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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 #
Surface Brands Surface Brands LLC	ST Helena	Wholesaler	CA-P-21669
Surface Brands LLC	Santa Monica	Wholesaler	CA-P-27315
Surfing Donkey Cocktail CO.	Santa Monica	Wholesaler	CA-P-22897
Surh Cellars, INC.	Napa	Wholesaler	CA-P-8179
Surprise Valley Ranch, INC	Comptche	Wholesaler	CA-P-9390
Surtimex Surtimex LLC	Pico Rivera	Wholesaler	CA-P-27083
Vineyard Grant James Susanne Sapier	Ramona	Wholesaler	CA-P-18687
Sushi Zanmai Sushizanmai LA, INC.	Los Angeles	Wholesaler	CA-P-27144
El Cartel Tequila Suspend Spirits, INC.	LA Jolla	Wholesaler	CA-P-21667
Sutro Wine CO., LLC	Healdsburg	Wholesaler	CA-P-24521
Sutter Home Winery, INC.	Saint Helena	Wholesaler	CA-P-2044
Sutter Home Winery, INC.	Lodi	Wholesaler	CA-P-22721
Sutter Home Winery, INC.	Napa	Wholesaler	CA-P-6593
Sutter Island Enterprise, INC.	Courtland	Wholesaler	CA-P-24121
Four Ponds Estate Winery Suzi Raposa	Plymouth	Wholesaler	CA-P-26983
Vinasia, Incorporated Suzuki Marketing, Incorporated	South San Francisco	Wholesaler	CA-P-24393
SV Imports SV Imports LLC	Signal Hill	Wholesaler	CA-P-15565
Svan Wines LLC	Napa	Wholesaler	CA-P-27179
Sven Andreas Wiederholt	San Francisco	Wholesaler	CA-P-17987
Silicon Valley Wine Cooperative Svwc, INC	Santa Clara	Wholesaler	CA-P-15391
SW Investments I, LLC	Healdsburg	Wholesaler	CA-P-16350
SW Wine Distribution LLC	Garden Grove	Wholesaler	CA-P-23868
Swa Vinports, LLC	Malibu	Wholesaler	CA-P-18078
Swanky Wine Snob LLC	Novato	Wholesaler	CA-P-18286
Swanky Wine Snob LLC	Novato	Wholesaler	CA-P-22127
Pacific Wine Group Swanky Wine Snob LLC	Novato	Wholesaler	CA-P-22235
Swebev, INC.	Santa Barbara	Wholesaler	CA-P-22134
Sweet Amber Ventures, INC.	Los Angeles	Wholesaler	CA-P-24236
Sweet Poison Spirits, LLC	San Diego	Wholesaler	CA-P-25622
Sweetens Cove Spirits Company, LLC	Beverly Hills	Wholesaler	CA-P-24852
L & M Distributors Sweetwater Distributions, INC.	Modesto	Wholesaler	CA-P-5890
Landy Family Vineyards Sweetwater Ranch, LLC	Healdsburg	Wholesaler	CA-P-17574
Swigg LLC	Danville	Wholesaler	CA-P-25377
Swirl Wine Brokers, INC.	American Canyon	Wholesaler	CA-P-19051
Swish Beverages LLC	Los Angeles	Wholesaler	CA-P-24670
Swiss Vodka Swiss Vodka INC	Oakland	Wholesaler	CA-P-21572
Swisswinehouse LLC	Santa Monica	Wholesaler	CA-P-25759
Switzer Family Vineyards, L.L.C.	American Canyon	Wholesaler	CA-P-18333
Swole Bevco LLC	Sunol	Wholesaler	CA-P-27388
Talem Cellars Sworn in, INC. DBA Talem Cellars	Oakland	Wholesaler	CA-P-23901
Select Wine Sourcing SWS LLC	El Cerrito	Wholesaler	CA-P-24422
Sydney Beer CO.	Cypress	Wholesaler	CA-P-26893
Sylvester/Rovine Selections Sylvester Wine Imports, INC.	Benicia	Wholesaler	CA-P-19055
Sidelight Wines SYP Wine CO INC	American Canyon	Wholesaler	CA-P-25280
Syrahendipity Vineyards, INC.	Atherton	Wholesaler	CA-P-16946
Sysco Los Angeles, INC.	Walnut	Wholesaler	CA-P-25678
Sysco Ventura, INC.	Oxnard	Wholesaler	CA-P-25677
Simone International T & Beer, INC.	Rancho Dominguez	Wholesaler	CA-P-22181
T & C Specialties LLC	Long Beach	Wholesaler	CA-P-21843
T & W Imports INC.	Arcadia	Wholesaler	CA-P-15446

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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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