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N\u00eb fillim t\u00eb viteve 70-t\u00eb, fatkeq\u00ebsi e Dagg Shaffer, s\u00eb bashku me familjen e tij u zhvendos nga \u00c7ikago p\u00ebr n\u00eb Kaliforni, ku filloi jet\u00ebn si nj\u00eb rishtar ver\u00eb krijuesit n\u00eb fush\u00ebn e stag e brisht\u00eb. Vera e kuqe Shafer Vreshtat’ i Pam\u00ebshirsh\u00ebm ishte vera e vitit 2012 nga revista “Vera e Sholl\u00ebs s\u00eb”.<\/p>\n
\u00c7far\u00eb shihni kur shikoni veten n\u00eb pasqyr\u00eb?<\/strong><\/p>\n Edhe…un\u00eb e shoh veten time. Dhe thuaj: “un\u00eb ende kan\u00eb flok\u00ebt.”<\/p>\n Ati juaj, Gjoni, vendosi p\u00ebr t\u00eb l\u00ebvizur familjen e tij nga \u00c7ikago p\u00ebr t\u00eb NAPA kur ishit 17 vje\u00e7ar. Si u ndjet\u00eb n\u00eb lidhje l\u00ebviz?<\/strong><\/p>\n Kjo nuk ishte nj\u00eb goditje p\u00ebr mua, sepse ai ka folur n\u00eb lidhje me at\u00eb p\u00ebr nj\u00eb koh\u00eb t\u00eb gjat\u00eb. Por ne ishim t\u00eb tronditur se ne fakt e b\u00ebri at\u00eb. Un\u00eb nuk ishte i m\u00ebrzitur. At\u00ebher\u00eb un\u00eb isha nj\u00eb adoleshent dhe shkoi n\u00eb shkoll\u00eb t\u00eb mesme. Ju e dini se \u00e7far\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb si t\u00eb studimit n\u00eb shkoll\u00ebn e lart\u00eb…un\u00eb ndjehen jo rehat, dhe pastaj – “Wow!” – ne jemi duke shkuar p\u00ebr pjes\u00ebn Veriore t\u00eb Kalifornis\u00eb. \u00c7far\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb kjo? N\u00eb TV gjithmon\u00eb transmetuar cherleders bukur pjes\u00ebn Veriore t\u00eb Kalifornis\u00eb plazhet me vajzat n\u00eb bikinis, natyrisht un\u00eb kam qen\u00eb i ngacmuar, \u00e7far\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb ajo, n\u00eb Veri t\u00eb Kalifornis\u00eb. <\/p>\n A mendoni se ju do t\u00eb jet\u00eb n\u00eb nj\u00eb bot\u00eb t\u00eb ver\u00ebs, n\u00eb qoft\u00eb se ati juaj nuk e ka b\u00ebr\u00eb k\u00ebt\u00eb l\u00ebvizje t\u00eb guximshme?<\/strong><\/p>\n Un\u00eb nuk mendoj se do t\u00eb kishte qen\u00eb n\u00eb industris\u00eb s\u00eb ver\u00ebs. Ose n\u00eb ndonj\u00eb m\u00ebnyr\u00eb t\u00eb interesuar n\u00eb k\u00ebt\u00eb sfer\u00eb. Un\u00eb kam qen\u00eb larg nga ajo. Babai im nuk ishte nj\u00eb pijanec ver\u00ebs \u2013 ai p\u00eblqente uiski burbon dhe birr\u00eb. N\u00eb at\u00eb koh\u00eb ver\u00ebs ishte vet\u00ebm Mateus dhe Lancers. Ai ishte i interesuar n\u00eb faktin se industris\u00eb s\u00eb ver\u00ebs \u00ebsht\u00eb i shpejt dhe n\u00eb m\u00ebnyr\u00eb aktive n\u00eb rritje, dhe kjo \u00ebsht\u00eb nj\u00eb investim i mir\u00eb. Ai m\u00eb von\u00eb e pranoi p\u00ebr mua se ai gjithmon\u00eb t\u00eb k\u00ebrkuar p\u00ebr t\u00eb punuar jasht\u00eb. <\/p>\n 1978 ishte vit t\u00eb par\u00eb t\u00eb korrjes. Ju keni nj\u00eb ide n\u00eb lidhje me at\u00eb q\u00eb ju jan\u00eb b\u00ebr\u00eb?