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Alcohol permits in Escondido
74 TTB Basic Permit holders with Escondido, California premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 74
- Permit holders
- 149,668
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 40
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- California
- State
Escondido in one line
Escondido, California: 74 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (40).
- 49.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #142 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #53 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
Full Escondido directory (74 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
Escondido vs nearby California cities
Escondido ranks 53rd in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Long Beach 74 permits
- Carson 73 permits (+1 vs Escondido)
Four permit classes in Escondido
Wineries lead (40, 54%), followed by 20 wholesalers and 13 importers across 74 TTB premises.
All 74 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Wier Ventures Brian J Wier | Distillery |
| Aragon International Investments, LLC | Importer |
| Cromade INC. | Importer |
| Treasures of Piemonte David S. Hops and Christine L. Moniak-Hops | Importer |
| Empiris Imports Ednairis Lopez Hernandez | Importer |
| Goytia Corporation | Importer |
| Las Cuchillas Int Guillermo Garcia | Importer |
| JC Wine Imports Jason Cowell | Importer |
| Orfila Import Company Orfila Vineyards, INC. | Importer |
| Orfila Winery San Pasqual Realty, LLC | Importer |
| Select Spirits Imports INC | Importer |
| Spirits Squared LLC | Importer |
| Sapporo Stone Brewing CO. Stone Brewing CO., LLC | Importer |
| Stone Brewing CO. Stone Brewing CO., LLC | Importer |
| Cade Global Cade Global LLC | Wholesaler |
| Cromade INC. | Wholesaler |
| Treasures of Piemonte David S. Hops and Christine L. Moniak-Hops | Wholesaler |
| DR. Boochart's Hard Kombucha LLC | Wholesaler |
| Good Omen Engineered Portents, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Glorious Earth Wine Company Glorious Earth Wine Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Granite Crest Vineyard Granite Crest, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Las Cuchillas Int Guillermo Garcia | Wholesaler |
| Alt Ferm Distribution Hidden Hive Meadery LLC | Wholesaler |
| Hidden Meadows Vineyard INC | Wholesaler |
| JC Wine Imports Jason Cowell | Wholesaler |
| Thin Vine Wines Jonathan Mattson | Wholesaler |
| Leucadia Red Leucadia Red, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Logos Supply INC | Wholesaler |
| Robert Nenow Winery | Wholesaler |
| Spirits Squared LLC | Wholesaler |
| Sapporo Stone Brewing CO. Stone Brewing CO., LLC | Wholesaler |
| Stone Brewing CO. Stone Brewing CO., LLC | Wholesaler |
| Last Spot Tortari, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Under the Oaks INC | Wholesaler |
| Blue-Merle Winery Alliance International Trade & Investment Group, INC. | Winery |
| Altipiano Vineyard and Winery Altipiano Vineyard and Winery LLC | Winery |
| Artifact Vineyard and Winery LLC | Winery |
| Artivine LLC | Winery |
| Belle Marie Winery, LLC | Winery |
| In Vino Veritas Vineyards and Winery Brett William Kercher | Winery |
| Wicked Snakes Winery Brian J Wier | Winery |
| Cheval Winery, LLC | Winery |
| Barley and Sword Brewing Company Coddiwomple, LLC | Winery |
| Coyote Oaks Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Daha, LLC | Winery |
| Monarch Hill Vineyard Danny Mathson | Winery |
| Deer Park Escondido Deer Park Escondido, LLC | Winery |
| Hungry Hawk Vineyards Edward E Embly & Jeannine E Embly | Winery |
| Effenberger Vineyards Effenberger Vineyards | Winery |
| Good Omen Mead Engineered Portents, LLC | Winery |
| Forgotten Barrel, LLC | Winery |
| Cordiano Winery Gerardo Cordiano and Rosamaria Cordiano | Winery |
| Silent Bob's Vineyard Global Sports Marketing and Events INC. | Winery |
| Hidden Meadows Vineyard INC | Winery |
| Highland Valley Vineyards Highland Valley Ventures LLC | Winery |
| Jeffrey a. Lazenby, INC. | Winery |
| Las Mariposas Las Mariposas LLC | Winery |
| Lordpuffer Vineyards Lordpuffer Trust | Winery |
| Mia Marie Vineyards | Winery |
| Old Survey Vineyards, INC. | Winery |
| Lecourt Vineyards R & J Spirits INC | Winery |
| Rancho Guejito Vineyard | Winery |
| Reidy Creek Vineyard and Winery LLC | Winery |
| Espinosa Vineyard Roberto Espinosa & Noelle Espinosa | Winery |
| Bastians Vineyards Ronald M. Bas, LLC | Winery |
| Sabre Springs Wine & Meadery Sabre Springs Wine & Meadery LLC | Winery |
| Orfila Vineyards San Pasqual Realty, LLC | Winery |
| Starvation Mountain Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Stehleon Vineyards, INC. | Winery |
| Eralto Vineyard Thomas Cole, Alan Grant, Eric Smith | Winery |
| Manzanita Ridge Winery Tom Haase | Winery |
| Vesper Vineyards Vesper Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Vino Pregiati, LLC | Winery |
| ZXQ Vineyards ZXQ Enterprises, LLC | Winery |
How Escondido compares within California
Escondido ranks 53rd of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 74 permit holders listed here represent 0.4% 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, Escondido sits at #142 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 Escondido's population at 149,668. That works out to 49.4 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 Wier Ventures, Aragon International Investments, LLC, Cromade INC. (+71 more), spanning 40 wineries, 20 wholesalers, 13 importers, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Escondido, California?
Escondido has 74 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (40). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Escondido rank among California cities?
Escondido ranks 53rd of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does Escondido rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Escondido is #142 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Escondido extract?
Examples from this city's table: Wier Ventures, Aragon International Investments, LLC, Cromade INC., Treasures of Piemonte, plus 70 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. 74 TTB premises addresses grouped under Escondido, 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.