Tomato Rating 11

 
Morningsun Herb Farm
 
Tomato Day 2011
 
Taste Test Results
 
Every year on a Sunday in the late summer, Morningsun Herb Farm hosts its annual tomato tasting event.  I'm always amazed at the size of the crowd that shows up, but after all, where else can you sample up to 100 varieties of California grown tomatoes?
 
Here's how the rating system works..  All attendees are given the opportunity to rate each tomato as a 1, 2, or 3, defined as follows;
 
1 = Not so good!
2 = It's OK
3 = Superb!!
 
After the tasting I calculate the average, and that's the resulting score.
 
So that you can compare this year's results to those of previous years, I have listed 2007 - 2011 side by side, with the 2011 results sorted in descending order.  An "X" indicates a variety that wasn't included in the tasting for that year.
 
OVERALL RESULTS

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Tomato, SUN SUGAR 2.84 2.89 2.82 2.79 2.86
Tomato, SUNGOLD 2.84 2.79 2.80 2.77 2.59
Tomato, ISIS CANDY 2.04 2.74 2.83 X 2.57
Tomato, OAXACAN JEWEL 2.09 1.66 2.38 X 2.55
Tomato, BLUSH X X X X 2.54
Tomato, SNOW WHITE CHERRY 2.09 X 2.82 2.89 2.52
Tomato, SUPER SWEET 100  2.57 2.75 2.83 2.57 2.52
Tomato, YELLOW CHEROKEE X X X X 2.52
Tomato, BLACK ZEBRA X 2.23 1.82 2.14 2.50
Tomato, DRUZBA X X X X 2.47
Tomato, ROSALITA 2.80 2.39 2.71 X 2.45
Tomato, JAUNET FLAMMEE  1.79 X 2.17 2.16 2.43
Tomato, EARLY GIRL 2.23 X 2.26 2.55 2.42
Tomato, BLACK CHERRY 2.58 2.84 2.65 2.54 2.41
Tomato, SWEET CHELSEA 2.59 2.48 2.65 2.51 2.40
Tomato, BIG BEEF 1.95 1.80 X 2.49 2.39
Tomato, BLOODY BUTCHER X X X X 2.37
Tomato, CHEROKEE PURPLE  2.15 2.37 2.73 2.21 2.37
Tomato, VALENCIA X X X X 2.37
Tomato, CANDY X X X X 2.36
Tomato, DONA X X X X 2.36
Tomato, VIRGINIA SWEET X X 1.88 X 2.36
Tomato, ORANGE RUSSIAN X 1.94 1.82 X 2.33
Tomato, AMANA ORANGE X 2.45 2.46 2.57 2.32
Tomato, COPIA X 2.27 X 2.24 2.32
Tomato, PERSIMMON 1.89 2.28 2.37 X 2.31
Tomato, STUPICE  2.04 2.07 2.23 2.00 2.31
Tomato, CEYLON X X X X 2.30
Tomato, GREEN GRAPE  1.83 2.39 2.21 2.66 2.30
Tomato, IVORY EGG X X X X 2.30
Tomato, THESSALONIKI 2.52 1.75 2.30 X 2.30
Tomato, BLACK PRINCE  2.25 2.16 2.12 X 2.29
Tomato, GREEN ZEBRA 1.85 X 2.78 2.11 2.27
