(Savannahnow) - Wine enthusiasts across the globe gathered last week to celebrate World Malbec Day. For novices and oenophiles alike, the celebration was a great opportunity to sample some of Argentina’s flagship varietal. Although Malbec is stunningly popular, few Americans knew anything about the grape just 10 years ago. Thank goodness it made its way North — today, Malbec represents a great value for those in search of a bold-yet-approachable reds. World Malbec Day was created by Wines of Argentina to commemorate the day in 1853 when Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, an Argentinean political leader, asked his government to spend money on the nation’s agriculture industry.