tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011946245768794903.post5995141610023319117..comments2023-07-04T09:04:30.149-07:00Comments on The Iron Chevsky Wine Blog: The great heirloom tomato taste-off of 2010Iron Chevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241149967997845671noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011946245768794903.post-7601560810879543162010-09-02T13:16:55.827-07:002010-09-02T13:16:55.827-07:00GREAT TASTE OFF!!! Wes, occasionally a hybrid wil...GREAT TASTE OFF!!! Wes, occasionally a hybrid will surprise you with good flavor, I have had some nice surprises! Gary, I am on Chrome at work now, capchas work, yeahhhhhhhhhh!Dan Raveneaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011946245768794903.post-38157226866846789132010-08-30T09:56:49.050-07:002010-08-30T09:56:49.050-07:00the tomatoes look amazing! savory, sweet, meaty, h...the tomatoes look amazing! savory, sweet, meaty, heirloom...what diversity and individuality. <br /><br />"and this winner is!..." the (iron)y of your post is that while on the surface it appears to be a celebration of nature's goodness, diversity and individuality, it really expresses a left-brain compulsion to dissect this goodness into pieces and rank it...so american, so silicon valley...this is what industrial food companies do with focus groups when developing their next gmo which (iron)ically got us to where we are today.<br /><br />time to evolve a bit...sə-məl-ˈyānoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011946245768794903.post-17422096039080667272010-08-29T17:58:10.844-07:002010-08-29T17:58:10.844-07:00Awesome! Christian will be happy to see that "...Awesome! Christian will be happy to see that "Purple Lipstick" made your list. In the famous words of Brad Gospe "that tastes like a Safeway tomato", but even though this one may not taste like one, it is and no one will ever no know its real name (if it has one)!ACnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011946245768794903.post-55425934219162025192010-08-29T17:54:30.732-07:002010-08-29T17:54:30.732-07:00That zucchini gratin was amazing!!!!!That zucchini gratin was amazing!!!!!ACnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011946245768794903.post-63243756221477760522010-08-29T17:32:09.848-07:002010-08-29T17:32:09.848-07:00Some of those aren't technically heirlooms, as...Some of those aren't technically heirlooms, as they are recent hybrids. While it's common for people to lazily misuse that term, hardcore tomato geeks use OP (for open pollinated), which means it's a stabilized cross.<br /><br />Momotaro is an Asian commercial hybrid (ala Sungold and Sunsugar). I'd suspect it isn't stable.<br /><br />Large Brown Boar was bred by East Bay hobby breeder Brad gates, who sells his toms at some East Bay farmers markets as Wild Boar Farms. He also bred Berkeley Tie Dye, which is probably the world's best looking tom.<br /><br />Green Grape and Green Zebra were bred by hobbyist Tom Wagner (25 years ago). Unfortunately, he feels betrayed by the seed sellers who refuse to pay him royalties, so he hasn't released any more of his crosses.Wes Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817941805887888032noreply@blogger.com