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Results, Monticello Apple Tasting,
October 17, 2009
Voting reflects the judgement of attendees of the tasting, which is held annually as part of Monticello's Saturdays in the Garden Series.| Rank | Apple Variety | Avg. |
8+ |
<5 |
| 1. | Esopus Spitzenburg | 7.38 | 35 | 3 |
| 2. | Virginia Beauty | 7.23 | 28 | 1 |
| 3. | Ralls Genet | 6.84 | 26 | 6 |
| 4. | Albemarle Pippin #2 | 6.80 | 28 | 6 |
| 5. | Turley Winesap | 6.78 | 20 | 2 |
| 6. | York | 6.65 | 21 | 4 |
| 7. | Stayman | 6.59 | 16 | 5 |
| 8. | Virginia Gold | 6.53 | 10 | 3 |
| 9. | Albemarle Pippin #1 | 6.49 | 19 | 7 |
| 10. | Calville Blanc d’Hiver | 6.40 | 21 | 9 |
| 11. | Fuji | 6.22 | 16 | 10 |
| 12. | Pomme Gris | 6.14 | 14 | 12 |
| 13. | Father Abraham | 6.03 | 8 | 10 |
| 14. | Black Twig | 5.91 | 11 | 11 |
| 15. | Roxbury Russet | 5.87 | 10 | 14 |
| 16. | Winesap | 5.84 | 16 | 12 |
| 17. | Jonathan | 5.79 | 8 | 8 |
| 18. | Grimes Golden | 5.70 | 9 | 10 |
| 19. | Jonagold | 5.65 | 13 | 15 |
| 20. | Kinnard Choice | 5.0 | 1 | 19 |
| 21. | Yates | 4.65 | 1 | 26 |
| 22. | Detroit Red | 4.3 | 3 | 39 |
Past results
2008: 1. Virginia Gold, 2. Albemarle Pippin, 3. Yellow Bellflower, 4. Calville Blanc d'hiver, 5. Stayman, 6. Ralls Genet, 7. Esopus Spitzenburg and Roxbury Russet, 9. Virginia Beauty, 10. Golden Russet, 11. Father Abraham, 12. Winesap, 13. Pomme Gris, 14. White Winter Pearmain, 15. Razor Russet
2007: 1. Albemarle Pippin #2, 2. Roxbury Russet, 3. Pomme Gris, 4. Esopus Spitzenburg, 5. Albemarle Pippin #1, 6. Baldwin, 7. Golden Russet
2006: 1. Albemarle Pippin, 2. Father Abraham, 3. Virginia Gold, 4. Ashmead’s Kernel, 5. Arkansas Black, 6. Calville Blanc, 7. Ralls Genet
2005: 1. Ashmead’s Kernel, 2. Albemarle Pippin, 3. Gold Rush, 4. Esopus Spitzenburg, 5. Virginia Gold, 6. Stayman, 7. Ralls Genet
2004: 1. Albemarle Pippin, 2. Winesap, 3. Margil, 4. Ralls, 5. Ashmead’s Kernel, 6. Pomme Gris, 7. Roxbury Russet
2003: 1. Albemarle Pippin #2, 2. Albemarle Pippin #1, 3. Virginia Gold, 4. Roxbury Russet, 5. Ralls Genet, 6. Calville Blanc, 7. Lady, 8. Winesap, 9. Esopus Spitzenburg2002: 1. Ashmead's Kernel, 2. Stayman, 3. Albemarle Pippin #2, 4. Pomme Gris, 5. Esopus Spitzenburg, 6. Roxbury Russet, 7. Fuji
2001: 1. Albemarle Pippin #2, 2. Albemarle Pippin #1, 3. Ashmead's Kernel, 4. Roxbury Russet #2, 5. Pomme Gris, 6. Pomme Gris #2, 7. Calville Blanc, 8. Roxbury Russet #1.
2000: 1. Roxbury Russet, 2. Ashmead's Kernel, 3. Ribston Pippin, 4. Esopus Spitzenburg, 5. Albemarle Pippin, 6. Ralls Genet, 7. Golden Russet
1999: 1. Esopus Spitzenburg, 2. Grimes Golden, 3. Suncrisp, 4. Idared, 5. Calville Blanc and York, 7. Winesap and Shizuka
1998: 1. Esopus Spitenburg. 2. Roxbury Russet and Albemarle Pippin, 4. Gold Rush, 5. Kinsei, 6. Nittany, 7. Winesap
1997: 1. Suncrisp, 2. Spigold, 3. Fuji, 4. Shuizuka, 5. Spartan, 6. Stellar, 7. Albemarle Pippin
1996: 1. Cox's Orange, 2. Grimes Golden Pippin, 3. Esopus Spitzenburg, 4. Crispin, 5. Senshu, 6. Melrose, 7. Baldwin
1995: 1. Virginia Gold, 2. Swaar and Fuji, 4. Golden Russet, 5. Simerenko Reinette, 6. Esopus Spitzenburg, 7. Baldwin
1994: 1. Albemarle Pippin, 2. Rhode Island Greening, 3. Esopus Spitzenburg, 4. Swaar, 5. Golden Russet, 6. Ralls Genet, 7. Grimes Golden