<\/strong><\/p>\n Un\u00eb nuk mendoj se babai im mund t\u00eb shqet\u00ebsohen n\u00ebse ju thash\u00eb se un\u00eb e dinte n\u00eb lidhje me ver\u00ebs q\u00eb ai besonte t\u00eb nevojshme t\u00eb di. Ai ishte nj\u00eb konsulent. Ne pastaj u ngrit, pastaj ra. Kemi pasur rreth 8 shishe ver\u00eb, un\u00eb mund t\u00eb them se ajo ishte mjaft e jasht\u00ebzakonsh\u00ebm t\u00eb ver\u00ebs. <\/p>\n Pse ati juaj zgjodhi Aksionet Cik?<\/strong><\/p>\n N\u00eb at\u00eb koh\u00eb nuk ka ekzistuar p\u00ebr k\u00ebt\u00eb em\u00ebr. Mal, n\u00eb zon\u00ebn e quajtur Cik Aksionet, por e qarkut nuk kishte asnj\u00eb titull. Deri n\u00eb at\u00eb moment, deri sa babai i bler\u00eb n\u00eb k\u00ebt\u00eb vend, ai u p\u00ebrpoq p\u00ebr t\u00eb shitur p\u00ebr pes\u00eb vjet. Nuk ishte vet\u00ebm nj\u00eb sht\u00ebpi dhe nj\u00eb derdhur p\u00ebr traktor\u00eb. Nuk kishte asnj\u00eb shenj\u00eb n\u00eb sektorin e ver\u00ebs n\u00eb krahasim me sot. <\/p>\n Ajo rezulton, babai juaj ka b\u00ebr\u00eb nj\u00eb kontribut t\u00eb madh n\u00eb themelimin e Kunjat e Cik, e drejt\u00eb?<\/strong><\/p>\n N\u00eb vitin 1989 ai e bashkuar me fqinj\u00ebt, dhe ata kan\u00eb krijuar nj\u00eb komunitet, dhe pastaj t\u00eb dor\u00ebzohet n\u00eb qeveri p\u00ebr t’u bashkuar AVA.<\/p>\n AVA \u00ebsht\u00eb shum\u00eb e zakonshme gjat\u00eb viteve t\u00eb fundit. Si ndiheni p\u00ebr k\u00ebt\u00eb?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00cbsht\u00eb e v\u00ebshtir\u00eb p\u00ebr t\u00eb shpjeguar. Un\u00eb mendoj se n\u00eb P\u00ebrgjith\u00ebsi, \u00ebsht\u00eb e dobishme \u2013 ajo i jep popullit mund\u00ebsi q\u00eb t\u00eb m\u00ebsojn\u00eb specifikat e gjeografis\u00eb, por, n\u00eb fund, konsumatori vendos n\u00ebse AV vler\u00eb apo jo.<\/p>\n Rritjen e rrushit n\u00eb kodrat nuk ishte shum\u00eb e zakonshme n\u00eb koh\u00ebn kur ju keni filluar, pse keni vendosur ta b\u00ebni k\u00ebt\u00eb?<\/strong><\/p>\n Babai im e lexoi disa libra p\u00ebr ver\u00ebra italiane, e cila tha se kjo \u00ebsht\u00eb m\u00eb e mir\u00eb fush\u00eb p\u00ebr t\u00eb marr\u00eb e korrjes me cil\u00ebsi t\u00eb lart\u00eb. Dhe q\u00eb mendohet t\u00eb ngulur n\u00eb kok\u00ebn e tij. N\u00eb 70-t\u00eb e viteve njer\u00ebzit nuk e kan\u00eb kultivuar vreshtat n\u00eb kodrinat, sepse ajo ishte me vler\u00eb dy her\u00eb \u00e7mimin, ju merrni dy her\u00eb manaferrat, por pagoi nj\u00eb ton. Pse jo n\u00eb kodrat? P\u00ebr shkak se ajo \u00ebsht\u00eb budallaqe. <\/p>\n Kod\u00ebr Zgjidhni – kjo \u00ebsht\u00eb tuaj m\u00eb t\u00eb mir\u00eb ver\u00eb. Si e keni arritur? <\/strong><\/p>\n 50 hektar\u00eb ton\u00eb ferm\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb Cabernet Sauvignon. 