
Simon Field MW
Simon Field MW joined Berry Brothers & Rudd in 1998 and was with them for 20 years, having spent several misguided but lucrative years working as a chartered accountant in the City.
During his time at BBR Simon was buying the Spanish and fortified ranges, and was also responsible for purchasing wines from Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, the Rhône Valley and the Loire Valley.
He gained his Master of Wine qualification in October 2002 and in 2015 was admitted into the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino.
He began judging at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) in 2005 and most recently judged at DWWA 2019.
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First taste: Champagne Bollinger RD 2007
Exclusive: Bollinger RD 2007 tasted pre-release for Decanter Premium
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First taste: Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2012
Simon Field MW tastes the new release of Veuve Clicquot’s top flagship cuvée, La Grande Dame, alongside previous releases including; 2006, 2004, 1995, 1989 and 1979.
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First taste: Champagne Henriot Cuvée Hemera 2006
The deluxe cuvée has been created show ‘precision’, ‘luminosity’ and ‘virtuosity'
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Producer Profile: Pol Roger, plus tasting the 2013 Brut Vintage
Read our profile on Champagne Pol Roger, a Champagne offering finesse elegance and distinction.
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First taste: Ayala Brut No 7, 2007
The cuvée celebrates Ayala's 160th anniversary
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First taste: Dom Pérignon 2010
Simon Field MW tastes the new release of LVMH's famed cuvée...
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Perrier Jouët: Producer profile
'PJ' is one of the great names in Champagne...
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First taste: Krug Grande Cuvée Edition 168
Krug's latest release of its Grande Cuvée...
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Preview: Comtes de Champagne 2008
Taittinger gives Decanter an exclusive preview of the latest release of the Comtes de Champagne 2008...
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First taste: Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2009
A truly outstanding cuvée...
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Bollinger La Grande Année 2012 launch: Brut & Rosé
Bollinger's flagship wines...
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Regional profile: Rioja Oriental
The changing of this sub-region’s name from Rioja Baja to Rioja Oriental holds deep significance...
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Get to know the Bobal grape
Sponsored
In partnership with DO Utiel-Requena. Spain’s Bobal grape is a distinctive native variety....
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Ribera del Duero: Purity & power
Sponsored
In partnership with DO Ribera del Duero. A prolonged growing season and complex array of different soil types...
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Marqués de Murrieta: Ygay, Dalmau & Capellania all tasted
Discover the secrets behind the revered Rioja producer...
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Dom Ruinart Rosé 2007: New release tasted
Tasting the 2007 along with the 2004 & 1990...
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A taste of Rare Champagne with Régis Camus
Ultra-premium Champagnes...
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Philipponnat Clos des Goisses new releases reviewed
Simon Field MW takes on the new Clos des Goisses 2010 and Clos des Goisses Rosé 2008, among others.
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Global Blanc de Blancs: Panel tasting results
Our judges relished the wide range of styles and fruit characters on show...
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Krug Grande Cuvée: New reviews on latest releases
Simon Field MW reports on the latest wines from Krug...
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First taste: Clos des Goisses 2009 new release
How the 2009 vintage is shaping up...
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Ramón Bilbao Mirto: A Rioja vertical
'One of the most important and influential wines in Rioja'...
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Tasting the diversity of Rioja terroir
How different can wines from different vineyards in Rioja be?
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Tasting the latest releases from Laurent-Perrier
New Laurent-Perrier releases including a brand new Blanc de Blancs...
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