Stanley Patrick Evelyn Simon (14 March 1920 – 22 May 2008) was a veteran
English Master of Wine, wine-merchant and writer on
wine.
Career
After six years at
Gresham's School
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,
Holt
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(1931–1937), and military service during the
Second World War, Simon entered the wine trade in 1948, importing wines chiefly from
France,
Germany,
Italy, and
Portugal, but later also from
Spain,
South Africa,
Australia
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and the
United States. Going into business on his own account as an importer and wholesaler of wines (trading as Pat Simon Wines Ltd), by 1969 he rose to the rank of
Master of Wine of the
Institute of Masters of Wine and also became a frequent contributor to specialist periodicals.
Simon's book ''Wine-tasters' Logic'' (2000) distils the experiences of fifty years of
wine-tasting and is also full of anecdotes of the wine trade of long ago. The first part of the book discusses the concepts behind wine-tasting, exploring areas like
aroma, balance, finish, and
tannin. The second part contains details on, choice of
glasses and instructions for
decanting
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wine correctly.
Publications
*''Wine-tasters' Logic'' (Mitchell Beazley, London, 2000)
*''Wine-tasters' Logic'' (Faber & Faber Paperbacks, London, 2001)
See also
*
List of wine personalities
References
External links
Circle of Wine Writers(accessed 8 September 2007)
Pat Simon Wines Ltd(accessed 8 September 2007)
Masters of Wine(accessed 8 September 2007)
at wineanorak.com (accessed 8 September 2007)
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1920 births
2008 deaths
Masters of Wine
People educated at Gresham's School