Smoky-Sweet Bacon Burgers with Crisp Apple and Blue Cheese Slaw - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 3 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and grated
• 2 1?2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 2 celery stalks, very thinly sliced
• 4 ounces firm blue cheese, crumbled, preferably Maytag from Iowa or St. Pete’s from Minnesota
• 1/3 cup minced fresh chives
• 1?2 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1?4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1?2 cup grated red onion
• 1?4 cup Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc
• 1/3 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme
• 1 1?2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 3?4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3?4 teaspoon Spanish smoked paprika
• 1?2 teaspoon ground cayenne
• 1?4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 pounds ground chuck
• 12 slices thick-cut applewood smoked bacon
• Vegetable oil, for brushing on the grill rack
• 6 Kaiser rolls, split
• 6 large leafy lettuce leaves