Personal information

Goran Milanov, PhD

Full Professor

UKIM Institute of Agriculture Skopje

Department of viticulture and enology

Aleksandar Makedonski bb, 1000 Skopje

Tel: +389 2 658 604

Fax:+389 2 658 605

e-mail: milanovg@yaho.com

Teaching

Program Plant biotechnology

Subprogram Enology

-          Basic enology

-          Technology of wine production

-          Technology of strong alcoholic beverages production

-          Sensory analysis

Research interests

Novel vinification techniques

Chemical and physical analysis of wine and alcohol

Applied microbiology in winemaking

wine & spirit sensory evaluation

Academic qualifications

2004 Ph.D. – Faculty of Agriculture – Skopje, Enology

1996 MSc - Faculty of Agriculture – Beldgrade, Enology and viticulture

1992 Degree - Faculty of Agriculture – Skopje, enology

Training and research experience

2000. Study visit  - Tempus – phare programme ‘’ Functional food Gent, Belgium,

2001. Study visit  - Toulouse ‘’ France, 2001

2005. Study visit  - Individual mobility grant – Tempus ,,Analysis of Flavour volatiles of  * Macedonian brandies by solid phase microextraction,, (paper work journal of chromatography) 2005

2006. Study visit - National Vineyard Monitoring and Management System, Phase I, (Project  funded by the European Union) Asti, Northern Italy,

2008. Oenology Training and Consulting for Improving Oak Aging Technology of Macedonian Wineries , Agbiz

Employment and work experience

1993. – now

UKIM Institute of Agriculture Skopje

Past projects

J. Cvetkovic., G. Milanov., K. Beleski., A. Sarafimovska ,,Characterization and determination of the geographical origin of macedonian wine using chemical and stable isotope methods, МОN, 2010-2012

V. Maras., G. Milanov., N. Perovic., D. Raicevic., R Di Stefano., M Bogicevic 2011-20113 Naucno istrazivacki projekat ,, ekofizioloski i molekularni aspekti sinteze i polimerizacije flavanola u grozdzu sorti Vranac i Cabernet Sauvignon, njihov uticaj na kvalitet vina,,

Production and technological characteristics of some introduced varieties and clones of grapes and determine wine quality  MON 2004 – 2006

The project co-funded by the European Union - Twinning Project MK/07/IB/SO/05 Project Title: "Support to the capacity building of the Centre for Аdult

Education and development of programmes for adult education" 2013

Project ,,Promotion of Artisan brandy production as a first step in its branding,, Team lider Prof. D-r Goran Milanov.,Msc Kiril Cekorov., Ing Kiril Trajkov., Ministry of economy 2013

Project on UKIM., Effects of terroir on technological characteristics of Vranec variety,, Beleski K., Cvetkovic J., Milanov G., Sarafimovska A.,Mukaetov D., Andreevski M., Nedelkovski D., Taseska M., Popovska H 2011

Production and technological characteristics of some introduced varieties and clones of grapes and determine wine quality  MON 2004 - 2006

Other professional activities

Issuance of the manual,, grape brandy production in individual Grape producers, Skopje 2002, Macedonia's Foundation for Enterprise Development (MRFP)

Consulting HASSP standards implementation in wineries

Member of  Degustation wine Commission on GAST-fair, Split, Croatia (2007,2008,2009)

Member of comity for national programme for agriculture and rural development 2007 2013

Member of the comity, Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water suplay for implementation of EU regulatives in Macedonia (wine and viticulture) 

Rewiev on the research proposal: confectionary, canning and storage on the vine plant material "2007

Scientific publications

1.      Boskov S, Vojnoski B, Jeftimova V, Boskov K, Milanov G, Sarafimovska A, 1995: Moznosti za prosiruvanje na sortimentot so sorti za proizvodstvo na vrvni i kvalitetni crveni vina. Godisen zbornik na Zemjodelski institut. Kniga 15 Skopje

2.      Boskov S, Jeftimova V, Vojnoski B, Boskov K, Milanov G, Sarafimovska A, 1995: Prinos i kvalitet na grozjeto i vinoto kaj nekoi perspektivni beli sorti vinova loza odgleduvani vo kumanovsko vinogorje. Godisen zbornik na Zemjodelski institut. Kniga 15 Skopje

