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Alcohol permits in California
6 TTB Basic Permit holders with California, Kentucky premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 6
- Permit holders
- 49
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 3
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Kentucky
- State
California in one line
California, Kentucky: 6 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (3).
- 12,244.9 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2335 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #27 of 171
- Kentucky city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
6 permit holders registered to California, Kentucky addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
California vs nearby Kentucky cities
California ranks 27th in Kentucky — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Elizabethtown 6 permits
- Lebanon 6 permits
Wineries and wholesalers split California
California is a two-class market: 3 wineries (50%) and 3 wholesalers (50%) among 6 holders.
All 6 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Beacon Hill Distributors LLC | Wholesaler |
| Celtic Song Wine Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Stonehouse Settlement Winery Stonehouse Settlement Winery KY LLC | Wholesaler |
| Seven Wells Vineyard & Winery LLC | Winery |
| Stonehouse Settlement Winery Stonehouse Settlement Winery KY LLC | Winery |
| 12 Mile Creek Winery Tamara Stewart | Winery |
How California compares within Kentucky
California ranks 27th of 171 cities in Kentucky by permit count; Louisville leads the state with 255 holders.
The 6 permit holders listed here represent 0.6% of Kentucky's 946 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, California sits at #2,335 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 California's population at 49. That works out to 12,244.9 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 Beacon Hill Distributors LLC, Celtic Song Wine Company LLC, Stonehouse Settlement Winery (+3 more), spanning 3 wineries, 3 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in California, Kentucky?
California has 6 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (3). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does California rank among Kentucky cities?
California ranks 27th of 171 cities in Kentucky; Louisville leads with 255 holders.
How does California rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
California is #2,335 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the California extract?
Examples from this city's table: Beacon Hill Distributors LLC, Celtic Song Wine Company LLC, Stonehouse Settlement Winery, Seven Wells Vineyard & Winery LLC, plus 2 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. 6 TTB premises addresses grouped under California, Kentucky — 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.