On April 25, a private tasting of a wide selection of Malbec wines from Argentina was held at the Lobby Lounge of the Hyatt Regency Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok, as a late celebration of World Malbec Day, which is commemorated every April 17.  More than 100 wine lovers attended and got the chance to taste several of the best Argentine Malbec labels, supplied by six Thai importing companies Welcoming remarks were given by Sammy Carolus, General Manager of the Hotel, and the Argentine Ambassador Gustavo Alberto Martino, who highlighted that Malbec – a grape originally from France – has become the flagship wine variety of Argentina, where 75% of the world’s Malbec are produced.