recommendations for sweet-tart tomatoey varieties?

[Scooty]

Originally Posted by venturabananas

I guess my goals are to find varieties that I love the flavor of and that do well for me. Finding those varieties is complicated by the fact I don't have much space or time for growing tomatoes these days, so I was hoping to use the experiences of others to whittle down the "must try once" list to a list of must tries that have traits I like, and not ones that I don't like. For example, super sweet with no tartness at all doesn't appeal to my tastes, so I wouldn't want to bother with them even if they are on the "must try once" list. I've tried several of the must tries and was underwhelmed by some of them, presumably for the reasons you mentioned: different tastes of different folks, different growing conditions, etc. Others have become some of my favorites.

Thanks for providing the link to that old thread. I remember reading it at one point, but had forgotten what it said.

Is sungold sweet too sweet? What about a sungold that is as tart or kinda tart as it is sweet? Because that's the level of intensity for a Sweet Scarlet or an Aunt Ginny's Purple. Sweet Scarlet is probably more tart some sweet while AGP is more sweet and some tart. To me at least, these two have really bold flavor profiles.

If Aunt Ginny's Purple is overwhelming, then I'd second @Nancyruhl recommendation of George Detsika’s Italian Red.