Vladimir is the first WSET Certified Educator in Spirits from Serbia and the first person from Serbia to complete the WSET Level 3 in Spirits in London — the highest international WSET qualification in the field of distilled spirits.

He continuously advances his knowledge through global spirits courses and regularly attends trade fairs and professional tastings across Europe, combining theoretical expertise with practical experience.

Vladimir actively participates as a spirits judge at numerous rakija (brandy) festivals, contributing to the development of quality rakija culture and consumer education.

He is particularly interested in combining traditional methods with global best practices in spirits production technology, as well as in raising quality standards in fruit brandy production in Serbia.
He also has extensive hands-on experience in the production of distilled spirits.