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But I'll eat my hat as soon as some dude paddles up to me and asks for my Ceviche recipe before he asks for a pull of the jug.

Just think how impressed they'd be IF when asking for a pull of your jug, you offered them some Ceviche as an appetizer 8-)

A friend of mine is a self proclaimed gourmet and budding oenophile(?)
A few summers ago he had a party and told me to bring something to drink. I brought a 6-pack of local craft beer, and a BOX of Cabernet made in Australia. ( Price was right ;D)

When I got there his wife pulled me aside and said that her husband had invited some new friends of his from a wine appreciation course as well. She said that I should be prepared for their snooty comments on my wine selection.

 I come to the back yard, and all the wine people are huddled off by themselves, sniffing/swirling, waxing intelligent over the merits of their wines of choice ::)

The other guests who I mostly knew, were just socializing, hanging around the grill/food area.

Not wanting to miss a chance for mischief, I walked right up and put my 2 Liter box-o-wine on their table and proceeded with great flourish to get the spigot out and fill my glass partly, swirl/sniff and spit it into the bushes, proclaiming " An excellent year and for $8.99, a real bargain" ;D

My friend was Sooo embarrassed, a few of his new Friends acted like I had passed gas, but 90% of the people cracked up and before the night was over and my box wine gone, I had more than a few wine lovers tell me that MY selection was heads and tails over the pricey stuff they brought ;)

There is a fine line between being knowledgeable and just being pretentious. I admire/respect the first, love to poke at the second ;)