INGREDIENTS
3 cups
Bi-Rite Cotes du Rhone or other dry red wine
2 cups
water
3/4 cup
organic granulated cane sugar
1
whole vanilla pod
1
few strips orange or tangerine zest
1
cinnamon stick
2
whole cloves
2
whole allspice berries
4
medium, firm-ripe pears (such as Bartlett or Bosc), peeled, halved, cored