Veso Aperitifs Tomato Vermouth

Veso is a small-batch aperitif and vermouth producer from San Francisco founded in 2021 by Chris Beyer. The brand focuses on transparency and locally sourced ingredients, often organic, and lists the full botanical recipe right on the label.

From the producer:
For batch 002, we brought in two types of tomatoes in 2024 - Purple Cherokee Heirlooms for their decadent, savory meatiness, and Early Girl Tomatoes for their concentrated flavor and perfectly balanced acidity. These were infused in grape spirits for seven months before pressing and mixing with our 2023 Paso Robles Chardonnay. In May of 2025, we picked young tomato leaves (from our friends at Sunray Farm in Sonoma) to infuse, which lend an herbal, vegetal, and almost minty character. That was rounded off with Kombu (a type of seaweed) to give it a touch of brininess and amp up the umami, and a quick infusion of red beets, which impart a deep earthiness and a tinge of color to the vermouth.

The Tomato Vermouth shows bright tomato leaf and garden herbs on the nose. The palate carries savory umami with ripe tomato, gentle spice, and a touch of citrus, finishing smooth and refreshing.