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Alcohol permits in Morganton

11 TTB Basic Permit holders with Morganton, North Carolina premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.

11
Permit holders
17,646
ACS 2024 population estimate
4
Wineries
2
Distilleries
North Carolina
State

Morganton in one line

Morganton, North Carolina: 11 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (4).

62.3 per 100k
permit-premises density
#1306 of 11,126
national city rank
#25 of 307
North Carolina city rank

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.

11 permit holders registered to Morganton, North Carolina addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Morganton vs nearby North Carolina cities

Morganton ranks 25th in North Carolina — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Four permit classes in Morganton

Wineries lead (4, 36%), followed by 4 wholesalers and 2 distilleries across 11 TTB premises.

Wineries4 · 36%
Wholesalers4 · 36%
Distilleries2 · 18%
Importers1 · 9%
All 11 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Helmets Required

Helmets Required, LLC

Distillery
Matrix Bottling Group, LLC Distillery
Matrix Bottling Group, LLC Importer
Alpha Exports

Alpha Exports, LLC

Wholesaler
Catawba Palmetto, LLC Wholesaler
Matrix Bottling Group, LLC Wholesaler
Perry's Berry's

Perry's Berry's LLC

Wholesaler
Quaker Meadows Winery

Maia, LLC

Winery
Perry's Berry's

Perry's Berry's LLC

Winery
Reece Winery, LLC Winery
Silver Fork Winery

Silver Fork Winery LLC

Winery

How Morganton compares within North Carolina

Morganton ranks 25th of 307 cities in North Carolina by permit count; Raleigh leads the state with 437 holders.

The 11 permit holders listed here represent 0.6% of North Carolina's 1,913 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.

Nationwide, Morganton sits at #1,306 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 Morganton's population at 17,646. That works out to 62.3 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 Helmets Required, Matrix Bottling Group, LLC, Matrix Bottling Group, LLC (+8 more), spanning 4 wineries, 4 wholesalers, 2 distilleries, 1 importers.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Morganton, North Carolina?

Morganton has 11 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (4). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Morganton rank among North Carolina cities?

Morganton ranks 25th of 307 cities in North Carolina; Raleigh leads with 437 holders.

How does Morganton rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Morganton is #1,306 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Morganton extract?

Examples from this city's table: Helmets Required, Matrix Bottling Group, LLC, Matrix Bottling Group, LLC, Alpha Exports, plus 7 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. 11 TTB premises addresses grouped under Morganton, North Carolina — 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.