3.      Vojnoski B, Bozinovic Z, Markovska S, Milanov G, 1995: Kvantitativna analiza na nekoi etri i visi alkoholi vo vinoto i nivnoto vlijanie vrz vkusot na vinoto. Godisen zbornik na Zemjodelski institut. Kniga 15, Skopje

4.      Boskov S, Bozinovic Z, Vojnoski B, Jevtimova V, Serafimovska A, Boskov K, Milanov G ,1996: Proizvodni i tehnoloski karakteristiki na sortata kavadarka, odgleduvana vo uslovite na Titoveleskoto vinogorje. Lozarstvo i vinarstvo Sofija

5.      Boskov S, Vojnoski B, Jeftimova V, Serafimovska A, Boskov K, Milanov G, Beleski K, 1996: Prinos i kvalitet grozdja i vina kod sorte merlo gajene u uslovima skopskog vinogorja. XI Savetovanje vinogradara i vinara Srbije. Zbornik naucnih i strucnih radova. Poljoprivreda str.383-385 Beograd

6.      Vojnoski B, Bozinovic Z, Boskov K, Ilic-Popova S, Serafimovska A, Milanov G, 1998 : Vlijanie na agroekoloskite uslovi vrz hemiskiot sostav i kvalitetot na vinoto od sortata sardone. I Makedonski simpozium po lozarstvo i vinarstvo so megjunarodno ucestvo. Zbornik na naucni trudovi,str.123-128, Skopje

7.      Serafimovska A, Vojnoski B, Milanov G, Markovska S, 1998: Vlijanie na selekcioniraniot vinski kvasec vrz kvalitetot na vinoto sardone. I Makedonski simpozium po lozarstvo i vinarstvo so megjunarodno ucestvo. Zbornik na naucni trudovi,str.129-133, Skopje

8.      Petkov M, Bozinovic Z, Milanov G, Vojnoski B, 1998: Vlijanie na tehnoloskite postapki vrz kvalitetnite osobini na lozovite rakii. I Makedonski simpozium po lozarstvo i vinarstvo so megjunarodno ucestvo. Zbornik na naucni trudovi,Skopje

9.      Milanov G, 1996: Ampelografska ispitivanja kao osnov za razvrstavanje i ocenu tehnoloske vrednosti crnih vinskih sorti u uslovima Makedonije, Magisterski trud, Beograd

10.  Bozinovic Z, Petkov M, Milanov G, Gelebeseva Krstic V, 2000: The influence of certain procedures in order to reduce the content of SO2 in wine destillates. Zbornik na naucni trudovi E-P-02, Zagreb

11.  Bozinovic Z, Petkov M, Hristov P, Boskov K, Milanov G, Daskalova P, 2001: Iskoristuvanje na neplasiranoto grozje za proizvodstvo na grozdovi rakii. Zbornik na trudovi na XXVI sredba fakultet-stopanstvo, Skopje

12.  Milanov G, Petkov M, Vojnoski B, Gelebeseva-Krstic V,2001: Vlijanie na selekcioniranite kvasci i enzimski preparati vrz kvalitetot na vinata od sortite Kaberne sovinjon i Vranec. I Makedonski simpozium po lozarstvo i vinarstvo so megjunarodno ucestvo. Zbornik na naucni trudovi, Skopje

13.  Doneva-Sapcevska D, Dimitrovski A, Milanov G, Stojceska S, 2001: Odreduvanje na sodrzinata na slobodni i glikozidno vrzani terpeni kaj nekoi sorti na grozje, II Makedonski simpozium po lozarstvo i vinarstvo so megjunarodno ucestvo. Zbornik na naucni trudovi, Skopje

14.  Demitenaere J., de Kimpe N.,Verhe R., Milanov G, 2003. Analysis of volatile compounds among different types of grape brandy with solid phase micro extraction (SPME). I Balkan and III Macedonian Symposium on viniculture and wine production. Proceedings of scientific papers, Skopje

15.  Milanov G, 2004: Vlijanie na sortata i tehnoloskite postapki vrz kvalitetot na grozdovata rakija. Doktorska disertacija.Zemjodelski fakultet Skopje

16.  Doneva-Sapcevska D, Dimitriovski A., Bojadziev T., Milanov G., Vojnoski B, 2006.  ,,Free and  potentially volatile monoterpenes ingrape varieties from the Republic of Macedonia. Bulletin of the chemists and technologists of Macedonia. Vol. 25, No.1,  pp.51-56 (2006).