Tomato, CRIMSON SPRINTER X X X X 2.26
Tomato, WHITE BEAUTY X X 2.23 X 2.26
Tomato, MARVEL STRIPE 1.72 1.77 X X 2.25
Tomato, BRANDYWINE RED X X X X 2.23
Tomato, MR. STRIPEY X 2.04 X X 2.23
Tomato, DR. WYCHE'S YELLOW X 2.16 X 2.28 2.22
Tomato, JUBILEE  2.26 1.91 X 2.00 2.22
Tomato, AUSSIE X 1.52 X X 2.21
Tomato, CARMELLO  X X 2.32 X 2.21
Tomato, MARMANDE X 1.52 X 2.16 2.19
Tomato, SUNNY X X X X 2.14
Tomato, YELLOW PEAR 2.36 1.79 2.12 2.35 2.14
Tomato, EVERGREEN  X 2.25 2.54 X 2.13
Tomato, LEMON BOY   X 2.51 X 2.32 2.11
Tomato, ROMA  X 1.38 X X 2.08
Tomato, ENCHANTMENT  2.44 2.00 X X 2.07
Tomato, BLACK FROM TULA X X X X 2.00
Tomato, EARLY GOLIATH X X X 2.06 1.98
Tomato, SAN MARZANO REDORTA 2.11 1.35 1.65 2.28 1.98
Tomato, BEEFSTEAK X X X 2.47 1.95
Tomato, BIG WHITE PINK STRIPE X X X X 1.87
Tomato, 1884 1.87 X 2.34 X X
Tomato, ABE LINCOLN X 2.24 X X X
Tomato, ACE 1.36 X 2.15 X X
Tomato, AMISH PASTE 1.95 1.70 1.59 X X
Tomato, ANDREW RAHART X X X 2.19 X
Tomato, ANNA'S NOIR 1.93 2.02 X 2.15 X
Tomato, APPLAUSE X X 1.92 X X
Tomato, ARMENIAN X 1.69 X X X
Tomato, AUNT GERTIE'S GOLD X 2.55 1.99 2.27 X
Tomato, AUNT GINNY'S PURPLE X 2.13 2.11 X X
Tomato, AUNT RUBY'S GERMAN GREEN  2.14 2.33 2.18 2.45 X
Tomato, AZOYCHKA RUSSIAN 1.98 X 1.89 1.97 X
Tomato, BASINGA X 2.15 X X X
Tomato, BEAUTY X 2.12 X X X
Tomato, BEAUTY KING 2.36 X X X X
Tomato, BEEFMASTER 2.33 1.82 2.03 2.03 X
Tomato, BERKELEY TIE-DYE 2.45 2.80 2.44 X X
Tomato, BIG RAINBOW X 1.69 1.66 X X
Tomato, BIG RASPBERRY 2.06 X X X X
Tomato, BIG ZEBRA 1.98 2.27 X X X
Tomato, BLACK 1.70 1.85 2.10 X X
Tomato, BLACK 008 1.91 X X X X
Tomato, BLACK AND BROWN BOAR X X 2.26 X X
Tomato, BLACK ETHIOPIAN X X X 2.10 X
Tomato, BLACK GIANT X X 2.32 X X
Tomato, BLACK KRIM 2.21 X X 2.58 X
Tomato, BLACK PEAR 2.24 X X X X
Tomato, BLACK PINEAPPLE 1.87 X X X X
Tomato, BLACK RUSSIAN PLUM X X 1.85 2.06 X
Tomato, BLACK SEAMAN X X 2.06 X X
Tomato, BLUE FRUIT X 1.77 X X X
Tomato, BOONDOCKS X X 1.98 X X
Tomato, BRANDYWINE  2.10 X X 2.40 X
Tomato, BRANDYWINE YELLOW X 2.41 X X X
Tomato, BROWN BERRY 2.62 2.23 X X X
Tomato, BULL'S HEART X 1.77 X X X
Tomato, BURGESS STUFF X 1.31 X X X
Tomato, CABERNET 2.22 2.48 2.43 2.46 X
Tomato, CARBON  2.24 2.41 2.51 X X
