Elegant Pears with Red Wine Glaze Recipe courtesy of St. James Winery

Ingredients: 1/2 cup St. James Winery Friendship School Red Wine 2 15 oz. cans pear halves, packed in their own juice (not heavy syrup) 1 cup sugar juice from 1/2 lemon ground cinnamon fresh mint for garnish Method: Drain juice from pears. Discard juice or reserve for another use. Divide pears evenly, center side up, into four shallow dessert bowls. Set aside. Combine sugar, wine and lemon juice in a two quart sauce pan. Place over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring mixture to a boil. Continue stirring and cook mixture until it thickens, about 2 minutes. Immediately remove from heat. Drizzle syrup evenly over pears, pooling syrup in the cored center of the fruit. Dust lightly with cinnamon. Garnish with fresh mint. Serve at once.