Combine wine, water, Rodelle Vanilla Sugar, and scraped Rodelle Vanilla Bean seeds and pod in a 4-quart saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Core the pears from the bottom and remove a thin slice from the bottom so that the pear will stand level and upright.
Decrease the heat to medium-low and place the pears into the liquid.
Cover and maintain a gentle simmer for 30 minutes, or until the pears are tender, but not falling apart.
Remove the pears to a serving dish, standing them upright, and place in refrigerator.
Remove vanilla bean pod from the saucepan, increase the heat to medium-high and reduce the syrup to approximately 1 cup (about 25-30 minutes). Do not let the syrup turn brown; although the vanilla sugar may introduce some amber coloring.
Remove the syrup to a heatproof container and refrigerate until cool.