Tomato, CASPIAN PINK  X 1.70 2.20 2.15 X
Tomato, CELEBRITY  1.98 X 1.95 X X
Tomato, CHEROKEE CHOCOLATE X X 2.00 X X
Tomato, CHURCH X 1.62 1.89 X X
Tomato, COLOSSAL GOLDEN BURGESS 1.94 X X X X
Tomato, COSTOLUTO GENOVESE 1.72 1.55 1.71 1.90 X
Tomato, COUNTY AMISH X 1.56 X X X
Tomato, COUSTROLEE 2.24 1.92 1.92 1.82 X
Tomato, DAD'S MUG X 1.63 X 1.89 X
Tomato, DARK ROSE 2.52 2.19 X X X
Tomato, DELICIOUS 2.46 1.94 X X X
Tomato, DINNER PLATE 1.98 2.02 X 2.32 X
Tomato, DIXIE GOLDEN GIANT X 1.93 2.21 2.11 X
Tomato, DOUBLE RICH 2.09 2.12 X X X
Tomato, EARLY CASCADE 1.88 2.52 X 2.24 X
Tomato, ELBE X 2.27 X X X
Tomato, EVAN'S PURPLE PEAR 2.07 1.69 2.22 X X
Tomato, EVA'S PURPLE BALL X 2.36 X X X
Tomato, FERRIS WHEEL 2.07 X X X X
Tomato, FIREWORKS X 1.85 2.05 X X
Tomato, FLAME ORANGE 2.08 X X X X
Tomato, GERMAN RED STRAWBERRY X 2.05 2.51 X X
Tomato, GIANT BELGIUM X X 2.14 2.22 X
Tomato, GIOIA DELLE MENSA X X 1.91 X X
Tomato, GOLDEN BURGESS X 1.45 X X X
Tomato, GOLDEN EGG X 1.79 X X X
Tomato, GOLDEN QUEEN USDA STRAIN X 2.26 2.33 X X
Tomato, GOLDIE X X X 2.49 X
Tomato, GREAT WHITE 2.29 2.13 2.17 X X
Tomato, GREEN GIANT X 2.14 X X X
Tomato, GREEN SAUSAGE 1.55 X X X X
Tomato, HALEY'S PURPLE COMET X X 2.39 X X
Tomato, HALF MOON 1.87 X X X X
Tomato, HENDERSON PONDEROSA X X 2.24 X X
Tomato, HENDERSON'S WINSALL X 2.00 X X X
Tomato, HILLBILLY  2.32 1.84 1.85 X X
Tomato, HUNGARIAN HEART 2.32 2.13 X X X
Tomato, IISE YELLOW LATVIA X 2.39 X X X
Tomato, ITALIAN SWEET X 2.17 X X X
Tomato, JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE X X 2.31 2.11 X
Tomato, JERSEY DEVIL X 1.97 X X X
Tomato, JULIA CHILD X 2.44 X X X
Tomato, JULIET   2.66 2.08 2.62 2.57 X
Tomato, KALMAN'S HUNGARIAN PINK X 2.18 X X X
Tomato, KELLOGG'S BREAKFAST X 1.86 X X X
Tomato, LARGE BARRED BOAR 1.85 X X X X
Tomato, LIMMONY 2.00 X X X X
Tomato, MAMOTARO 2.60 2.70 2.52 X X
Tomato, MANDARIN CROSS X 1.86 X 2.27 X
Tomato, MARIANNA'S PEACE X 2.38 2.19 2.30 X
Tomato, MARIZOL GOLD X 2.26 X 1.81 X
Tomato, MATT'S WILD CHERRY 2.19 2.78 2.81 2.60 X
Tomato, MEXICO X 2.28 2.33 2.24 X
Tomato, MICADO VIOLETTER X 1.72 X X X
Tomato, MOONGLOW X X X 2.52 X
Tomato, MORTGAGE LIFTER  X 1.44 1.99 2.29 X
Tomato, MORTGAGE LIFTER YELLOW X 1.83 1.65 2.40 X
