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Alcohol permits in Bell
17 TTB Basic Permit holders with Bell, California premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 17
- Permit holders
- 32,476
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 9
- Wholesalers
- 8
- Importers
- California
- State
Bell in one line
Bell, California: 17 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (9).
- 52.3 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #764 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #218 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
17 permit holders registered to Bell, California addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Bell vs nearby California cities
Bell ranks 218th in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- San Andreas 18 permits (+1 vs Bell)
- Playa Del Rey 17 permits
Wholesalers and importers split Bell
Bell is a two-class market: 9 wholesalers (53%) and 8 importers (47%) among 17 holders.
All 17 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| BW Wine Group Better Widget, LLC | Importer |
| GBM Food-Chain Solutions LLC | Importer |
| Halcyon Wines, LLC | Importer |
| JFC International INC. | Importer |
| Kesl Trading CO, INC. | Importer |
| Mirador Wine Company LLC | Importer |
| Ras Beverage Imports LLC | Importer |
| Todo Trading Corporation | Importer |
| Andrew J. Barnhouse | Wholesaler |
| Bw Wine Group Better Widget, LLC | Wholesaler |
| California Beverage Marketing CORP. | Wholesaler |
| Halcyon Wines, LLC | Wholesaler |
| JFC International INC. | Wholesaler |
| Kesl Trading CO, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Mirador Wine Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Ras Beverage Imports LLC | Wholesaler |
| Todo Trading Corporation | Wholesaler |
How Bell compares within California
Bell ranks 218th of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 17 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of California's 21,002 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Bell sits at #764 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file — placement by count only, not production volume or retail outlets.
The U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 2024 five-year estimate puts Bell's population at 32,476. That works out to 52.3 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Named holders in this extract include BW Wine Group, GBM Food-Chain Solutions LLC, Halcyon Wines, LLC (+14 more), spanning 9 wholesalers, 8 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Bell, California?
Bell has 17 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (9). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Bell rank among California cities?
Bell ranks 218th of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does Bell rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Bell is #764 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Bell extract?
Examples from this city's table: BW Wine Group, GBM Food-Chain Solutions LLC, Halcyon Wines, LLC, JFC International INC., plus 13 more in the full list.
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB → · View the ACS population estimate →
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's List of Permittees, the August 2026 List of Permittees source contains 84,273 federal Basic Permit records. PlainAlcohol renders those records directly from the source; no figure is typed in by an editor. 17 TTB premises addresses grouped under Bell, California — a federal registry view, not a municipal liquor-license roll. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.