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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.
Data updated July 2026
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 4 of 419| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Drift Distillery Drift Brands, LLC | Distillery |
| Waterbird Spirits Drinkpak, LLC | Distillery |
| Oceanside Distillers DS Property Development, LLC | Distillery |
| Waterfowl Wine Company Duckhorn Wine Company | Distillery |
| Geyserville Winery Duckhorn Wine Company | Distillery |
| Dust Bowl Distillery Dust Bowl Brewing CO., LLC | Distillery |
| South Bay Spirits E&F Roberts Distilleries INC. | Distillery |
| Asti Winery E. & J. Gallo Winery | Distillery |
| E. & J. Gallo Winery | Distillery |
| Turner Road Vintners E. & J. Gallo Winery | Distillery |
| Gallo E. & J. Gallo Winery | Distillery |
| E. & J. Gallo Winery | Distillery |
| Leraxa Winery E. & J. Gallo Winery | Distillery |
| McCall Wineries & Distilleries E. & J. Gallo Winery | Distillery |
| Eafd, LLC | Distillery |
| Knox & Dobson Earl's Big Idea, LLC | Distillery |
| Ecopas, LLC | Distillery |
| California Distilled Spirits Edwin Arnold | Distillery |
| Efficient Industries LLC | Distillery |
| El Camino Real Spirits El Camino Real Spirits, LLC | Distillery |
| Eliqs West Coast Spirits LLC | Distillery |
| Elk Fence Distillery LLC | Distillery |
| Epu Cellar LLC | Distillery |
| Evans Brewing Company INC. | Distillery |
| Evolve Distilling Evolve Distilling, INC. | Distillery |
| F-86 F-86 | Distillery |
| F. Korbel & Bros. | Distillery |
| Heck Cellars F. Korbel & Bros. | Distillery |
| Falcon Spirits LLC | Distillery |
| Fathom Spirits, LLC | Distillery |
| Nasung Sool CO Faulk Brews and Spirits LLC | Distillery |
| Fermented Sciences II, INC. | Distillery |
| Festif Society Festif Society | Distillery |
| Firelit Spirits Firelit Spirits LLC | Distillery |
| Flower City Ballroom LLC | Distillery |
| FN Cellars, LLC FN Cellars, LLC | Distillery |
| FN Cellars, LLC | Distillery |
| Fog Shots Fog Shots | Distillery |
| Fog's End Distillery Fog's End Distillery, LLC | Distillery |
| Foggy Bottom Distillery Foggy Bottom Distillery LLC | Distillery |
| Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery Foley Family Wines, INC. | Distillery |
| Prevail Winery Foley Family Wines, INC. | Distillery |
| Sebastiani Vineyards Foley Family Wines, INC. | Distillery |
| The Silverado Vineyards Foley Family Wines, INC. | Distillery |
| Frank-Lin Distillers Products, LTD. | Distillery |
| St. Rose Winery Frederick J Nunes | Distillery |
| Freixenet Sonoma Caves, INC. | Distillery |
| G.V. Three International G. Rottie Entertainment INC. | Distillery |
| 1968 Cellars Gabi's Vineyard, INC. | Distillery |
| Galway Spirits Galway Spirits, INC. | Distillery |
Related guides
State Alcohol Regulations →
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How to Get a TTB Permit →
The FAA Basic Permit application, step by step.
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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.