West Estate Winery

What the Data Shows for West Estate Winery

West Estate Winery operates as a federally licensed Winery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its TTB permit number is TTB-WN-MN-74203, issued on 2003-03-12 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 West Estate Winery, 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. West Estate Winery must also hold an active Minnesota 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, Minnesota currently hosts 272 federally licensed producers, of which 150 are breweries, 55 are distilleries, and 32 are wineries — context that helps compare this single-producer record against the state's broader beverage economy.