Tomato, MR. BROWN 1.71 1.48 2.15 X X
Tomato, MRS. HOUSEWORTH X 2.10 X X X
Tomato, MULE TEAM X X X 2.18 X
Tomato, NEBRASKA WEDDING  2.04 X 2.41 X X
Tomato, NEPAL X 2.30 X X X
Tomato, NEVE'S AZOREAN X X 2.25 X X
Tomato, NORTHERN LIGHTS X 2.22 X X X
Tomato, NYAGOUS X 1.97 X 2.27 X
Tomato, OLD GERMAN X 1.32 1.96 1.99 X
Tomato, OLENE UKRANIAN X X 1.90 X X
Tomato, OMAR'S LEBANESE 1.73 2.89 1.81 X X
Tomato, ORANGE BANANA 2.15 1.98 1.96 X X
Tomato, ORANGE STRAWBERRY X X 2.00 X X
Tomato, OREGON SPRING V X 1.42 X X X
Tomato, PARK'S WHOPPER X X 1.96 X X
Tomato, PATIO X X 1.42 X X
Tomato, PAUL ROBESON 1.83 X 2.15 2.25 X
Tomato, PIERCE'S PRIDE X X 2.32 X X
Tomato, PINEAPPLE  X 2.15 X 2.52 X
Tomato, PINK BERKELEY TIE-DYE HEART 2.71 X X X X
Tomato, PINK BOAR 2.15 2.60 2.27 X X
Tomato, PINK BRANDYWINE 2.12 2.37 X X X
Tomato, PINK GRAPEFRUIT X X 2.27 X X
Tomato, PINK LEMON X X X 1.79 X
Tomato, PINK MORTGAGE LIFTER X 1.85 X X X
Tomato, POLISH X 2.08 X X X
Tomato, PORK CHOP 2.72 2.79 2.20 X X
Tomato, PORTER HOUSE 1.77 X X X X
Tomato, PRUDEN'S PURPLE X 2.29 2.61 X X
Tomato, PURPLE BRANDYWINE 1.99 X X X X
Tomato, PURPLE PRINCE X X X 2.38 X
Tomato, RAINBOW 2.26 X X X X
Tomato, RED BOAR 2.79 X 2.28 2.35 X
Tomato, RED BRANDYWINE 2.10 X X X X
Tomato, RED PLUM X X 2.03 X X
Tomato, RED STAR 2.11 X X X X
Tomato, RED ZEBRA 2.41 2.05 X 2.10 X
Tomato, RIESENTRAUBE 2.17 2.15 X X X
Tomato, ROSE X 2.48 2.05 X X
Tomato, SIOUX  2.17 2.35 2.22 X X
Tomato, SOLDACKI X 2.10 X X X
Tomato, SOUTHERN NIGHT 2.34 2.40 X X X
Tomato, SUGARY 2.28 2.34 2.53 2.61 X
Tomato, SUNSET'S RED HORIZON 1.71 X X X X
Tomato, TANGELLA X X X 1.83 X
Tomato, TANGERINE X 1.74 2.61 1.91 X
Tomato, TAPPY HERITAGE 2.17 X X X X
Tomato, TAXI X 1.22 X 1.81 X
Tomato, THAI PEACH EGG X X 2.06 2.09 X
Tomato, TIGERELLA 2.56 X X X X
Tomato, TORBAY X X X 1.91 X
Tomato, TRIP-L-CROP X X X 2.71 X
Tomato, TURKISH MONASTERY X X 1.72 X X
Tomato, ULTIMATE GIANT X X 2.09 X X
Tomato, VINTAGE WINE X 1.63 X 2.05 X
Tomato, WATERMELON BEEFSTEAK 1.96 1.93 2.27 X X
Tomato, WHITE QUEEN X 2.03 X X X
Tomato, WILLIAMS X X 1.68 X X
Tomato, YELLOW BOAR X 2.36 2.47 X X
Tomato, YELLOW BRANDYWINE 2.34 X 2.09 X X
Tomato, YELLOW WITH RED STRIPES X 1.52 X X X