Claudia Purita has the bug. After growing up in Calabria, Italy, watching her father farm and grow grapes, Purita decided to settle on a piece of land on the North Fork of Long Island, where she has created her own vineyard, One Woman, located in Southold. She makes a terrific Reisling and a delicious Reserve Chardonnay, among other wines. The tasting room is as simple as it gets, and visitors should not expect Purita to be there. She is seemingly uninterested in publicity, preferring the call of the land. Walk the vineyard and you will find her there, where she belongs. — FM
