Elegant Pears in Wine Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup St. James Winery Friendship School Red Wine
• 2 (15-ounce) cans pear halves, packed in their own juice
• 1 cup sugar
• juice from 1/2 lemon
• ground cinnamon
• fresh mint for garnish

Instructions

1. Drain juice from pears. Divide pears evenly, center side up into four shallow dessert bowls. Set aside.
2. Combine sugar, wine, and lemon juice in a sauce pan. Place over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring mixture to a boil. Continue to stir and cook until mixture thickens (about 2 minutes).
3. Remove from heat.
4. Drizzle syrup evenly over pears, pooling syrup in the cored center of the fruit.
5. Dust lightly with cinnamon.
6. Garnish with fresh mint, and serve immediately.