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Alcohol permits in California

Name: California Federal Alcohol Permit Holders
Creator: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in California — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers — from the public List of Permittees.

20,928
Total permits: #1
National rank: 53.7
Per 100k residents: 896
Cities covered

California in one line

California holds 20,928 federal alcohol permits — led by wholesalers (9,309) — at 53.7 per 100,000 residents, the 2nd densest state.

#1
by total permits: #2
by permits per capita: 6,399
wineries: 561
distilleries

Source: TTB List of Permittees (April 2025) · Census Vintage-2023 population.

According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) List of Permittees, published April 2025, 83,590 federal alcohol Basic Permits are on file across 52 states and territories. This page lists every holder with premises in the state, drawn directly from that public federal record; see the methodology for details.

Permit mix

How California's 20,928 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers9,309 · 44%

Wineries6,399 · 31%

Importers4,659 · 22%

Distilleries561 · 3%

Napa

1,798
Los Angeles

838
Paso Robles

641
Santa Rosa

622
San Francisco

573
Healdsburg

535
San Diego

500
Saint Helena

489
Sonoma

482
Calistoga

336

All permit holders (20,928)

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Name	City	Class	Permit #
Celebration Cellars, LLC	Temecula	Wholesaler	CA-P-8253
Celebrity Cellars Celebrity Cellars, INC.	Temecula	Wholesaler	CA-P-16030
Celebrity Jewel Lines, INC.	San Francisco	Wholesaler	CA-P-25370
Celebrity Wines L.L.C.	Pomona	Wholesaler	CA-P-25449
Matti Mondo Import Celine Dyna Breault	Piedmont	Wholesaler	CA-P-21417
Cellar Dominatrix, INC.	Napa	Wholesaler	CA-P-27198
Cellar Door Corporation	Santa Barbara	Wholesaler	CA-P-23290
Cellar Searchers, LLC	Windsor	Wholesaler	CA-P-16430
Cellar Thief, LLC	San Diego	Wholesaler	CA-P-17626
Cellar to Table, LLC	Corona Del Mar	Wholesaler	CA-P-24699
Cellar13,llc Cellar13, LLC	Livermore	Wholesaler	CA-P-27449
Cellarbrowser Cellarbrowser, INC.	Alameda	Wholesaler	CA-P-23162
Cemco Industries, INC.	Santa Rosa	Wholesaler	CA-P-6146
Cencal Beverage CO. Cencal Beverage CO., LLC	Ceres	Wholesaler	CA-P-16291
Centenal Spirits Centenal Spirits INC.	Ontario	Wholesaler	CA-P-27003
Center Cork, Incorporated	Fresno	Wholesaler	CA-P-25644
Centex Group INC.	Santa Fe Springs	Wholesaler	CA-P-26263
Central Boeki Calif., LTD.	Carson	Wholesaler	CA-P-8887
Winebow Central Coast Wine Company	Benicia	Wholesaler	CA-P-4950
Central Coast Wine Works, LLC	Lompoc	Wholesaler	CA-P-24359
Marine Corps Base Club System Central Service Agency	Camp Pendleton	Wholesaler	CA-P-9152
Lost Cork Wine CO. Central Valley Craft Beer, LLC	Fresno	Wholesaler	CA-P-24229
Central Valley Mezcal Central Valley Mezcal LLC	Santa Ana	Wholesaler	CA-P-27206
Century Nationwide Enterprises INC	Olivehurst	Wholesaler	CA-P-21385
Cerebral Spirits Cerebral Spirits Corporation	Westlake Village	Wholesaler	CA-P-22480
Playa Sparkling Cocktails Cerk Beverage LLC	Torrance	Wholesaler	CA-P-25074
Cerrimex Cerro Rojo Internacional de Mexico, LLC	Sacramento	Wholesaler	CA-P-23485
Cerruti Cellars Cerruti Cellars, INC.	Oakland	Wholesaler	CA-P-17165
Cervantes Family Vineyards Cervantes Family Vineyards LLC	Saint Helena	Wholesaler	CA-P-24612
Calidad Beer Cerveceria Calidad, LLC	Los Angeles	Wholesaler	CA-P-24172
Cerveceria Calidad, LLC	Los Angeles	Wholesaler	CA-P-25707
Cerveza Los Altos Cerveza Los Altos Imports & Distribution, LLC	Glendale	Wholesaler	CA-P-23943
Atlantic Intertrade Enterprise Cesar a. Sanchez	Santa Barbara	Wholesaler	CA-P-21519
Cesar Ivan Gonzalez	Fresno	Wholesaler	CA-P-24883
Cetex Corporation	San Marcos	Wholesaler	CA-P-22296
Cfunk Wines LLC	Saint Helena	Wholesaler	CA-P-26562
CG Wine, LLC	North Hollywood	Wholesaler	CA-P-27375
Cha Cha Mouche Cha Cha Mouche, LLC	Acampo	Wholesaler	CA-P-26465
Chaco Flaco Drinks LLC	Calistoga	Wholesaler	CA-P-27020
Chad M. Hardesty	Arcata	Wholesaler	CA-P-17271
Transverse Range Chad Melville	Lompac	Wholesaler	CA-P-24526
Stockman Cellars Chadenuf Vineyards, LLC	Friant	Wholesaler	CA-P-24625
Chaim, LLC	Saint Helena	Wholesaler	CA-P-15249
Chaim, LLC	Berkeley	Wholesaler	CA-P-23574
Covenant Wines Chaim, LLC	Berkeley	Wholesaler	CA-P-27358
Chainflux Capital LLC	Windsor	Wholesaler	CA-P-26500
Chaix Wines Chaix Winery, LLC	Sonoma	Wholesaler	CA-P-18292
Challen Cates	Los Angeles	Wholesaler	CA-P-22105
Chambers & Chambers, INC.	Napa	Wholesaler	CA-P-4060
Chamerica Wines LLC	West Hills	Wholesaler	CA-P-22563

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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in California?

California has 20,928 active federal alcohol Basic Permits — 6,399 wineries, 561 distilleries, 4,659 importers, and 9,309 wholesalers. That is the 1st most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is California's per-capita permit rate?

California has 53.7 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 2nd by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.

Which California city has the most permit holders?

Napa leads California with 1,798 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Los Angeles, Paso Robles, Santa Rosa.

Are breweries included?

No. Breweries do not hold an FAA Basic Permit — they operate under a Brewer's Notice (IRC §6103, protected from disclosure), so they are not in the public TTB List of Permittees this directory is built from.

Where does this data come from?

The TTB FOIA "List of Permittees," published April 2025 — public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration.

Sources: TTB FOIA List of Permittees (April 2025) · U.S. Census Bureau Vintage-2023 population estimates for per-capita rates (Verify with the Census Bureau →). Reformatted without alteration; confirm any record against the official TTB list.

Permit mix

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