35 hektar\u00eb t\u00eb vendosura n\u00eb kodrat. Ne kemi 8 ose 10 nj\u00ebsi t\u00eb ndryshme, prandaj, ne kemi identifikuar m\u00eb e mir\u00eb blloqe p\u00ebr t\u00eb prodhuar k\u00ebt\u00eb ver\u00eb. Megjithat\u00eb, ata mund t\u00eb ndryshoj\u00eb \u00e7do vit. Vendimi \u00ebsht\u00eb b\u00ebr\u00eb deri n\u00eb koh\u00ebn kur rrushi nuk bie n\u00eb prodhim. <\/p>\n Winemaker ” Elia me t\u00eb Fernandez dhe kam punuar s\u00eb bashku p\u00ebr 29 vjet. Ne kemi par\u00eb shum\u00eb dhe e di ton\u00eb ferm\u00ebn e tyre amtare trupit. Ne e dim\u00eb se \u00e7far\u00eb ndodh p\u00ebr t\u00eb vreshtave n\u00eb maj ose qershor. Dhe madje edhe para Cabernet ne pa dyshim thon\u00eb q\u00eb bllokon do t\u00eb jet\u00eb i cil\u00ebsis\u00eb m\u00eb t\u00eb lart\u00eb.<\/p>\n \u00c7far\u00eb e b\u00ebn Nj\u00eb Pik\u00eb e Pes\u00eb? <\/strong><\/p>\n Kjo \u00ebsht\u00eb familja jon\u00eb e biznesit. Familja \u00ebsht\u00eb pronar i k\u00ebsaj kompanie, e cila \u00ebsht\u00eb shum\u00eb e r\u00ebnd\u00ebsishme. Babai im ka filluar biznesin n\u00eb mosh\u00ebn ai ishte 50 vje\u00e7. Un\u00eb u bashkua me shum\u00eb t\u00eb rinj, k\u00ebshtu q\u00eb ajo rezulton se kjo nuk \u00ebsht\u00eb nj\u00eb \u00e7\u00ebshtje e dy brezave, dhe nj\u00eb e gjysm\u00eb. Nj\u00eb Pik\u00eb E Pes\u00eb.<\/p>\n \u00c7far\u00eb ka emrin Pam\u00ebshirsh\u00ebm, vera e 2012?<\/strong><\/p>\n Ne e quajtur k\u00ebt\u00eb ver\u00eb n\u00eb nderin e tipare t\u00eb Elias \u2013 k\u00ebmb\u00ebngulje.<\/p>\n Nuk NAPA shum\u00eb t\u00eb varur nga Cabernet Sauvignon?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c7far\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb e gabuar me at\u00eb? Nuk jan\u00eb t\u00eb pabesuesh\u00ebm ver\u00ebra q\u00eb jan\u00eb prodhuar n\u00eb mbar\u00eb bot\u00ebn dhe \u00ebsht\u00eb nj\u00eb gj\u00eb e bukur \u2013 e klient\u00ebve t\u00eb tyre \u00ebsht\u00eb fitues. Un\u00eb mund t\u00eb merrni Pinot nga Zelanda e Re, Shiraz nga Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon nga NAPA valley. Mendimi im \u00ebsht\u00eb se kultivuesit e rrushit duhet t\u00eb marrin nga fakti se vendndodhjen e tyre mund t\u00eb ofroj\u00eb. N\u00eb qoft\u00eb se ne t\u00eb ishin 10 ose 15 milje nga SONOMA, un\u00eb nuk e kam rritur Cabernet n\u00eb hillsides. Ajo \u00ebsht\u00eb nj\u00eb vend ku jo shum\u00eb t\u00eb nxeht\u00eb dhe jo shum\u00eb i ftoht\u00eb. Ju mund t\u00eb rritet Cabernet n\u00eb k\u00ebt\u00eb lugin\u00eb, dhe un\u00eb nuk shoh ndonj\u00eb rrezik p\u00ebr t\u00eb.