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Malbec Wine and Aged Vanilla Balsamic Poached Asian Pears

1 1/2 cups Malbec or red wine

1 1/2 pounds small Asian pears, Bosc pears, persimmons or apples, peeled, cored and quartered

1 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

1 cinnamon stick

1 whole star anise

1 cup Taste The Olive's Aged Vanilla Balsamic

2" strip of orange zest