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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
Vino Farms, INC. Wholesaler
Vino Favoloso

Vino Favoloso Importing and Distributing, LLC

Wholesaler
Vino Minetta, LLC Wholesaler
Vino Norte INC Wholesaler
Vino Philo

Vino Philo, LLC

Wholesaler
Vino Tinto LLC Wholesaler
Vino Uno

Vino Uno Incorporated

Wholesaler
Vino Vegas LLC Wholesaler
Vino Virtuoso

Vino Virtuoso LLC

Wholesaler
Vino!

Vino!, INC.

Wholesaler
Total Beverage Solution

Vino.Com L.L.C.

Wholesaler
Vino4sale, LLC Wholesaler
Vinoaroma LLC Wholesaler
Vinobee LLC Wholesaler
Vinoblends LLC Wholesaler
Vinoce

Vinoce Vineyards, LLC

Wholesaler
Vinod Imports

Vinod Imports LLC

Wholesaler
Vinodine LLC Wholesaler
Vinograd Selections LLC Wholesaler
Vinographs LLC Wholesaler
Vinogronova

Vinogronova LLC

Wholesaler
Vinologix LLC Wholesaler
Vinology Fine Wine

Vinology Fine Wine LLC

Wholesaler
Vinome Wholesaler
Vinoquest

Vinoquest, INC.

Wholesaler
Vinos Las Campanas, LLC Wholesaler
Vinos Unico, INC Wholesaler
Vinos Unidos

Vinos Unidos, LLC

Wholesaler
Vinosanto Vineyard Limited Liablity Company Wholesaler
Vinosapiens USA

Vinosapiens USA LLC

Wholesaler
Vintage Deliveries

Vinosphere, LLC

Wholesaler
Vinostalgia CO. Wholesaler
Vinosur LLC Wholesaler
Vinovedic, INC. Wholesaler
Vinovest, INC. Wholesaler
Vinovia Wine Group, INC. Wholesaler
Strange Wines

Vins Etrange

Wholesaler
American Roots Winery

Vinsci, INC.

Wholesaler
Vinship USA, LLC Wholesaler
Vint Marketplace LLC Wholesaler
Vintage Collectibles, LLC Wholesaler
Vintage Collectibles, LLC Wholesaler
Vintage Directions Wholesale, INC. Wholesaler
Vintage Gem, LLC Wholesaler
Middleton Family Wines Wholesale

Vintage New World, LLC

Wholesaler
Vintage Strategies, INC. Wholesaler
Vintage Supply Partners, LLC Wholesaler
Steven Ventrello

Vintage Wine Marketing, INC.

Wholesaler
Vintages, Vines and Wine, LLC Wholesaler
Vintap

Vintap North America, LP

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.