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Alcohol permits in California

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%

Top cities in California

Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city

permits
Source TTB List of Permittees As of April 2025

All permit holders (20,928)

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Name Class
Southern Glazer's Ca North

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC

Wholesaler
Southern Glazer's Ca South

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC

Wholesaler
Southern Glazer's Ca South

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC

Wholesaler
Southern Glazer's Ca North

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC

Wholesaler
Southern Roots Wines

Southern Roots Winery

Wholesaler
Southern Wines Vinos Del Sur

Southern Wines Vinos Del Sur INC.

Wholesaler
Southnorte

Southnorte Brands LLC

Wholesaler
Wally's Wine & Spirits

Southwest Wine & Spirits

Wholesaler
Wineflite

Souvenirwine.Com

Wholesaler
Souza Family Vineyard

Souza Family, INC.

Wholesaler
Sovereign K

Sovereign K

Wholesaler
Sozzle Incorporated Wholesaler
Spa Girl Cocktails, INC. Wholesaler
Spadarotto Family Wines

Spadarotto Wine, LLC

Wholesaler
Spain to Ca LLC Wholesaler
Spanish Peacock Winery, INC. Wholesaler
Spann Vineyards, INC. Wholesaler
Spanos-Berberian Wine CO. LLC Wholesaler
Bell Wine Cellars

Spanos-Berberian Winery, LLC

Wholesaler
Sparkling Tequila

Sparkling Tequila, LLC

Wholesaler
Sparo

Sparo Teas LLC

Wholesaler
Spaten West, INC. Wholesaler
Speakeasy Bootleggin'

Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, INC.

Wholesaler
Spearance Cellars LLC Wholesaler
Spearhead Import & Export, INC. Wholesaler
Special Barbecue Wine CO.

Special Barbecue Wine CO. LLC

Wholesaler
Specialty Imports INC. Wholesaler
Specialty Spirits & Fine Wine, LLC Wholesaler
Specific Property Investments, LLC Wholesaler
Specter Whiskey CO.

Specter Whiskey Company LLC

Wholesaler
Spectrum Imports, LLC Wholesaler
Spectrum Spirits INC. Wholesaler
Speedlog LLC Wholesaler
Speedy Importing INC

Speedy Importing, INC.

Wholesaler
Speizer Family Farms Wholesaler
Spell Estate LLC Wholesaler
Spencer Roloson Winery

Spencer Roloson Winery,llc

Wholesaler
Spencer Vineyards

Spencer Vineyards, LLC

Wholesaler
Hoopes Family Vineyard & Winery

Spencer W. Hoopes

Wholesaler
Spencer Wright Hernandez Imports

Spencer Wright Hernandez, INC.

Wholesaler
Speratus Wines

Speratus Wines, LLC

Wholesaler
Spice Route Trading LLC Wholesaler
Spicy Vines

Spicy Vines, LLC

Wholesaler
Copper Spur Spirits Company

Spinnaker Beverage Group LLC

Wholesaler
Spinning Gold Wines

Spinning Gold Wines LLC

Wholesaler
Spirit Distributors INC. Wholesaler
Spirit Guides, INC. Wholesaler
Spirit Shorty LLC Wholesaler
Spirited Brands

Spirited Brands Holdings INC.

Wholesaler
Spirits Made Well, INC Wholesaler
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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.

Every figure on PlainAlcohol is rendered directly from federal TTB permit data, no number is typed in by an editor. This state count is rendered directly from the TTB List of Permittees, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.