Anyone who has gardened awhile has noticed that even a misshapen and bespotted tomato with pedigree often tastes better than the newer and handsomer fruits. But there are gardeners who, like mountain climbers, are always looking for a higher peak to conquer. Some experiment with literally hundreds of varieties, finding very good ones, but never that ultimate tomato taste they are seeking and which may exist only in their imaginations. The variety is not mentioned. I bite into it and find it much blander than the cherry, but still packing definite tomato taste.
Some gardeners stick to just one tomato variety year after year.
A friend of mine who gardens so well that people buy his produce grows only Rutgers tomatoes. For earliness, I grew a Burpee tomato introduced recently under the name of Fourth of July. While they matured a little later than the Fourth, they were still the earliest in the garden by weeks and had good taste and abundance. Then there were two of French origin named Dona and Carmello, both fine-tasting red tomatoes that have been offered for some time. I grew Costaluto Genevose, an Italian heirloom, for its interesting convoluted shape as well as good flavor.