Rob Buckhaven

Rob Buckhaven - Biography

Rob is currently Brand Manager for Miguel Torres's range of Spanish, Chilean and Californian wines, and general Wine Marketeer extraordinaire. Rob's passion lies in communicating wine both in print and on TV and he has appeared on Good Food's Market Kitchen and most recently BBC's Something for the Weekend demonstrating his expert knowledge of wine.

Rob began working in the wine trade soon after graduating with a BA Hons in Spanish from Leeds University. The lure of using his languages to float around the globe tasting wine was a compelling one for such a wine-enthused graduate.

Soon Rob had worked for Adnams Wine and had even made wine in South Australia living in a caravan on the winery site. Rob was later used as a hired gun by Tesco to evaluate the role of their in-store Wine Advisor, where he performed all manner of wine tastings and generally made a nuisance of himself. Rob then swiftly moved up the stick into the commercial side of wine, working for Bibendum Wine in Primrose Hill.

In 2006 Rob received distinction in his MBA in Wine Marketing and Management from the prestigious INSEEC Business School in Bordeaux where he wrote his thesis on Spanish wine in the UK market. Seeing an important gap in the market on his return to the UK he set up award-winning wine website lovethatwine.co.uk in conjunction with Thierry's Wine Services, which offers everyday wine drinkers the chance to write their own reviews on the wines they are quaffing.

Rob is currently writing a book on Wine and Dating (two subjects close to his heart!) and he writes a monthly wine column for Balance Life magazine. Rob will be hosting sessions at the London Wine Show in October 2010 and will be appearing on ITV Daytime's new show The Michael Ball Show as their wine expert.