<\/p>\n N\u00eb qoft\u00eb se ju t\u00eb ndryshoj\u00eb shije, ju do t\u00eb ndryshoj\u00eb me ta. N\u00eb lugin\u00ebn kaluam nga filokser\u00eb dhe kishte p\u00ebr t\u00eb transplantuar brenda pes\u00eb apo gjasht\u00eb vjet. Le t\u00eb themi q\u00eb dikush thot\u00eb se Cabernet \u00ebsht\u00eb e keqe p\u00ebr ju, dhe Tsinit, \u00ebsht\u00eb m\u00eb e mir\u00eb dhe publikut do t\u00eb thot\u00eb t\u00eb mos b\u00ebj\u00eb m\u00eb shum\u00eb Cabernet. Un\u00eb, me gjas\u00eb, do t\u00eb jet\u00eb t\u00eb rritet Zin. Ne mund t\u00eb b\u00ebni at\u00eb p\u00ebr pes\u00eb apo gjasht\u00eb vjet.<\/p>\n \u00c7far\u00eb n\u00eb karrier\u00ebn tuaj jan\u00eb m\u00eb t\u00eb r\u00ebnd\u00ebsishme p\u00ebr ju? <\/strong><\/p>\n N\u00eb ndjenj\u00ebn e besimit se ne mund t\u00eb prodhojm\u00eb ver\u00eb t\u00eb cil\u00ebsis\u00eb m\u00eb t\u00eb lart\u00eb nga viti n\u00eb vit. Ajo q\u00eb ka ndodhur n\u00eb mes t\u00eb 1990-ta. Disa mund t\u00eb thon\u00eb se kjo ka ndodhur para, t\u00eb pakt\u00ebn un\u00eb mendoj k\u00ebshtu. <\/p>\n \u00c7far\u00eb nuk jan\u00eb momentet m\u00eb t\u00eb mira?<\/strong><\/p>\n Kam b\u00ebr\u00eb disa ver\u00ebrave n\u00eb mesin e viteve 1980 dhe ata nuk qen\u00eb t\u00eb suksesshme, k\u00ebshtu q\u00eb un\u00eb kam p\u00ebr t\u00eb derdh. Ka pasur disa probleme me sulfateve, dhe sa m\u00eb shpejt q\u00eb ne kemi tyre n\u00eb shishe, ai u b\u00eb akoma m\u00eb keq, pati nj\u00eb er\u00eb e keqe. Dhe k\u00ebshtu q\u00eb na u desh t\u00eb derdh 3000 shishe, dhe ju mund t\u00eb imagjinoni se si ndodhi. Pastaj ne t\u00eb korrigjuar gabimin, dhe t\u00eb ri-t\u00eb derdhur t\u00eb gjitha shishet. Pas 6 jav\u00eb kemi b\u00ebr\u00eb t\u00eb nj\u00ebjt\u00ebn gj\u00eb me 4000 shishe. Dhe, n\u00eb fund, vera ishte e shijshme. Pas 10 muajve t\u00eb ver\u00ebs ekspert\u00ebve u dha nj\u00eb vler\u00ebsim t\u00eb 91 pik\u00eb nga 93. <\/p>\n Koh\u00ebt e fundit shum\u00eb i hype shkuar rreth lidhje me ndryshimet klimatike dhe se si ajo mund t\u00eb ndikoj\u00eb n\u00eb NAPA valley. \u00c7far\u00eb b\u00ebni p\u00ebr t’u p\u00ebrgatitur p\u00ebr k\u00ebt\u00eb?<\/strong><\/p>\n Sigurisht, un\u00eb nuk jam duke shkuar p\u00ebr t\u00eb replant Cabernet n\u00eb vend t\u00eb Chardonnay p\u00ebr shkak t\u00eb ngrohjes globale. T\u00eb gjitha k\u00ebto studime e tyre t\u00eb grackave. 2010-2011 ishte coldest n\u00eb vite. 1984 dhe 1987 ishin shum\u00eb t\u00eb nxeht\u00eb. K\u00ebshtu q\u00eb p\u00ebr mua \u00ebsht\u00eb si nj\u00eb tendenc\u00eb. Por un\u00eb sigurisht q\u00eb i kushtoj v\u00ebmendje p\u00ebr at\u00eb. Por asgj\u00eb nuk mund t\u00eb na ndal.