We went to the winery in '99. I believe he was there at the time. He makes some fantastic wines! I honestly can't remember exactly how far away it is. I know we drove past Santa Barbara, and we went through a little town called Solvang which looks like it was plucked out of Denmark.
I wasn't the one driving though, so all I really did was look at the scenery and thus have no real idea how long anything took.