Why This Bottle, Really? Copertino Rosato, Tenuta Paraida

By Silvestro Silvestori

2019 Copertino Rosato, Tenuta Paraida, Puglia, Italy (no current US importer).

I used to pursue grandmothers. It got bad, too, sometimes three or four a week. Loitering in southern Italian country markets, I’d spot my mark and slowly move in, asking about the fish or pulses or vegetables in her basket. I’d ask her for the recipe, which was when I would s…