California dreaming: Road-tripping in the Bay Area and beyond on a Joni Mitchell-inspired jaunt

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Sitting in dappled light shading myself from the midday sun, with rolling vineyards spread out for miles in front of me, I could be on holiday in rural Italy or France. It’s only the cowboy boots on the man pouring me a crisp glass of wine that give my location away: I’m in California. Or to be more exact, in Demetria Estate and Vineyards, high on a hill in Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez Valley, located in Santa Barbara County. After lucking out and getting a ticket for a Joni Mitchell concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles...