Midnight Cowboy Merlot Burger - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 1 Vidalia onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp. worchestire
• 3 tbsp. red wine vinegar
• ¼ cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp. Sutter Home Merlot
• 4 tsp. instant espresso mixed with 6 ounces hot water
• 1 tsp. cornstarch
• 1 ½ cups dark brown sugar
• 1 lb. ground beef (80% lean)
• 1 lb. Black Angus ground sirloin (97% lean)
• ¼ cup Sutter Home Merlot
• 3 large cloves garlic minced
• 2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 ½ cups mayonnaise
• ¾ cup Gorgonzola, crumbled by hand
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 ½ tsp. kosher salt
• ½ tsp. black pepper
• 2 cups milk
• ½ cup flour
• 1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups Japanese Panko breadcrumbs
• 2 Vidalia onions