Panzanella

Panzanella is ripe tomato, cucumber, onion and basil tossed with bread soaked in olive oil and red wine vinegar, so it is sharper than most wine. Anything less acidic than the dressing tastes flat and soft beside it, and raw tomato makes red wine tannin taste metallic. A pale, savoury pink or a green, zesty white suits a salad this fresh.