In article >,
Mark Lipton > wrote:

> Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
>
> > I can't believe that Joe Heitz doesn't know what eucalyptus smells like
> > but that is the smell of every Heitz Martha's Vineyard that I have ever
> > tasted going back to 1976.
>
> The problem here is that not all people smell the same thing. To Joe
> Heitz, eucalyptus smelled like cat ****, whereas to me it has a
> pleasant, balsamic odor (and, I presume, to you also). Just talk to
> people about a wine like Beaucastel, where half the group loves it and
> talks about "meatiness" or "gaminess" and the other half hates it and
> talks about it smelling like shit. Now, does half the group not know
> what shit smells like? ;-) Sensitivity to a given smell also plays a
> role: most people like the smell of eau de skunk at low ppm levels, but
> far fewer like the smell when it's more intense.
>
> Mark Lipton

I love the smell of Eucalyptus. Smells like beautiful places in Northern
CA and in Maui.