The Master Fruit Tasters
- The Fruit Tasting Report
- The Top 23 Varieties
- Top Scores by Fruit Type
- Master Fruit Tasters
Selecting a nursery with a DWN Master Fruit Taster on staff will add a sense of confidence when making your fruit tree selections.
These individuals have taken the time to experience fruit at a more expert level.
In becoming a Master Fruit Taster, they have sampled over 90 varieties of fruit at different stages of ripeness through two seasons. Master Fruit Tasters can help select the best suited, best tasting varieties for your Back Yard.
Talk with people who know what it's like to "eat it fresh from the tree!" Just click the Master Fruit Taster 
symbol when you see it next to the name of a local retail nursery.
The Master Fruit Tasters
Steve McShane
McShane's Nursery & Supply
Salinas, CA
Janet Simkins
Sierra Nursery
Roseville, CA
Shelby Hall
Shelby's Garden and Landscape Design
Modesto, CA
Mark & Robyn Holland
Western Sierra Nursery
Oakhurst, CA
Steve Campbell
Alden Lane Nursery
Livermore, CA
Matt LePow
Almaden Valley Nursery
San Jose, CA
Marcia Guelff
Bay Laurel Nursery
Atascadero, CA
Ken Brizzi
Capital Nursery #1
Sacramento, CA
Jose Garcia
Dinuba Garden Center
Dinuba, CA
Jake Mikolajic
Mid City Nursery
American Canyon, CA
Darlene Donlen & Elicia James
Donlen Nursery
Hwy. 49 — Altaville, CA
Colette Hull
Scenic Nursery
Modesto, CA
Marilyn Long & Sandy Hendricks
The Front Yard
Placerville, CA
Carolyn Villa-Scott
Yamagami's Nursery
Cupertino, CA
George Schumacher & Jay DeGraff
The Greenery
Turlock, CA
Earlene Freeman
Eisley Nursery
Auburn, CA
Ken Hodge
Hodge's Nursery
Durham, CA
Peter Van Winden
Van Winden's Pueblo Garden
Napa, CA
Chris Greenwood & Leah Greenwood
Armstrong Gardens Corporate Office
Steve Hofvendahl
Tree People
Los Angeles
Travis Woodard
Urban Tree Farm
Fulton, CA
Lydia Constantini
Sonoma Mission Gardens
Sonoma, CA
Master Gardeners,
California Rare Fruit Growers
& more Qualified Master Fruit Tasters
Jill Sabol
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Joe Sabol • Professor Emeritus
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Shawn Overstreet
Cal Poly, Pomona
Lark Carter • Professor Emeritus
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Paul Fisher - CRFG
Merritt Mountain Nursery
Michael Zarky - CRFG
Pet Daniels - CRFG
Marvin Daniels - CRFG
W. Karl Gross - CRFG
Don Johnson - CRFG
Phoebe Liebig - CRFG
Dick Pottratz - CRFG
Larry Shore - CRFG
David Maislen - CRFG
David Payton - CRFG
Debbie Sortomme - CRFG
Eph Konigsberg - CRFG
George Quesada - CRFG
Gretchen Sanders - CRFG
Jerry Sortomme - CRFG
Karen Payton - CRFG
Nino Cupaiuolo - CRFG
Charles Allen - CRFG
Thomas Pope - CRFG
Lyle Overley - CRFG
Doreen Wright-Wendell - CRFG
William Hollins - Master Gardener
Tom Savio - Master Gardener
Yvonne Savio - Master Gardener
Winnie Wu - Master Gardener
Shelly Wardrop - Master Gardener
John Ernsberger - Master Gardener
Barbara Lauck - Master Gardener
Paul Guy
Professor of Statistics at Chico State
(and for help with homework - thanks! )
Media
Fred Hoffman & Jeanne Hoffman
FarmerFred.com — KFBK & KSTE
Bob Tanem & Bev Tanem
The Happy Gardener
Tasters Emeritus...
James Patterson
Kristie Wells
Nikki Karmizad
Mary Walcher
Hoy Shih
Robin Yurkovic
Don Gholson
Martin Hildebrandt
Glenn Young
Talk with people who know what it's like to "eat it fresh from the tree!"
Just click this Master Fruit Taster symbol
when you see it next to the name of a local retail nursery.
