Steve Pope wrote:
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> In Napa County, California, vintners have long produced wines with
> notes of eucalyptus by growing grapes near rows of eucalyptus trees.
> Mondavi and Heitz are noted practicers of this.

There are large groves of eucalyptus all over California.
My neighbor has some giant specimens. Most of the really
tall ones were planted about 100 years ago, when there
was a brief get-rich-quick scheme that involved growing
eucalyptus for lumber. Although these trees grow very
quickly and very large, it wasn't until a few years later
that it became known that you can't use eucalyptus for
lumber. It has a spiral grain, so planks and beams cut
from it split if you put any significant stress on them.