"Little effort with great results and huge raves! Nice presentation for the "wow" factor. Tip: I used a grapefruit knife to take out the pear cores. It took out a little more core than an apple peeler (so I could pipe in more filling) and the curved end on the knife aided in pulling out that part. I had been struggling with the apple corer. Also, next time, I will make sure that the pears are submerged in the wine mixture overnight; because a few of them weren't totally submerged, they had a section of lighter-red color-- not that my guests noticed, or would have cared-- but thought I would mention it to others. A "go-to" dessert recipe, for sure!