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Alcohol permits in Lower Lake
15 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Lower Lake; wineries are the dominant class (10).
- 15
- Permit holders
- 635
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 10
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- California
- State
Lower Lake in one line
Lower Lake, California: 15 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (10).
- 2,362.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #897 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #251 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
15 permit holders registered to Lower Lake, California addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Lower Lake vs nearby California cities
Lower Lake ranks 251st in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Nevada City 15 permits
- Palo Alto 14 permits (+1 vs Lower Lake)
Wineries and wholesalers split Lower Lake
Lower Lake is a two-class market: 10 wineries (67%) and 5 wholesalers (33%) among 15 holders.
All 15 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Hawk and Horse Wine Cellars El Roble Grande Winery LLC | Wholesaler |
| Ployez Winery Gerald Ployez & Shirley a. Ployez | Wholesaler |
| North Coast Winegrape Brokers Rickey Eugene Gunier & Shannon Marie Gunier | Wholesaler |
| Six Sigma Winery LLC | Wholesaler |
| Snows Lake Vineyard Snows Lake Vineyard, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Agu Enterprises LLC | Winery |
| Terrill Cellars Bradley David Terrill | Winery |
| Fults Family Vineyards LLC | Winery |
| G. Graham Wines G. Graham Wines, INC. | Winery |
| Hawk and Horse Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| JLN Wine Company LLC | Winery |
| Ployez Winery Ployez Winery LTD. | Winery |
| Shannon Ridge, INC. | Winery |
| Six Sigma Winery Six Sigma Winery LLC | Winery |
| That Ranch, LLC | Winery |
How Lower Lake compares within California
Lower Lake ranks 251st of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 15 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, Lower Lake sits at #897 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 Lower Lake's population at 635. That works out to 2,362.2 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 Hawk and Horse Wine Cellars, Ployez Winery, North Coast Winegrape Brokers (+12 more), spanning 10 wineries, 5 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Lower Lake, California?
Lower Lake has 15 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (10). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Lower Lake rank among California cities?
Lower Lake ranks 251st of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does Lower Lake rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Lower Lake is #897 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Lower Lake extract?
Examples from this city's table: Hawk and Horse Wine Cellars, Ployez Winery, North Coast Winegrape Brokers, Six Sigma Winery LLC, plus 11 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. 15 TTB premises addresses grouped under Lower Lake, 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.