Napa Slaw with Poached Grapes

Name: Napa Slaw with Poached Grapes
Ingredients: For the poached grapes and the red wine vinaigrette; 1 cup red wine - something fruity; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 cups whole seedless red grapes, then halved lengthwise; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon red wine syrup; salt and pepper to taste; For the slaw; 1 1/2 well packed cup chopped romaine lettuce; 1 1/2 well packed cup shredded Napa cabbage; 2 large stalks celery, sliced very thinly at a 45 degree angle; 1 cup chopped, toasted walnuts or toasted almond slices - both are very good; 1 ounce Maytag cheese, roughly crumbled; 1 cup drained poached grapes