The brave new red gravy adventures of Annaliese

Name: The brave new red gravy adventures of Annaliese
Ingredients: 1/3-1/2 cups brown bits and pan drippings from a roast such as duck or turkey; 1/2 cup red wine, pinot noir or malbec recommended; 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger; 1 cardamom pod, crushed; 1 teaspoon ground sumac; 1 teaspoon Hungarian paprika, sweet or smoked; 1 bay leaf; kosher or pink Himalayan salt to taste; fresh milled pepper to taste; 2 cups homemade stock, (stock that has gelled for you is best); 3-4 tablespoons Cornelian cherry or sour cherry jam; 1-2 tablespoons homemade unsweetened apple sauce with cinnamon (mine from Roxbury Russets); lemon zest and lemon juice if needed; about 2 tablespoons or so of sifted flour