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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.
Top cities in California
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Napa
Napa, California
1,798 permits
- Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
838 permits
- Paso Robles 641
Paso Robles, California
641 permits
- Santa Rosa 622
Santa Rosa, California
622 permits
- San Francisco 573
San Francisco, California
573 permits
- Healdsburg 535
Healdsburg, California
535 permits
- San Diego 500
San Diego, California
500 permits
- Saint Helena 489
Saint Helena, California
489 permits
- Sonoma 482
Sonoma, California
482 permits
- Calistoga 336
Calistoga, California
336 permits
All permit holders (20,928)
Page 388 of 419| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Round Pond Wines Round Pond Estate, LLC | Winery |
| Vanishing Point Winery Rowdy Red Wine Company LLC | Winery |
| Greer Wine Rowg, LLC | Winery |
| Rowland Tebb Wines, LLC | Winery |
| Rowley Estates Rowley Estates LLC | Winery |
| Roy Estate Roy Estate Wines LLC | Winery |
| Roy Estate Roy Estate Wines LLC | Winery |
| Fellom Ranch Vineyards Roy S. Fellom and Roy E. Fellom | Winery |
| Caterwaul Wines Royal We LLC | Winery |
| Caterwaul Wines Royal We LLC | Winery |
| Herzog Wine Cellars CO. Royal Wine Corporation | Winery |
| Royal Wine-Bakersfield Royal Wine Corporation | Winery |
| We the People Wines RPC Brands LLC | Winery |
| RST Cellars, LLC | Winery |
| Chateau Boswell Wines RTB Management, LLC | Winery |
| Bien Nacido and Solomon Hills Estates RTV Winery, LLC | Winery |
| Ruakh Ruakh Wines | Winery |
| Erosion Rubensteins LLC | Winery |
| Rubia, L.L.C. | Winery |
| Rubidoux Ridge Vineyard Rubidoux Ridge Vineyard, LLC | Winery |
| Rubin Wines LLC | Winery |
| Rubio Family Wines, LLC | Winery |
| Ruby Cellars Ruby Cellars LLC | Winery |
| Ruddy Fox Ruddy Fox. LLC | Winery |
| Rudius Rudius Wines, LLC | Winery |
| Rued Winery Rued Winery, INC. | Winery |
| Mastroserio Winery Rugiada Winery, LLC | Winery |
| Mastroserio Winery Rugiada Winery, LLC | Winery |
| Ruins Wine CO, LLC | Winery |
| Runway Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Russe Wine Partners Russe Wine Partners, LLC | Winery |
| Truckee River Winery Russell D Jones & Joan a Deryk-Jones | Winery |
| Nuggucciet Cellars Russell Lewis Briley | Winery |
| Whaler Vineyards Russell M. and Ann C. Nyborg | Winery |
| Russian Ridge Winery, LLC | Winery |
| Russian River Vineyards Russian River Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Russian River Vineyards Russian River Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Russian Rivr Vineyards Russian River Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Russian River Wines, LLC | Winery |
| Rustic Ridge Wines Rustic Ridge Wines, LLC | Winery |
| Rustik Elements Rustik Elements LLC | Winery |
| Millesime Cellars Rustik Elements LLC | Winery |
| Rustik Elements LLC | Winery |
| Rustique Wines Rustique Wines LLC | Winery |
| Rustridge Winery Rustridge Winery, INC. | Winery |
| Rustic Ridge Vineyards Rusty Ridge Winery LLC | Winery |
| Ruth Lewandowski Wines Ruth Lewandowski Wines, INC | Winery |
| Howell Mountain Vineyards Rutherford Bench, LLC | Winery |
| Rutherford Cross Winery INC. | Winery |
| Rutherford Hill Winery | Winery |
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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.