In its third year of publication, The Cellar Door magazine takes a giant leap towards its future as Manitoba’s foremost luxury lifestyle publication. On April 28, the team at The Cellar Door magazine received the People’s Choice Consumer Magazine of the Year Award at the Manitoba Magazine Publishers’ Association 2011 Maggie Awards, in what CBC’s Terry McLeod termed a “landslide win,” with double the votes of any other magazine nominated. Thank you to all of our readers, advertisers and supporters who came out in force to show their love for The Cellar Door!

Banville & Jones’s newsletter is all grown up! Published three times per year (October, February and June), The Cellar Door caters to the wine lifestyle that our customers come to expect when they walk through our doors. With regional themes, travel articles, interviews, food and wine pairing, product reviews, and much more, The Cellar Door brings you the stories behind your favourite labels.

Like that unparalleled adventure that comes with each glass of wine, The Cellar Door offers you a great new experience each time you pick it up. Enjoy the magazine and be sure the give us feedback – Banville & Jones Wine Co., along with Poise Publications Inc., has produced this magazine for you, so that we may all come closer in sharing the great life that comes with wine. Cheers!

Issue 10: Amo Argentina!

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Argentina's wine industry has a rich history rooted in its colonial past and notable for its current viticultural innovations and strides into the international market. As the fourth largest consumer of wine, wine holds a very integral place in Argentine culture, and its movement into the international market in the last 25 years has established a reputation for immanently drinkable and affordable fare.

In this issue of The Cellar Door, our Sommeliers explore the people and the land that are moving Argentina to the forefront. Sylvia Jansen interviews internationally-renowned winemaker Laura Cantena of Bodega Catena Zapata, who talks about the history of the Argentine wine industry and impact of high-altitude vineyards on the calibre of Argentine wines. Mike Muirhead takes us on a trek up the Andes and Andrea Eby gives us a history lesson on the crown prince of Argentine grape varieties: Malbec!

We are also excited to welcome Chef de Cuisine Fraser MacLeod of 529 Wellington to our Test Kitchen, to cook up a succulent steak with chimichurri sauce! As an added online feature, Fraser shares with our readers his tips for choosing the perfect cut of beef as well as how to build the perfect hardwood fire for perfect grilling. Check out our extras page to read Fraser's beef selection tips.