays on this....
09-18-2003, 01:23 PM
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I am in if you guys are up to it. I'll be driving down from the 57 fwy to meet you guys at meeting point.
YAY from me.
Leon and Jake: how about you guys? Next Sat sound good to you guys?
Peter
YAY from me.
Leon and Jake: how about you guys? Next Sat sound good to you guys?
Peter