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Alcohol permits in Charleston
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Charleston, Tennessee, mostly wineries (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 956
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Tennessee
- State
Charleston in one line
Charleston, Tennessee: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 209.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #6507 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #67 of 162
- Tennessee city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Charleston, Tennessee addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Charleston vs nearby Tennessee cities
Charleston ranks 67th in Tennessee — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- McDonald 2 permits
- South Fulton 2 permits
Wineries and wholesalers split Charleston
Charleston is a two-class market: 1 wineries (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.
Charleston 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. Charleston is highlighted.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Tarver Distributing Company, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Morris Vineyard & Tennessee Mountainview Winery, LLC | Winery |
How Charleston compares within Tennessee
Charleston ranks 67th of 162 cities in Tennessee by permit count; Nashville leads the state with 190 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Tennessee's 862 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Charleston sits at #6,507 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 Charleston's population at 956. That works out to 209.2 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 Tarver Distributing Company, INC., Morris Vineyard & Tennessee Mountainview Winery, LLC, spanning 1 wineries, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Charleston, Tennessee?
Charleston has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Charleston rank among Tennessee cities?
Charleston ranks 67th of 162 cities in Tennessee; Nashville leads with 190 holders.
How does Charleston rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Charleston is #6,507 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Charleston extract?
Examples from this city's table: Tarver Distributing Company, INC., Morris Vineyard & Tennessee Mountainview Winery, 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 Charleston, Tennessee — 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.