DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer from Napa Valley
by Bonny Meyer
Bonny Meyer is the author of Perfectly Paired: The Love Affair Behind Silver Oak Cellars, a memoir of life, love and spiritual connection with Napa Valley vintner and winery legend Justin Meyer, co-founder of the famous Silver Oak Cellars which produced the Cabernet that became the benchmark for world class iconic Cabernet Sauvignons. Bonny’s family continues to produce Cabernet Sauvignon at Bonny’s Vineyard, from where she shares her insights, experience and love via DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer... from Napa Valley.
Episodes
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Grumbling into Action - Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
Suzanne Thorniley tells us how disappointment in election results first resulted in a lot of grumbling among friends but ultimately led to fulfilling and effective local action that lifted everyone's spirits and improved lives and opportunities. Everyone wants to live in a vibrant community....
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Napa Valley Autumn - Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
The leaves are changing colors and falling from vines, from trees, on hedges and in the hills. The air is crisp and clear and morning mist rises to meet the sunrise. Enjoy the Napa Valley as she shifts from the green leaves and deep blue grapes of harvest to the golds, reds and browns of autumn.
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Rise to Excellence - Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
Napa Valley's fame was crafted by the forward-thinking vintners and farmers of the 1960s who dedicated themselves to greatness by helping each newcomer and each other rise to individual and collective excellence. This is a powerful lesson we can all emulate no matter what our area of focus.
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Harvest 2022 - Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
Come along and join the excitement of our Bonny's Vineyard 2022 Cabernet Harvest! See the behind-the-scene preparations and systems that make it all possible then feel the energy as the grape picking crew moves quickly through the vineyard harvesting each and every cluster at its peak of perfection.
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Santa Fe - Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
Join me as I take in the sights and sounds of the unique southwestern city of Santa Fe. I visit three centuries-old churches and the wonderful Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Just walking the streets and peering into the many shops is like being in an art museum. Invoke the smell of roasting chiles as…
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Scuba Diver – Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
My grandson Justin and I head off to Monterey for his scuba diver training and certification. There were moments of struggle but he and his dive partner prevailed in the end. A day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium was a great way to end our ocean adventure.
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Gold Country #2 - Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
My sister Terri and I continue to explore the Empire mine, the machine shop, and the forge. We then move on to walk the community demonstration garden and cruise the twin cities of Grass Valley and Nevada City. All in all, it was a delightful introduction to this area where gold turned from dust...
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Gold Country #1 - Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
Join me and my sister, Terri in her new hometown, Grass Valley. There we enjoyed a watermelon cooler while planning our trip to the Empire Mine founded in 1850, the year California became a state and 49ers were rushing to find gold. After touring the mine museum, we toured the owner's cottage and...
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Serengeti — Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
Meet Rob Barteletti who spends the better part of his day composing music using GarageBand on his Mac computer. Living with Parkinson's Disease for over 20 years meant that he could no longer play his piano and guitar but he found a way to create by stitching together loops and samples of digital...
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Calistoga Homegrown Parade – Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
Anything goes in the annual Calistoga 4th of July Parade; a truly fun and funky hometown production. It is heartwarming to see friends and neighbors willing to strut their stuff having a goofy good time doing it. This video is a tribute to small-town America everywhere where everyone applauds and...
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A Day in the Park – Bonny Meyer 🌿 DiVine Conversations
Join me in the park as the residents of the Sausalito houseboat community share their dance-inspiring music, delicious food and impressive art with a little magic thrown in. Sometimes you never know about the hidden talents of the girl or guy next door until the invitation goes out and the table…
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Making Ti Leaf Lei - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Join Cindy, Kelly and I as Cindy teaches us how to make Ti Leaf Lei. Ti Leaf Lei are often given to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of friends and family. Cindy shows us how to easily make these lei at home. The leaves are harvested and pre-frozen to imbue maximum flexibility, making it...
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Love Money - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Sarah McCrum offers expansive and extraordinary insight into the energy and benevolent nature of Money. Her consistent message invites us to realize that Money wants us to thrive individually and collectively and to support us as we engage in creative activities we love and exchange with each...
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Harvesting the Sea – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Join me and whale videographer Everett Peacock as we stroll into the gentle shallows of Baby Beach to collect pure ocean water. Baking-dishes filled with this flavor-rich water will bake in Everett's DIY backyard solar oven. Within 10 days time, this pristine water will leave behind a gourmet...
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The Whales are Back! - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Join me and Jeff as we head out for a whale watch. We will see a baby playing and breaching over and over again and adults surfacing near our raft. Lastly, we will be treated to spectacular aerial footage from "Whale Dance" generously shared with us by Everett Peacock, TheFlyingHawaiian.com.