<\/p>\n Vera e biznesit nuk \u00ebsht\u00eb gjithmon\u00eb i suksessh\u00ebm si ju keni qen\u00eb me kriz\u00ebn ekonomike? <\/strong><\/p>\n Kemi pasur nj\u00eb t\u00eb p\u00ebrkohshme t\u00eb v\u00ebshtir\u00eb gjat\u00eb kriz\u00ebs si dhe t\u00eb gjith\u00eb. Biznesit t\u00eb ngadal\u00ebsuar, por deri n\u00eb vitin 2010, \u00e7do gj\u00eb ishte kthyer n\u00eb vendin e vet. Dhe tani m\u00eb mir\u00eb se kurr\u00eb. <\/p>\n A ka ndonj\u00eb gj\u00eb n\u00eb NAPA valley q\u00eb ju do t\u00eb donte p\u00ebr t\u00eb rregulluar?<\/strong><\/p>\n Ajo do t\u00eb jet\u00eb e madhe n\u00ebse njer\u00ebzit do t\u00eb na perceptojn\u00eb si t\u00eb v\u00ebrtet\u00eb fermer\u00ebt. N\u00eb fund t\u00eb fundit, \u00e7far\u00eb t\u00eb b\u00ebjm\u00eb ne n\u00eb vreshtat – t\u00eb gjith\u00eb t\u00eb lidhur me N\u00ebn\u00ebn Natyr\u00eb. \u00c7do sezon p\u00ebr ju \u00ebsht\u00eb nj\u00eb zbulim i ri dhe varet vet\u00ebm nga ju, \u00e7far\u00eb do t\u00eb jet\u00eb. <\/p>\n P\u00ebr t\u00eb b\u00ebr\u00eb nj\u00eb ver\u00eb t\u00eb mir\u00eb, vit pas viti, nuk \u00ebsht\u00eb e leht\u00eb. \u00c7far\u00eb ju rritet rrushi n\u00eb NAPA valley, nuk do t\u00eb thot\u00eb sukses. Gjithmon\u00eb nevoj\u00eb p\u00ebr nj\u00eb shum\u00eb v\u00ebmendje. Pavar\u00ebsisht nga mungesa e njohjes prej nesh si bujq, ne jan\u00eb, pas t\u00eb gjitha, e kan\u00eb arritur k\u00ebt\u00eb. Ne organizojm\u00eb darka p\u00ebr ver\u00eb n\u00eb restorante t\u00eb shtrenjta dhe t\u00eb flasim p\u00ebr tona t\u00eb shijshme, me ver\u00ebra. Njer\u00ebzit nuk na shohin makin\u00ebs traktor\u00eb apo ngarkimin e makinave.<\/p>\n \u00c7far\u00eb ju sjell k\u00ebnaq\u00ebsi?<\/strong><\/p>\n Pes\u00eb nga f\u00ebmij\u00ebt e mi. Tre jan\u00eb studiuar n\u00eb Universitet, dhe dy jan\u00eb n\u00eb sht\u00ebpi.<\/p>\n \u00c7far\u00eb mendoni se mund ta b\u00ebjn\u00eb bot\u00ebn nj\u00eb vend m\u00eb t\u00eb mir\u00eb?<\/strong><\/p>\n Un\u00eb besoj se n\u00ebse njer\u00ebzit jan\u00eb rregullisht t\u00eb pijsh\u00ebm m\u00eb shum\u00eb shampanj\u00eb – q\u00eb do ta b\u00ebjn\u00eb bot\u00ebn nj\u00eb vend m\u00eb t\u00eb mir\u00eb. Sidomos n\u00eb qoft\u00eb se ata do t\u00eb pin\u00eb Billecart-Salmon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" N\u00eb fillim t\u00eb viteve 70-t\u00eb, fatkeq\u00ebsi e Dagg Shaffer, s\u00eb bashku me familjen e tij u zhvendos nga \u00c7ikago p\u00ebr n\u00eb Kaliforni, ku filloi jet\u00ebn si nj\u00eb rishtar ver\u00eb krijuesit n\u00eb fush\u00ebn e stag e brisht\u00eb. Vera e kuqe Shafer Vreshtat’ i Pam\u00ebshirsh\u00ebm ishte vera e vitit 2012 nga revista “Vera e Sholl\u00ebs s\u00eb”. \u00c7far\u00eb<\/p>\n