17.  Ivanova V., Milanov G., Vojnoski B., Stefova M., Stafilov T, 2007. ,, Optimization of spectrophotometric methods and determination of phenolic compounds in Macedonian wines and grapes Euroanalysis XIV, 9-14 september 2007, Antwerpen, Belgium

18.  Ivanova V., Milanov G., Sarafimovska A., Vojnoski B., Beleski K., Stefova M., Stafilov T, 2008.  HPLC determination of organic acids in Macedonian wines, XX congress of chemists and tecnologists of Macedonia, 17-20 september, Ohrid 2008

19.  Kostadinovic S., Winterhalter P., Tolle S., Stefova M., Ivanova V., Milanov G 2009 Direct-immersion solid phase microextraction – gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for isolation of volatile compounds from Temjanika/Muscat white wines,, 12th International Flavor Conference, 25-29 May 2009

20.  Saltirova Lj, Nedelkovski D, Boskov K, Milanov G, Beleski K, 2012 Agrobiological and tecnological characteristic of some table interspecies variety growing in Skopje vineyard area., I internacional symposium and XVII Scientific conference of agronomist of Republic of Srpska, Trebinje,

21.  Krstevka S., Milanov G., Beleski K., 2012, Impact of alternative oak types on wine aging and their sensory properties on syrah wine, Poljoprivreda-juce, danas i sutra, poljoprivredni fakultet Banja luka, zbornik radova, oktobar 2012

22.  Nedelkovski D, Boskov K, Korunovska B, Milanov G, Beleski K., 2012, Stydying the content of starch correlated with resistance to low winter temperatures in some grapevine varieties, , I internacional symposium and XVII Scientific conference of agronomist of Republic of Srpska, Trebinje, 2012a, Trebinje, Agroznanje vol13, br 1

23.  Nedelkovski D, Beleski K, Boskov K, Korunovska B, Milanov G, 2012: Studying the content of starch correlated with resistance to low winter temperatures in some grapevine varietes, I internacional symposium and XVII Scientific conference of agronomist of Republic of Srpska, Trebinje, Trebinje, Agroznanje vol 13, br 4 ,2012 681-686

24.  Nedelkovski D, Serafimovska A, Milanov G, Beleski K, Taseska Gjorgjievki M, 2012: Vlijanie na uslovite na cuvanje na vinoto i starosta vrz dinamikata na opagjanje na antocijanite vo vinoto od sortata vranec. Godisen zbornik na Zemjodelski institut,Skopje 2012 XXVIII/XXIX 147

25.  Kostadinovic-Velickovska S, Tolle S, Goek R, Milanov G, Winterhalter P, 2013:  Effect of Enzyme trement on Volatile profile of white and red wines from Macedonia by using  HS-SPME, GC/MS, Copyright, Year: 2013 ISBN: 978-1-84973-768-5 DOI:10.1039/9781849737685-00040 Nutrition, Functional and sensory properties of food

26.  Milanov G, Beleski K, Cvetkovic J, Nedelkovski D, 2014 : Uticaj sorte i tehnoloske postupke na kvalitet grozdjanih rakija, Univerzitet u Banja Luci, Zbornik radova, Agroznanje vol15, broj 3-4(ISSN 1512-6412)

27.  Milanov G, Beleski K, Nedelkovski D, Ristov G, 2014: Efekti razlicitog opterecenja vinove loze i duzina maceracije na polifenolni sastav vina od sorte vranac, Univerzitet u Banja Luci, Zbornik radova, Agroznanje vol15, broj 3-4(ISSN 1512-6412)

28.  Serafimovska A, Taseska-Gjorgjievski M, Nedelkovski D Milanov G, Korunoska B, 2015: Decreasing of the content of heavy metals in white wine charonnay by using diffrerent treatments, Book of abstract of IV Internacional symposium and XX scietiphic-profesional conference of agronomists, Bijeljina, Republika Srpska

