March 14, 1920: Stanley Patrick Evelyn Simon was born. Simon was a wine wholesaler and importer, a military veteran, and a certified Master of Wine. He wrote frequently on the subject of wine for periodicals and authored the book Wine Taster’s Logic. He passed away on May 22, 2008.

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