Zoran Ljepovic was born in Zagreb, Croatia where he earned Engineer of Agronomy Degree in Enology, Viticulture and Pomology. He worked for renowned wine and spirits company Badel 1862 before he completed his Enology Masters degree at CSU Fresno under Professor Barry Gump. Upon graduation, in 2008 Zoran was promoted to a QC/QA Manager for Wine Process Improvement. He manages QC/QA for bottling facilities: Robert Mondavi in Napa and Clos du bois in Sonoma for the luxury wines. In addition, he conducts sanitation audits for the CWUS wineries on the West coast, wine microbiology consulting and introducing emerging new technologies and procedures. Along with regular work Zoran has taught Wine Analysis classes for Napa college and the VESTA on-line program in addition to consulting winegrowers in winemaking in California, Michigan and Croatia. Zoran serves as a wine judge at various international wine judging competitions as Finger Lakes (FLIWC), Watkins Glenn (EIWC), Indiana (IIWC) and California State Home Winemakers Competition in Lodi.