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Above Hawaii - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Hawaii is just as stunning from the air as it is from the beach. Come with me as we fly above Hawaii to visit my friend Dr. Ira Zunin on Oahu. We will fly by serene Molokai on our way there and back with her deep lava flow mountain gorges that look like Pele's long wavy tresses. The highlights of...
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Luau – DiVine Conversationis with Bonny Meyer
What better way to celebrate being in Hawaii than going to a luau! At the Feast of Lele we journeyed through the South Pacific Islands of Hawaii, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Samoa on the wings of unique but related languages, foods and dance. The similarities of these island cultures make it clear...
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Maui Wedding Venues - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Join Cindy and me as we explore Kapalua wedding venues for Jackie, her daughter Caitlin's best friend. Jackie was wanting to get married where she and Caitlin grew up together. Cindy and I had great fun scoping out these familiar places and looking at them with the new perspective that Jackie’s...
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Boston Whaler - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Come along as I learn how to operate our new Boston Whaler and ultimately venture from Sausalito’s Richardson Bay Marina out under the Golden Gate Bridge into the open ocean. Having been a sailor all my life this was a new and thrilling experience!
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Tortilla Soup - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Celia demonstrates how to make her simple, healing Tortilla Soup. It is perfect for a winter’s day or anytime you are looking for chicken soup to feed body and soul. I always ask her to make her Tortilla Soup when I have a bad cold or just need a little TLC. So here it is, with love from Celia’s...
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KENNY G - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
The Kenny G concert was perfection! Rick and I started the evening at the new Napa Tiki Bar, Wilfreds, where we had Hawaiian food local style. The pineapple fried rice was particularly ono! Then we walked the short distance to The Blue Note where Kenny G began his concert walking through the...
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Calistoga Spa Christmas - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Join us at the Calistoga Spa for the Meyer Family Enterprises Christmas party. The hot pools were the perfect place to hang out and swap stories after our delicious dinner at Brasswood. Everyone loved continuing our dinner conversations while sitting around the poolside fire pit or soaking in the...
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Friendsgiving – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Join us as we come together for a Friendsgiving hosted by Kirsten and Adam in their Seattle home. It begins with adult beverages as we wait for our Covid Rapid Test results. Delighted anticipation is high as hot potatoes and butter are fed into Ben's potato cannon. The meal ends with pecan pie,...
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Climate Concerns – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Wilford Welch talks with me about his deep concern that humanity may not rise to meet the challenge of climate change in time to avoid catastrophic disaster. He offers his book "In Our Hands" free to anyone who wishes to download it from his website. Our future is clearly in our hands.
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Dia de los Muertos – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Join me for our local Dia de los Muertos celebration. It is full of music, decorated skulls, elaborate altars honoring family members who have died, revelers in costume with painted faces, and of course great food. I hope this video brings you delight and serves as an invitation to attend these...
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Feeding the Soil - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Just after the last grapes are harvested and before the first rains, we sow a carefully chosen seed mix that will germinate and grow over the winter into the early summer, contributing to healthier soil beneath the vines and attracting beneficial insects. Working with nature in this way…
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Tomatos & Burrata - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Come with me into the Bonny's Vineyard garden as we harvest the last of the tomatoes and basil before the first frost ends the season. Then come into the kitchen as we demonstrate the fabulous and easy summer salad of Tomatoes & Burrata. This dish is probably the quintessential way to show off…
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Harvest! – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Catch the excitement and be part of the early morning and middle of the night harvest! After a year of hibernation, emersion, bloom, growth, véraison, and maturity, harvest is the penultimate day for the vines and those who have tended them.
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Wedding Day - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
My wedding anniversary inspired me to create this sweet remembrance video of my wedding day 49 years ago. Here's to love and to all of you who celebrate wedding anniversaries and sweet remembrance days like me and to all of us in our never-ending creation of new heartfelt relationships and...
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Bloom to Véraison - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Come along on a journey through time in the vineyard while we follow the beautiful and truly magical process of grape cluster maturation. Bloom is obvious but véraison? Well, you will just have to see for yourself why we get so excited about véraison in the vineyard!
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Kayak Cruise – DiVine Conversations with Bonnie Meyer
Come along with me on my maiden kayak cruise touring our Sausalito houseboats from the water. Issaquah and Liberty Dock backyards feature kayaks, paddleboards, and boats instead of containers full of flowers. Come on in and join the fun! Anyone can rent a kayak or paddleboard in Sausalito at...
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Zucchini! – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
A quick visit to the garden and 10 minutes in the kitchen results in a deliciously savory meal or side dish of zucchini, a staple of Mexico, Italy, and the Napa Valley.
