Valley Cellars

What the Data Shows for Valley Cellars

Valley Cellars operates as a federally licensed Winery in Richmond, Virginia. Its TTB permit number is TTB-WN-VA-30197, issued on 2007-06-26 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 Valley Cellars, 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. Valley Cellars must also hold an active Virginia 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, Virginia currently hosts 542 federally licensed producers, of which 172 are breweries, 73 are distilleries, and 262 are wineries — context that helps compare this single-producer record against the state's broader beverage economy.