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On the off-chance that this thread still wanders into food (and more importantly, drink) territory, I’d like to report that some booger-brain at Ingles or the distributor took my beloved cheap-but-entirely-acceptable Dark Horse rose, in all its screwtop glory, off sale. Hmmphh. I ain’t paying $14 for Cali plonk.

So instead, I paid $14-ish (sale price) for Barton & Guestier Cote de Provence Passeport 2018. Which is pretty damn good, and although well above my ten buck cutoff, is still good value. Also screwtop, which for me is a mark of good common sense on the part of the winemakers.

Take that, Ingles!

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VolNExile said:
On the off-chance that this thread still wanders into food (and more importantly, drink) territory, I’d like to report that some booger-brain at Ingles or the distributor took my beloved cheap-but-entirely-acceptable Dark Horse rose, in all its screwtop glory, off sale. Hmmphh. I ain’t paying $14 for Cali plonk.

So instead, I paid $14-ish (sale price) for Barton & Guestier Cote de Provence Passeport 2018. Which is pretty damn good, and although well above my ten buck cutoff, is still good value. Also screwtop, which for me is a mark of good common sense on the part of the winemakers.

Take that, Ingles!

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Are you a professional wino, wait, I mean wine connoisseur?
 
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hmanvolfan said:
Are you a professional wino, wait, I mean wine connoisseur?
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No, absolutely not! @NorCalVol67 would make some excuse (impeccably polite, no doubt) and flee for the exits if he saw me order wine.

It’s just one of those “I likes what I likes” things, meaning I find wine that I like the taste and it’s cheap, preferably under 8 bucks, 10 at a stretch. I find my favorites and get irritable when someone rocks the boat.

Not that us old farts ever get irritable. * cough cough *
 
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VolNExile said:
No, absolutely not! @NorCalVol67 would make some excuse (impeccably polite, no doubt) and flee for the exits if he saw me order wine.

It’s just one of those “I likes what I likes” things, meaning I find wine that I like the taste and it’s cheap, preferably under 8 bucks, 10 at a stretch. I find my favorites and get irritable when someone rocks the boat.

Not that us old farts ever get irritable. * cough cough *
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I know what you mean, I’ve been drinking PBR for over forty years and have been listening to beer snobs make fun of it with me giving them the finger the whole time.
 
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VolNExile said:
No, absolutely not! @NorCalVol67 would make some excuse (impeccably polite, no doubt) and flee for the exits if he saw me order wine.

It’s just one of those “I likes what I likes” things, meaning I find wine that I like the taste and it’s cheap, preferably under 8 bucks, 10 at a stretch. I find my favorites and get irritable when someone rocks the boat.

Not that us old farts ever get irritable. * cough cough *
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With the caveat that I have not had it in a long time, this used to be one of my favorite inexpensive wines.

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hmanvolfan said:
I know what you mean, I’ve been drinking PBR for over forty years and have been listening to beer snobs make fun of it with me giving them the finger the whole time.
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You got about 8 or 10 years on me drinking Pabst, but I love PBR. It was one of my main food groups when I was a ski bum. Pissed me off when it became a hipster beer.
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
With the caveat that I have not had it in a long time, this used to be one of my favorite inexpensive wines.

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Love me some Tempranillo, especially at that price! I’ll have to check that out. I like red wines in cold weather.

“One of the world’s best value wines” - there you go, ”value wines”! I take pride in being a cheap date. 1580953055765.gif
 
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VolNExile said:
Love me some Tempranillo, especially at that price! I’ll have to check that out. I like red wines in cold weather.

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Cheap dates rock. One of the loves of my life was buzzed after one beer and talking to walls after two.

And when she drank Zima, watch out.
 
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hmanvolfan said:
I just looked at the hipster thing like at least they got one thing right. 😅
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We live in a hipster neighborhood (sort of a wtf moment when we had thought of ourselves as Out There, lol, and now we’re the old farts on the front porch). I ponder these young’uns walking down the road wearing what I wore back in the day, absent the tats, and find it fascinating.

Although sorry guys, I love you dearly, but I can’t do the PBR. Closest I can get is Yuengling.
 
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rocytop2624 said:
Was charcoal. Just got a new grill have is gas and half is charcoal. I am guessing my searing will get better.
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it really depends on how thick the steaks are.

When I cook steaks on my weber charcoal, I generally build the charcoal to one side so I have a hot and medium zone. I'll start the steaks over the medium zone(non direct heat). Cook about 3-5 minutes a side depending on how thick they are how done you want them. I generally shoot for medium rare. Then I'll move them directly over the flame with the lid of the grill off. I'll cook a couple minutes each side to get that crust. Then i'll wrap in foil and remove from grill. Let them sit 5-8 minutes before cutting.
 
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theFallGuy said:
it really depends on how thick the steaks are.

When I cook steaks on my weber charcoal, I generally build the charcoal to one side so I have a hot and medium zone. I'll start the steaks over the medium zone(non direct heat). Cook about 3-5 minutes a side depending on how thick they are how done you want them. I generally shoot for medium rare. Then I'll move them directly over the flame with the lid of the grill off. I'll cook a couple minutes each side to get that crust. Then i'll wrap in foil and remove from grill. Let them sit 5-8 minutes before cutting.
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Thanks chef jimmy!
 
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