Wine-Roasted Drumsticks

Joyce's Notes: I love this recipe, because preparation is a snap, the kitchen fills with a wonderful aroma, and the taste is uncommonly good. Using Rhapsody in Blue creates a gold-brown skin without making the broth too sweet.

Wine-Roasted Drumsticks
Ingredients
10		Chicken Drumsticks, medium size, with skin
1/2	cup	Water
1	tsp.	Marjoram Leaves
1/2	cup	Nissley Rhapsody in Blue ®, a semi-dry white wine (For availability, see the Wine Pairing notes)
Directions
		Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
		Rinse the drumsticks under running water and place in a 9" by 13" glass baking dish.
		Pour 1/2 cup water over the drumsticks.
		Sprinkle marjoram leaves over the meaty parts.
		Pour wine over the drumsticks so that most of the leaves are washed into the water, while some remain on the skins.
		Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Serving Suggestions
		Stack the drumsticks on a serving plate. Keep warm if necessary by covering with aluminum foil and laying a folded towel on top.
		Pour the broth thru a mesh strainer into a fat separator, and allow a few minutes to settle. Gradually stir or whip the broth into soft boiled potatoes, to a consistency you like. Add salt to taste.
Wine Pairing
		Nissley Rhapsody in Blue®, Nissley Candlelight, or your favorite Nissley white or rosé wine. For descriptions of our wines, see wine selection or wine prices. RHAPSODY IN BLUE ® is available in all Nissley Wine Shops as well as the Wine & Spirits Shops of PLCB Region 2. It is also available by UPS delivery in PA.