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Alcohol permits in Palm Desert
22 TTB Basic Permit holders with Palm Desert, California premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 22
- Permit holders
- 51,990
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 12
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Distilleries
- California
- State
Palm Desert in one line
Palm Desert, California: 22 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (12).
- 42.3 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #570 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #178 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
22 permit holders registered to Palm Desert, California addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Palm Desert vs nearby California cities
Palm Desert ranks 178th in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Palm Desert
Wholesalers lead (12, 55%), followed by 9 importers and 1 distilleries across 22 TTB premises.
All 22 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Desert Distilling Desert Distilling INC. | Distillery |
| Arz Ventures INC. | Importer |
| Firestarter Spirits, INC. | Importer |
| International Wine International Wine, LLC | Importer |
| Nedrac Incorporated | Importer |
| New European Organic Wines LLC | Importer |
| Southern Glazer's Ca South Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | Importer |
| Tavi Tequila Tudor Sales USA, INC. | Importer |
| Republic National Distributing Company of California Young's Market Company, LLC | Importer |
| Yours Truly Wine Importers | Importer |
| Arz Ventures INC. | Wholesaler |
| Donna Ault | Wholesaler |
| Firestarter Spirits, INC. | Wholesaler |
| International Wine International Wine, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Macroe Industries Macroe Industries LLC | Wholesaler |
| New European Organic Wines New European Organic Wines LLC | Wholesaler |
| Southern Glazer's Ca South Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Spearhead Import & Export, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Trent Beverages Trent Beverage Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Tavi Tequila Tudor Sales USA, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Republic National Distributing Company of California Young's Market Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Yours Truly Wine Importers | Wholesaler |
How Palm Desert compares within California
Palm Desert ranks 178th of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 22 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, Palm Desert sits at #570 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 Palm Desert's population at 51,990. That works out to 42.3 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 Desert Distilling, Arz Ventures INC., Firestarter Spirits, INC. (+19 more), spanning 12 wholesalers, 9 importers, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Palm Desert, California?
Palm Desert has 22 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (12). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Palm Desert rank among California cities?
Palm Desert ranks 178th of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does Palm Desert rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Palm Desert is #570 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Palm Desert extract?
Examples from this city's table: Desert Distilling, Arz Ventures INC., Firestarter Spirits, INC., International Wine, plus 18 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. 22 TTB premises addresses grouped under Palm Desert, 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.