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Alcohol permits in Cortez
8 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Cortez; wineries are the dominant class (5).
- 8
- Permit holders
- 8,976
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 5
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Colorado
- State
Cortez in one line
Cortez, Colorado: 8 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (5).
- 89.1 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1697 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #44 of 157
- Colorado city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
8 permit holders registered to Cortez, Colorado addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Cortez vs nearby Colorado cities
Cortez ranks 44th in Colorado — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Cortez
Wineries lead (5, 63%), followed by 1 distilleries and 1 importers across 8 TTB premises.
Cortez among cities by permit count and density
Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. Cortez is highlighted.
All 8 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Lost Spirits Distillery INC | Distillery |
| Lost Spirits Distillery Lost Spirits Distillery INC | Importer |
| Tequila Dos Naranjos LLC | Wholesaler |
| Sutcliffe Vineyards Battle Rock Ranch, LLC | Winery |
| Duwest Wines Duwest Wines LLC | Winery |
| Flying T, LLC | Winery |
| Guy Drew Vineyards Guy Drew Vineyards, INC. | Winery |
| Yellow Car Country Wines Yellow Car Country Wines, LP | Winery |
How Cortez compares within Colorado
Cortez ranks 44th of 157 cities in Colorado by permit count; Denver leads the state with 443 holders.
The 8 permit holders listed here represent 0.5% of Colorado's 1,710 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Cortez sits at #1,697 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 Cortez's population at 8,976. That works out to 89.1 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 Lost Spirits Distillery INC, Lost Spirits Distillery, Tequila Dos Naranjos LLC (+5 more), spanning 5 wineries, 1 distilleries, 1 importers, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Cortez, Colorado?
Cortez has 8 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (5). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Cortez rank among Colorado cities?
Cortez ranks 44th of 157 cities in Colorado; Denver leads with 443 holders.
How does Cortez rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Cortez is #1,697 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Cortez extract?
Examples from this city's table: Lost Spirits Distillery INC, Lost Spirits Distillery, Tequila Dos Naranjos LLC, Sutcliffe Vineyards, plus 4 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. 8 TTB premises addresses grouped under Cortez, Colorado — 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.