:-) -- Well, we are a charity operating in a poor and minority community and our clients aren't exactly gourmets. And, around here, even our more affluent benefactors think "Brandywine" is some sort of cocktail drink.
So, our emphasis is on production and labor factors - ease of harvest, quantity, appearance (which is numero uno), disease resistance, thick skin for handling, cracking and BER resistance, etc etc. They do taste a little better than Wally World toms, since they mostly ripen on the vine, but taste is quite a ways down the line when we choose varieties. If we match Wal-Mart quality, we have accomplished our goal.
TSWV forced us into some varieties that didn't even taste as good as Wal-Mart (Amelia) and most of our customers never even knew the difference (a few did). Hopefully, TSWV is behind us for a while.
My point is, variety selection all depends on each growers market. That's why there are literally thousands of tomato cultivars.
Jack
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