Thanks,
Mudlark,

I forgot to specifically mention the wine... but did mention "anything to taste" in additions... :-)

Wine snobs say "never cook with a wine that is not good enough to drink" - OK, but if you have a "Trailer Trash" palate... who cares?
;-)

You can actually add certain spirits and liquers while cooking.

And I forgot to mention "mince" as one of the categories of meat to add to the simmering gravy.

"White" gravy - with flavour from a stock matches better with pork cops, IMO. :-)

Robin