Bear Vineyards

What the Data Shows for Bear Vineyards

Bear Vineyards operates as a federally licensed Winery in Temecula, California. Its TTB permit number is TTB-WN-CA-23835, issued on 2011-09-14 and currently shown as active in the federal permittee registry. That registry is maintained by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau — the U.S. Treasury agency that regulates the production, labeling, and federal taxation of alcoholic beverages. Every record displayed on this page maps 1:1 to a row in that public, FOIA-released database.

A Bonded Winery permit, the class that covers Bear Vineyards, authorizes commercial winemaking. The "bonded" designation refers to operating under a federal bond that guarantees payment of excise tax on every gallon of wine removed from bond for sale. Farm wineries, custom-crush arrangements, and AVA designations layer additional state and appellation rules on top of the federal permit.

Federal permits do not stand alone. Bear Vineyards must also hold an active California state ABC license covering this premises, and in most states must route product to retailers only through licensed wholesalers. If the federal permit status changes — surrendered, terminated, or transferred — the state ABC record and the distributor's books should reflect that change within weeks. Statewide, California currently hosts 2,054 federally licensed producers, of which 404 are breweries, 137 are distilleries, and 1,478 are wineries — context that helps compare this single-producer record against the state's broader beverage economy.