City · Minnesota
Single TTB permit in Melrose
One federal Basic Permit lists a Melrose, Minnesota premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (winerie).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 3,671
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Minnesota
- State
Melrose in one line
Melrose, Minnesota: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 27.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #8592 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #162 of 224
- Minnesota city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
The sole permit row below is the complete Melrose inventory in this TTB vintage.
Melrose vs nearby Minnesota cities
Melrose ranks 162nd in Minnesota — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Janesville 1 permits
- Taylors Falls 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Melrose are wineries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Melrose 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. Melrose is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Whispering Oaks Winery Whispering Oaks Winery, INC. | Winery |
How Melrose compares within Minnesota
Melrose ranks 162nd of 224 cities in Minnesota by permit count; Minneapolis leads the state with 146 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of Minnesota's 771 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Melrose sits at #8,592 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 Melrose's population at 3,671. That works out to 27.2 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
This is a single-permit city: Whispering Oaks Winery holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Melrose premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Melrose, Minnesota?
Melrose has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Melrose rank among Minnesota cities?
Melrose ranks 162nd of 224 cities in Minnesota; Minneapolis leads with 146 holders.
How does Melrose rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Melrose is #8,592 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
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. 1 TTB premises addresses grouped under Melrose, Minnesota — 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.