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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 #
Southern Glazer's Ca North Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC	Union City	Wholesaler	CA-P-19075
Southern Glazer's Ca South Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC	Los Angeles	Wholesaler	CA-P-19077
Southern Glazer's Ca South Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC	North Hollywood	Wholesaler	CA-P-19079
Southern Glazer's Ca North Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC	Sacramento	Wholesaler	CA-P-23635
Southern Roots Wines Southern Roots Winery	Napa	Wholesaler	CA-P-23406
Southern Wines Vinos Del Sur Southern Wines Vinos Del Sur INC.	Riverside	Wholesaler	CA-P-15779
Southnorte Southnorte Brands LLC	San Jose	Wholesaler	CA-P-25715
Wally's Wine & Spirits Southwest Wine & Spirits	Culver City	Wholesaler	CA-P-25814
Wineflite Souvenirwine.Com	South San Francisco	Wholesaler	CA-P-21245
Souza Family Vineyard Souza Family, INC.	Tehachapi	Wholesaler	CA-P-16068
Sovereign K Sovereign K	Paso Robles	Wholesaler	CA-P-25833
Sozzle Incorporated	Temecula	Wholesaler	CA-P-25348
Spa Girl Cocktails, INC.	Palm Springs	Wholesaler	CA-P-25082
Spadarotto Family Wines Spadarotto Wine, LLC	Saint Helena	Wholesaler	CA-P-17931
Spain to Ca LLC	San Clemente	Wholesaler	CA-P-26141
Spanish Peacock Winery, INC.	Jamul	Wholesaler	CA-P-21752
Spann Vineyards, INC.	Glen Ellen	Wholesaler	CA-P-15869
Spanos-Berberian Wine CO. LLC	Stockton	Wholesaler	CA-P-7983
Bell Wine Cellars Spanos-Berberian Winery, LLC	Yountville	Wholesaler	CA-P-9019
Sparkling Tequila Sparkling Tequila, LLC	Woodland Hills	Wholesaler	CA-P-21075
Sparo Sparo Teas LLC	Palmdale	Wholesaler	CA-P-26784
Spaten West, INC.	South San Francisco	Wholesaler	CA-P-8222
Speakeasy Bootleggin' Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, INC.	San Francisco	Wholesaler	CA-P-8229
Spearance Cellars LLC	Santa Clarita	Wholesaler	CA-P-26130
Spearhead Import & Export, INC.	Palm Desert	Wholesaler	CA-P-17422
Special Barbecue Wine CO. Special Barbecue Wine CO. LLC	Ukiah	Wholesaler	CA-P-23526
Specialty Imports INC.	North Hollywood	Wholesaler	CA-P-23447
Specialty Spirits & Fine Wine, LLC	Irwindale	Wholesaler	CA-P-22817
Specific Property Investments, LLC	San Marcos	Wholesaler	CA-P-22038
Specter Whiskey CO. Specter Whiskey Company LLC	Hillsborough	Wholesaler	CA-P-23662
Spectrum Imports, LLC	Novato	Wholesaler	CA-P-22907
Spectrum Spirits INC.	San Jose	Wholesaler	CA-P-22639
Speedlog LLC	San Jose	Wholesaler	CA-P-25311
Speedy Importing INC Speedy Importing, INC.	Santa Clarita	Wholesaler	CA-P-24007
Speizer Family Farms	Pismo Beach	Wholesaler	CA-P-18301
Spell Estate LLC	Santa Rosa	Wholesaler	CA-P-17061
Spencer Roloson Winery Spencer Roloson Winery,llc	Saint Helena	Wholesaler	CA-P-9066
Spencer Vineyards Spencer Vineyards, LLC	Tiburon	Wholesaler	CA-P-18336
Hoopes Family Vineyard & Winery Spencer W. Hoopes	Napa	Wholesaler	CA-P-9002
Spencer Wright Hernandez Imports Spencer Wright Hernandez, INC.	San Diego	Wholesaler	CA-P-7759
Speratus Wines Speratus Wines, LLC	Danville	Wholesaler	CA-P-21408
Spice Route Trading LLC	Clements	Wholesaler	CA-P-25559
Spicy Vines Spicy Vines, LLC	Walnut Creek	Wholesaler	CA-P-21259
Copper Spur Spirits Company Spinnaker Beverage Group LLC	Livermore	Wholesaler	CA-P-26456
Spinning Gold Wines Spinning Gold Wines LLC	Saint Helena	Wholesaler	CA-P-24168
Spirit Distributors INC.	Pasadena	Wholesaler	CA-P-22146
Spirit Guides, INC.	San Fernando	Wholesaler	CA-P-26398
Spirit Shorty LLC	Sacramento	Wholesaler	CA-P-26686
Spirited Brands Spirited Brands Holdings INC.	Coronado	Wholesaler	CA-P-26763
Spirits Made Well, INC	Bonita	Wholesaler	CA-P-25940

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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.

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