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Alcohol permits in Ventura
87 TTB Basic Permit holders with Ventura, California premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 87
- Permit holders
- 24
- Wineries
- 4
- Distilleries
- California
- State
Ventura in one line
Ventura, California: 87 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (35).
- #115 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #40 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026.
Full Ventura directory (87 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
Ventura vs nearby California cities
Ventura ranks 40th in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Ventura
Wholesalers lead (35, 40%), followed by 24 wineries and 24 importers across 87 TTB premises.
All 87 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Fermented Sciences II, INC. | Distillery |
| Channel Islands Distillery Joseph Freas & Michael Machuzak | Distillery |
| Jottshots! Stupid Good Beverage Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Ventura Spirits Company LLC | Distillery |
| 8th Devil Distributing 8TH Devil Distributing, LLC | Importer |
| A & G International, INC. | Importer |
| Handsome Carver Alan Turner | Importer |
| Alexander Murray & CO, INC. | Importer |
| The Grand Verre Blason Louis USA, INC. | Importer |
| Casa Jalisco Imports | Importer |
| Enoica America LLC | Importer |
| Fermented Sciences II, INC. | Importer |
| Forest Ferments LLC | Importer |
| Adventurewines.Com G & G Trading Company | Importer |
| The California Wine Club Gold Medal Wine Club LLC | Importer |
| Gold Medal Wine Group, LLC | Importer |
| Ital Culture Trading, LLC | Importer |
| Mwi USA LLC | Importer |
| Nefarious Brands, INC. | Importer |
| Penoles Penoles LLC | Importer |
| Wednesday Night Wine Club Samuel Forrest Rethmeier | Importer |
| Taliera, LLC | Importer |
| Vampire Family Brands, LLC | Importer |
| Ventura Spirits Ventura Spirits Company LLC | Importer |
| Populaire Wines Verovino, INC. | Importer |
| Populaire Wines Verovino, INC. | Importer |
| West Coast Goods LLC | Importer |
| Republic National Distributing Company of California Young's Market Company, LLC | Importer |
| 8TH Devil Distributing, LLC | Wholesaler |
| A & G International, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Handsome Carver Alan Turner | Wholesaler |
| Alexander Murray & CO, INC. | Wholesaler |
| The Grand Verre Blason Louis USA, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Bottled by the Beach Bottled BY the Beach LLC | Wholesaler |
| Clos Des Amis Wines Bruce Ned Freeman | Wholesaler |
| Casa Jalisco Imports | Wholesaler |
| Enoica America LLC | Wholesaler |
| Forest Ferments LLC | Wholesaler |
| The California Wine Club Gold Medal Wine Club LLC | Wholesaler |
| Gold Medal Wine Group, LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Greek MKT Greek Market, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Allied Beverages Harbor Distributing, L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Innocnts Innocnts, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Ital Culture Trading, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Life Is Grand Wines Life Is Grand Wines, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Marlow D. Barger & Janis L. Barger | Wholesaler |
| Meagher Wine Company Michael Meagher & Anita Meagher | Wholesaler |
| Mwi USA LLC | Wholesaler |
| Nefarious Brands, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Ouroboros Ales Ouroboros Ales, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Penoles Penoles LLC | Wholesaler |
| Balmaseda Winery Ranch 50 LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wednesday Night Wine Club Samuel Forrest Rethmeier | Wholesaler |
| Taliera, LLC | Wholesaler |
| The California Wine Club | Wholesaler |
| Tiebreaker Beverage Company Tiebreaker Brewing Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Vampire Family Brands, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Populaire Wines Verovino, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Weber Wine Company Weber Software and Consulting, INC. | Wholesaler |
| LA Carreta de Oro Import and Distributing West Coast Goods LLC | Wholesaler |
| Seinna Wine Westleigh Emord and Channing Emord | Wholesaler |
| Wildflower Winery LLC Wildflower Winery LLC | Wholesaler |
| Republic National Distributing Company of California Young's Market Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Andremily, INC. | Winery |
| Balcom Canyon Cider Balcom Cider LLC | Winery |
| The Grand Verre Blason Louis USA, INC. | Winery |
| Fermented Sciences II, INC. | Winery |
| Four Brix Winery Four Brix, LLC | Winery |
| General Psychotic Activity LLC | Winery |
| Maximum Effort Enterprises Lester Family Cellars, LLC | Winery |
| Plan B Wine Cellars Marlow D. Barger & Janis L. Barger | Winery |
| Vino V Wines Michael Meagher & Anita Meagher | Winery |
| Mischief Wine LLC | Winery |
| The Third Twin Molly Aida | Winery |
| Potek Municipal Winemakers, LLC | Winery |
| Night Owl Ciderworks Night Owl Ventures LLC | Winery |
| Next of KYN Obloquy, INC. | Winery |
| Next of Kyn Obloquy, INC. | Winery |
| The Piper's Winery Randolph E. & Susan D. Siple | Winery |
| Rincon Mountain Winery, INC. | Winery |
| Sine Qua Non Sine Qua Non, INC. | Winery |
| Sine Qua Non, INC. | Winery |
| Squashed Grapes, INC. | Winery |
| Trois Le Fou Trois Le Fou LLC | Winery |
| Vampire Family Brands, LLC | Winery |
| Populaire Wines Verovino, INC. | Winery |
| Native Bloom Winery Wildflower Winery LLC | Winery |
How Ventura compares within California
Ventura ranks 40th of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 87 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, Ventura sits at #115 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.
Named holders in this extract include Fermented Sciences II, INC., Channel Islands Distillery, Jottshots! (+84 more), spanning 35 wholesalers, 24 wineries, 24 importers, 4 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Ventura, California?
Ventura has 87 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (35). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Ventura rank among California cities?
Ventura ranks 40th of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does Ventura rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Ventura is #115 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Ventura extract?
Examples from this city's table: Fermented Sciences II, INC., Channel Islands Distillery, Jottshots!, Ventura Spirits Company LLC, plus 83 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 →
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. 87 TTB premises addresses grouped under Ventura, 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.