City · Colorado
Sterling winery permits (Colorado)
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Sterling, Colorado, mostly wineries (2).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 13,172
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Colorado
- State
Sterling in one line
Sterling, Colorado: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (2).
- 15.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5015 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #110 of 157
- Colorado city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Sterling, Colorado addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Sterling vs nearby Colorado cities
Sterling ranks 110th in Colorado — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Woodland Park 2 permits
- Austin 2 permits
2 of 2 Basic Permits in Sterling are wineries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Sterling 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. Sterling is highlighted.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| High Plains Winery High Plains Winery LLC | Winery |
| Red's Wine Boutique LLC | Winery |
How Sterling compares within Colorado
Sterling ranks 110th of 157 cities in Colorado by permit count; Denver leads the state with 443 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% 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, Sterling sits at #5,015 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 Sterling's population at 13,172. That works out to 15.2 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Wineries dominate this city's mix (2 of 2, 100%) — including High Plains Winery, Red's Wine Boutique LLC.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Sterling, Colorado?
Sterling has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Sterling rank among Colorado cities?
Sterling ranks 110th of 157 cities in Colorado; Denver leads with 443 holders.
How does Sterling rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Sterling is #5,015 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Sterling extract?
Examples from this city's table: High Plains Winery, Red's Wine Boutique LLC.
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. 2 TTB premises addresses grouped under Sterling, 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.