29.  Nedelkovski D, Beleski K, Serafimovska A, Boskov K, Milanov G, Taseska-Gjorgjievski M, Korunoska B, 2015: Influence of yeast strain on Stanushina chemical composition and sensory analysis, Book of abstract of IV Internacional symposium and XX scietiphic-profesional conference of agronomists, Bijeljina, Republika Srpska

30.  Korunoska B, Milanov G, Nedelkovski D, Serafimovska A, Taseska-Gjorgjievski M, Djolevska R, 2017: Description of the morphological and technological characteristics of the plant goji berry, III internacional symposium for agriculture and food- ISAF

31.  Nedelkovski D, Dimotrov D, Beleski K, Milanov G, Korunoska B, Trajanovska F, Djolevska R, 2017: Aroma compaunds in wines from Macedonian Autochtonus variety Stanushina, Journal of mountine agriculture on the balcans vol 20 (3),128-138

32.  Korunovska B, Milanov G, Velkoski V, Nedelkovski D, 2018: Inovative technologies in the production of wine and other fermented beverages for consumption intended in diferent regions of the world markets, Book of abstract of ICEIRD, Doha Qatar

33.  Nedelkovski D, Beleski K, Venelin Roytchev, Milanov G, 2019: Potential winter buds fertility of the vine variety Rebo, VIII International symposium on agriculture sciences AgroRes 2019, Book of proceedins 60-68, Trebinje Bosnia and Hercegovina

34.  Nedelkovski D, Beleski K, Milanov G, Gjamovski V, Korunovska B, 2019: Improving the fuit quality of Crimson seedless (Vitis Vinifera L.) using vine trunk girdling and GA3 as an agrotechnical tool VIII International symposium on agriculture sciences AgroRes 2019, Book of proceedins 26-32, Trebinje Bosnia and Hercegovina

35.  Milanov G, Nedelkovski D, Taseska-Gjorgjiovski M, 2019: Timing of inoculation with selected wine bacteria on the kinetics of malolactic fermentation and sensory properties of vranecfrom the tikves wine region, Journal of agriculture, food and Enviromental sciences, 2019 vol 74

36.  Milanov G, Krieger-Weber S, Silvano A, Dumont A, Nedelkovski D, 2019: Timing of inoculation with selected wine bacteria on the kinetics of Malolactic fermentation and sensory properties of Syrah wines from North Macedonia, Prilozi, MANU, in press

Menthor of 4 master work - program of enology at the Institute of Agriculture UKIM St Cyril and Methodius Skopje 2011-2017

Relevant Professional Experience and consultations:

* Member of the comity, Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water suplay:for implementation of EU regulatives in Macedonia (wine and viticulture)

* Member of comity for national programme for agriculture and rural development 2007 2013

* Development education skills of farmers, program and project preparation, program and project implementation, evaluation and monitoring, project design, organizing training and conferences, 

* Member of  National Degustation Commission, member of the Association of grape and wine.

* Consulting HASSP standards implementation in wineries

* Cellar master at the experimental winery at the department of enology 1997 to 2004

Consulting winemaker Chateaux kamnik winery, 2004-2019

- Vineyard sampling and monitoring

- Managed winery operations, specifying parameters for harvesting, crushing, fermentation, aging, clarifying, blending, and finishing processes

- production and management of consistently high quality award winning wines (award wining winery in France, Croatia and Serbia)

Consulting winemaker  Popov winery, 2005-2008

Consalting winemaker Dalvina winery  2015-2020

Consalting winemaker in Serbia Jeremic winery  2014-2016

Consalting winemaker in Serbia Despotika winery  2014-2016

Consalting winemaker in Serbia Katanic winery since 2015

Consalting winemaker in Serbia Aleksicc winery since 2019

Ministry of science of Republic of Macedonia: "Establishing the residues in must and wine and possibilities for their reducing".

World Bank and Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water economy: " Improving the Grape and Wine Production and Quality of Farming in the Republic of Macedonia".

Phare: Cross border co-operation small projects fund: "Cross Border Wine Tasting Centre - Demir Kapija". (education and technical support).

PSO: "Production of good quality and competitively priced Macedonian wines and their promotion and sales in Western Europe, through the effective utilization of Dutch hardware and technical assistance" (education and technical support)