This is what good wine from the Argaman grape tastes like

The Israeli Argaman grape produces dark yet relatively light red wines with a fairly high middle-of-the-road flavor. Argaman is usually blended with other grapes.

Check out our wine made from Argaman grapes

Argaman is one of the few grape varieties that can be considered truly Israeli. It was crossed there in 1972 from the Portuguese Sousão and the northern Spanish Mazuelo. Its name means "dark purple" in Hebrew, and it's not hard to see why. Yet, it produces red wines that are not too heavy, fairly easy to make, but certainly not unpleasant.

The idea was to replace the not-so-popular Carignan, which was widely planted at the time. That didn't quite work out. Carignan is still planted in Israel—although not as widely. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon have been added, in particular. And Argaman, which has also established its place there. Argaman is usually blended with other grapes. A few winemakers make pure Argaman, and, it must be said, with increasingly better results.

We currently have one wine made from the Argaman grape in our range. You can view our Argaman wine here.