City · Kentucky
Melbourne winery permits (Kentucky)
A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in Melbourne, Kentucky, mostly wineries (3).
- 3
- Permit holders
- 627
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 3
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Kentucky
- State
Melbourne in one line
Melbourne, Kentucky: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (3).
- 478.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #4072 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #58 of 171
- Kentucky city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
3 permit holders registered to Melbourne, Kentucky addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Melbourne vs nearby Kentucky cities
Melbourne ranks 58th in Kentucky — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
3 of 3 Basic Permits in Melbourne are wineries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 3 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| 4 Mile Wine CO. 4 Mile Winery, LLC | Winery |
| Forgotten Gods Meadery, LLC | Winery |
| Stonebrook Winery Stonebrook Winery, LLC | Winery |
How Melbourne compares within Kentucky
Melbourne ranks 58th of 171 cities in Kentucky by permit count; Louisville leads the state with 255 holders.
The 3 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% 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, Melbourne sits at #4,072 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 Melbourne's population at 627. That works out to 478.5 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 (3 of 3, 100%) — including 4 Mile Wine CO., Forgotten Gods Meadery, LLC, Stonebrook Winery.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Melbourne, Kentucky?
Melbourne has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (3). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Melbourne rank among Kentucky cities?
Melbourne ranks 58th of 171 cities in Kentucky; Louisville leads with 255 holders.
How does Melbourne rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Melbourne is #4,072 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Melbourne extract?
Examples from this city's table: 4 Mile Wine CO., Forgotten Gods Meadery, LLC, Stonebrook Winery.
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. 3 TTB premises addresses grouped under Melbourne, 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.