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Alcohol permits in Luray

12 TTB Basic Permit holders with Luray, Virginia premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.

12
Permit holders
4,827
ACS 2024 population estimate
7
Wineries
3
Distilleries
Virginia
State

Luray in one line

Luray, Virginia: 12 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (7).

248.6 per 100k
permit-premises density
#1215 of 11,126
national city rank
#37 of 336
Virginia city rank

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

12 permit holders registered to Luray, Virginia addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Luray vs nearby Virginia cities

Luray ranks 37th in Virginia — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Four permit classes in Luray

Wineries lead (7, 58%), followed by 3 distilleries and 1 importers across 12 TTB premises.

Wineries7 · 58%
Distilleries3 · 25%
Importers1 · 8%
Wholesalers1 · 8%
All 12 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Blue Shepherd Spirits LLC Distillery
Mt. Defiance Cidery & Distillery

Mount Defiance Cidery & Distillery, LLC

Distillery
River Hill Wine and Spirits LLC.

River Hill Wine and Spirits, LLC

Distillery
Eerkins INC. Importer
Eerkins INC. Wholesaler
Faithbrooke Barn and Vineyards, LLC Winery
Grottovino

Grottovino LLC

Winery
The Vintage Barrel

Hfi-3, LLC

Winery
House Strunk Winemaking

House Strunk Winemaking LLC

Winery
Guilford Ridge Vineyard

John Gerba

Winery
River Hill Wine and Spirits, LLC Winery
Saga Meadery LLC Winery

How Luray compares within Virginia

Luray ranks 37th of 336 cities in Virginia by permit count; Richmond leads the state with 116 holders.

The 12 permit holders listed here represent 0.6% of Virginia's 2,025 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.

Nationwide, Luray sits at #1,215 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 Luray's population at 4,827. That works out to 248.6 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 Blue Shepherd Spirits LLC, Mt. Defiance Cidery & Distillery, River Hill Wine and Spirits LLC. (+9 more), spanning 7 wineries, 3 distilleries, 1 importers, 1 wholesalers.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Luray, Virginia?

Luray has 12 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (7). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Luray rank among Virginia cities?

Luray ranks 37th of 336 cities in Virginia; Richmond leads with 116 holders.

How does Luray rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Luray is #1,215 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Luray extract?

Examples from this city's table: Blue Shepherd Spirits LLC, Mt. Defiance Cidery & Distillery, River Hill Wine and Spirits LLC., Eerkins INC., plus 8 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. 12 TTB premises addresses grouped under Luray, Virginia — 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.