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Planting Vineyard – DiVine Conversations With Bonny Meyer
Ever wonder how a beautiful lush vineyard gets established? It all begins with careful planning; choosing the ideal rootstock, variety and clone then ordering benchgrafts from a grapevine nursery.The ground is prepared and cultivated then, finally, the baby vines are planted.
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Dock Walk - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Sausalito Houseboats attract visitors from all over the world. Join me and Carole for a late afternoon stroll to enjoy the flower gardens and unique floating homes of Issaquah Dock.
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Folk Music – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Folk Music was the music of my time fueled by the popularity of The Kingtson Trio, Peter, Paul, and Mary, and Pete Seeger. Justin and I sang their songs the first night we met at his birthday dinner. That evening of singing in harmony forged a solid friendship which grew into our lifelong love...
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Vine Tending – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
It is remarkable how much tender loving care a premium vineyard receives. Extraneous shoots are suckered, primary canes are tucked under trellis wires and the whole vineyard is monitored and managed for mildew and pesky weeds and pests. All these efforts come together to create delicious…
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Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
I love Slack Key Guitar! It is a unique musical form that arose out of the cowboy or paniolo culture of Hawaii's Big Island. Learn a little about the origin story and listen to master Uncle George Kahumoku while Ukulele player, Peter deAquino dances an impromptu hula.
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The Demise of My iPhone – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
A sad tale of injury and attempted restoration. Was it the fall or was it the surgeon that caused the demise? Is there a happy ending? Find out.
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Bud Break – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Bud Break is one of the most exciting and active times in the vineyard. It is the miracle of new life bursting open everywhere you look. It is the harbinger of spring and goes off like a frost alarm propelling farmers into action. This is your invitation to witness this miracle!
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Makena Veaches –DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Come along with me and Cindy as we explore beautiful beaches of Makena in South Maui. Avoiding the wide open beaches of Big Beach and Little Beach, we stuck to the lovely little coves bordered by lava rock outcroppings. Here we found swimmers, snorkelers, fishermen and plenty of wild chickens!
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Lei Making – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Join me as I make and gift a fresh flower Hawaiian lei. Buy a lei needle and enjoy this pleasant creative activity at home with flowers from your garden.
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Paper Art of Pat Gentenaar - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Delight in the unique Paper Art of Pat Gentenaar. Take an art tour of my Maui condo then explore how Pat uses paper pulp to create these images that are so alive. Pat is acknowledged worldwide for her unique process and extraordinarily dynamic art.
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Whale Watch – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Come along on our whale watch adventure, joining me, Carole and Wilford as we observe Hawaii's humpbacks tend to newborns and engage in dating whale-style. The annual whale migration and ocean nurturing and mating rituals are likely more ancient than we humans watching the spectacle.
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Maui Mission Churches – DiVine Conversations With Bonny Meyer
Take a tour of Maui missionary history through some of the churches they built. Arriving from 1820 through the 1890s, Christian missionaries had a huge influence on spiritual beliefs and the daily life of the Hawaiian people.
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Magical Maui – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
This is your invitation to virtually visit the island of fragrant flowers, tropical breezes and the sounds of slack key guitar and ocean waves. Relax as you hear the story of my first arrival and a tribute to the healing power of Magical Maui.
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Tribute to Jerry –DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Peace is my only goal. My only job is to see the light in you. These are two great lessons my dear friend Jerry Jampolsky taught me that have enhanced my life.
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Hawaiian Christmas Traditions – Divine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Cindy & Bonny "talk story" about how Christmas is celebrated by families in the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii is a rich mixture of peoples from Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Japan, China, The Philippines, Portugal, Mexico, and the US Mainland. Each family brings cherished foods from their cultural home to…
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Fall in the Vineyard - DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Breathe in the quiet energy of fall in the vineyard. The vines remind us that it is time to stop, rest, rejuvenate and restore in preparation for next spring.
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Cecelia Beans – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Discover the secrets of the best refried beans on the planet - Celia Beans! The ingredients are simple but it is my ultimate comfort food. From my friend and housekeeper Celia Rios.
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Spitfire Meyer – DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer
Take a joy ride with me in Justin’s 1928 Model A Pickup as we celebrate his November birthday!
About this show
Bonny Meyer is the author of Perfectly Paired: The Love Affair Behind Silver Oak Cellars, a memoir of life, love and spiritual connection with Napa Valley vintner and winery legend Justin Meyer, co-founder of the famous Silver Oak Cellars which produced the Cabernet that became the benchmark for world class iconic Cabernet Sauvignons. Bonny’s family continues to produce Cabernet Sauvignon at Bonny’s Vineyard, from where she shares her insights, experience and love via DiVine Conversations with Bonny Meyer... from Napa Valley.
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