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Voting reflects the judgement of attendees of the tasting, which is held annually as part of Monticello's Saturdays in the Garden Series.

Rank
 Tomato Variety
Avg.
<5
>7
1
 Granny Cantrell
8.64
30
0
2
 Brandywine OTV
8.28
28
0
3
 Estonia
8.24
28
0
4
 Rose
8.05
25
0
5
 Yellow Brandywine
7.84
24
2
6
 Brandywine, Sudduth's
7.84
23
0
7
 Green Zebra
7.61
19
1
8
 Ozark Pink
7.61
17
0
9
 Old Virginia
7.57
20
0
10
 Giant Syrian
7.53
23
1
11
 Heinz 1350
7.38
15
0
12
 Brandywine Red
7.36
19
2
13
 Stupice
7.36
16
1
14
  (Richmond Heirloom, 4 votes)
7.25
2
0
15
 German Johnson
7.19
17
1
16
 Amy's Apricot
7.19
17
4
17
 Matt's Wild Cherry
7.19
14
3
18
 Monomakh's Hat
7.17
17
2
19
 Riesentraube
7.05
18
3
20
 Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter
7.04
10
2
21
 Cherokee Purple
6.92
16
4
22
 Mortgage Lifter
6.86
9
1
23
 Dixie Gold Giant
6.83
15
3
24
 Pisa Date
6.82
17
3
25
 Eva Purple Ball
6.68
13
2
26
 German Striped
6.49
10
4
27
 Garden Peach
6.47
9
2
28
 Yellow Pear 
6.34
7
2
29
 Williams Striped
6.24
8
7
30
 Henderson's Pink Ponderosa
6.22
6
7
31
 Black Plum
6.13
7
8
32
 Garden Current
5.76
13
6
33
 Pomme d'Amour
5.76
7
10
34
 Sugar Cherry
5.72
10
9
35
 Amy's Sugar Gem
5.67
11
8
36
 Striped Roman
5.64
0
1
37
 Green Grape
5.21
3
10
38
 Principe Borghese
5.11
6
14
39
 Mountain Princess
5
2
13

Special thanks for the many great varieties brought by Ira Wallace and Lisa Dermer of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and Ann Eddins of Charlottesville.

Past results

August 8, 2009: 1. Estonia, 8.9; 2. Old Virginia, 8.5; 3. Cherokee Purple, 8.45; 4. Rose, 8.2; 5. Sungold, 7.85; 6. Prudens Purple, 7.63; 7. German Pink, 7.6; 8. Purple Calabash, 7.58

August 2, 2008: 1. Sungold, 7.8; 2. Black Cherry, 7.6; 3. Prudens Purple, 7.5; 4. Rose de Berne, 7.2; 5. (tie) Eva Purple Ball, Rose, Tomato Berry, 7

August 4, 2007: 1. Sungold, 8.5, 2. Black Cherry, 8.2, 3. German Red, 7.8, 4. Rose, 7.8, 4. Principe Borghese, 7.8, 6. Golden Queen, 7.6, Grapa Roma, 7.6

August 5, 2006: 1.Sweet 100, 8.2; 2. Sungold, 8.1; 3. Mr. Stripey, 7.8; 4. Golden Boy, 7.6; 5. Super Bush, 7.5; 6. Purple Calabash, 7.2; 7. Beefmaster, 7.2; 8. Beefsteak, 7.0

July 30, 2005: 1. Sungold, 8.1; 2. Pruden’s Purple, 8.0; 3. Rainbow, 8.0; 4. Pink Brandywine, 7.9; 5. Giant Syrian, 7.9; 6. Rose, 7.6; 7. Mortgage Lifter, 7.4

July 31, 2004: 1. Brandywine, 9.2; 2. Bloody Butcher, 8.5; 3. Sungold, 8.4; 4. Aunt Ginny’s, 8.1; 5. Pruden’s Purple, 8.0; 6. Caspian Pink, 8.0; 7. Mortgage Lifter, 7.9

August 4, 2003: 1. Rose, 8.6; 2. Brandywine (Suddelph), 7.9; 3. Brandywine, 7.6; 4. Mortgage Lifter, 7.4; 5. Purple Calabash, 7.3; 6. Eva Purple Ball, 7.3; 7. German Johnson, 7.2

August 10, 2002: 1. Pruden’s Purple, 8.9; 2. Rose, 8.3; 3. Giant Syrian, 8.1; 4. Sungold, 8.0; 5. Mortgage Lifter, 7.5; 6. Krukovic Yugoslavian, 7.5; 7. Mortgage Lifter #2, 7.4

August 25, 2001: 1. Sungold, 8.3; 2. Sweet 100, 8.2; 3. Mortgage Lifter, 7.0; 4. Dona, 6.9; 5. Tappy’s Finest, 6.9; 6. Federle, 6.6; 7. Grape, 6.5; 8. Marizol Gold, 6.4; 9. Celebrity, 6.3