{"id":3320,"date":"2026-09-23T11:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3320"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:47:49","slug":"vani-pink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/vani-pink\/","title":{"rendered":"Vani Pink (Vanskiy Rozovyi) Georgian Heirloom Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3320&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Vani Pink (Vanskiy Rozovyi) Georgian Heirloom Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vanskiy Rozovyi (Vani Pink)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> Heirloom tomato originating from the Vani district in the country of Georgia (Caucasus region). It was heavily popularized among collectors by seed vendor Dmitry Gusev.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). The plant is described as sturdy and robust, but not overly aggressive or leafy. It handles both heat waves and cold snaps remarkably well without dropping blossoms.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Beautiful pink beefsteaks, typically weighing between 9-18 oz (250-500 g). The fruits are oblate (flattened) and slightly ribbed, often featuring a distinct little depression in the top center.<br \/>\n<strong>Standout Feature:<\/strong> A very &#8220;clean&#8221; fruit\u2014growers note it almost never suffers from cracking, green shoulders, or catfacing.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor Profile:<\/strong> This variety sparks a flavor debate! It has a bold, old-school tomato taste with a pronounced acidic kick. If you love a bright, sweet-and-sour tomato with plenty of zing, you will love it. If you prefer low-acid, purely sweet tomatoes, this might be too tart for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">El&#8217;vira (Elvira) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,193 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I bought the seeds from D. Gusev. Here is what he writes about it: &#8220;A folk heirloom variety from the Vani district of Georgia. The flavor of this variety is a solid A+. Thin skin, juicy, and very meaty\u2014everything is top-notch! Georgian varieties have always been highly valued, and that value is timeless. Tall, indeterminate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll add that the plant is sturdy but not overly aggressive. I pruned it to two stems, and it set every single truss perfectly. The fruits are beautiful, slightly ribbed, and oblate, weighing around 9 oz (250 g). The ones higher up on the vine get a bit smaller, but they never crack. The flavor actually seemed a bit on the tart side to me. Maybe it just hasn&#8217;t adapted to our harsh Ural weather yet, and I didn&#8217;t use any fertilizer. I didn&#8217;t weigh the harvest, but I easily pulled a 10-liter (2.6 gallon) bucket off a single plant. In the greenhouse, it instantly grabs your attention among the other tomatoes. The fruits look incredibly vibrant and appealing, definitely sturdy enough for transport and market sales!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/163\/20884-160217143514.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 1000px; width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/163\/20884-160217143514.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Vanskiy Rozovyi tomato sliced on a plate\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elena Kameneva (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner (26 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Gusev. It&#8217;s a heavy yielder, but it didn&#8217;t taste nearly as good as the description claimed. The tomatoes are large, beautiful, and don&#8217;t crack. But I just didn&#8217;t care for the flavor. I\u2019d give it a 3 out of 5. Way too much acid for my liking. I won&#8217;t be saving seeds from this one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">TatianaSh (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,471 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ramensky District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A fellow forum member, Svetlana (Hater), shared a tomato of this variety with me. As soon as I walked into her greenhouse, my eyes went straight to the fruit on this plant. Unbelievably beautiful! Large, over 10.5 oz (300 g), with a gorgeous, even pink color and not a single hint of green shoulders. It has a nice tang to it, but it isn&#8217;t outright sour. I&#8217;d call it a very well-balanced flavor. Extremely aromatic too! Svetlana&#8217;s seeds were from Gusev.<\/p>\n<p>For me, this was the absolute best-tasting tomato of the entire summer. It&#8217;s a shame I didn&#8217;t get a chance to take any pictures, we ate them way too fast. I definitely saved the seeds though, and it is absolutely going on my grow list! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatiana Kemerovo (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,694 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also really loved this variety. It held up perfectly through both cold snaps and heat waves. Mid-early maturity. The fruits are quite large, around 9-18 oz (250-500 g). I really appreciated that they ripened evenly with zero green shoulders or catfacing. The flavor is very bright, sweet-and-sour, with a perfect balance of juice and meatiness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/13391-120918075223.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 160px; width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/thumb_13391-120918075223.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Vani Pink tomatoes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elena 62 (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,063 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I had to grow this variety again because it didn&#8217;t do so well for me last summer. I don&#8217;t regret giving it a second chance at all! Absolutely gorgeous fruits, slightly ribbed, and a very attractive color. Zero catfacing whatsoever. Yes, it&#8217;s absolutely true\u2014even during a really hot summer here, it wasn&#8217;t purely sweet, but it wasn&#8217;t overly sour either. I usually prefer sweet tomatoes or sweet ones with a little tang. This one has a slightly more pronounced acidic kick, but I really enjoyed it, it&#8217;s definitely not bland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/17239-131118074720.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 160px; width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/thumb_17239-131118074720.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfectly shaped pink Vanskiy Rozovyi tomato\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Hrizantema57 (Ludmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,445 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mozhaysk, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This right here is exactly the flavor profile I&#8217;m always looking for. Sweet, with a nice little tangy bite, and large (up to 1.1 lbs \/ 500 g). A true Georgian heirloom. My seeds came from Valdis. A characteristic feature of this variety is a distinct little depression right in the center of the tomato.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/IMG_20200906_180009.jpg.cc14817e64c29a72403a3b8d857d353c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 225px; width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/IMG_20200906_180009.thumb.jpg.6210db4e6b327ede4c61f78a0a96b2a0.jpg\" alt=\"Vanskiy Rozovyi showing the distinct center depression\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vanskiy Rozovyi (Vani Pink) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: Heirloom tomato originating from the Vani district in the country of Georgia (Caucasus region). 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