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92 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } JUNE/JULY 2015 { a rare experience } THANKS TO THE NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS, THESE STEAKHOUSE SOMMELIERS HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY "CAB RIDE" THROUGH THE VINEYARDS story and photos by John Curley Meat the Somms Johnny Liebscher, Wine Director, Vince Lombardi's Steakhouse, Appleton, WI and Charles Yuan, Wine Director, Roosevelt Prime Steakhouse, Shanghai, take photos of the cuts of meat at Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch restaurant in Saint Helena. Matthew Berkman, Managing Partner, Capital Grille, Las Vegas, pauses in the vineyard at Araujo Estate Wines. The somms' exploration of Napa Valley included a visit to The Hess Collection's historic Mont La Salle vineyard in the Mount Veeder appellation.