Wine Harvester's Chicken | ❤︎ Dat Good Shit ❤︎ | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (cut into 6 or 8 pieces, or 4 thighs cut in half, see headnote)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt or sea salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil (plus a tablespoon or more for frying the bacon)
• 1 cup (150g) diced, thick-cut bacon
• 3 shallots (minced, or 1 small onion, minced)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 1/2 cups (375ml) dry white wine
• 1 1/2 cups (375ml) chicken stock
• 1/4 cup (60ml) red wine vinegar or cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Two 1-inch (3cm) strips fresh orange zest
• 10 branches fresh thyme (or 2 teaspoons dried thyme)
• 10 allspice berries (lightly crushed)
• 2 cups (315g) stemmed grapes