2010 books reviewed – Oddballs

The Philosophy of Wine
A Case of Truth, Beauty and Intoxication
Cain Todd
Acumen
£19.99/$31.50

Earlier this year, The Guardian newspaper stirred the pot a little by printing wine critic Tim Hanni's thesis that everyone has their own taste profile, that each palate is different and that, basically, a wine critic's advice is useless. Restricting the debate to journalists and writers called Tim, Tim Atkin responded by defending the art of wine writing and putting forward the argument that professional wine tasters with many years' experience were better...