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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 403 of 419| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| The Club Yountville The Club Yountville, LLC | Winery |
| The Corralitos Wine Company, LLC | Winery |
| The Danati Collection LLC | Winery |
| The Dancing Fox Winery The Dancing Fox Winery & Brewery, INC. | Winery |
| The Daume Winery The Daume Winery, INC. | Winery |
| Norse Legend Mead The Dookie Brothers LLC | Winery |
| The Elkhoury Family Vineyard, INC. | Winery |
| The Endless Summer Winery | Winery |
| The Evening Land & Vineyards The Evening Land & Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Fableist Wine CO The Fableist Wine Company | Winery |
| The Gainey Vineyard | Winery |
| The Ghost of Autumn Wine CO The Ghost of Autumn Wine Company LLC | Winery |
| Art+farm Wine The Girls in the Vineyard | Winery |
| The Gold Bar Spirits Company INC. | Winery |
| The Central Coast Group Project The Group Project, LLC | Winery |
| The Grown Company The Grown Company LLC | Winery |
| Nine North Wine Company The Halcyon Syndicate LTD., LLC | Winery |
| James Cole Winery The Harder Group | Winery |
| James Cole Winery The Harder Group | Winery |
| Hess Wine Company The Hess Collection Winery | Winery |
| The Hess Collection Winery | Winery |
| The Hess Collection Winery | Winery |
| The Hive Meadery | Winery |
| Wancha Wines The Honey Wine Company LLC | Winery |
| The Julian Winery, LLC | Winery |
| The Keg Stand LLC | Winery |
| The Kimchi Project The Kimchi Project LLC | Winery |
| The Knolls Winery, LLC The Knolls, Limited Liability Company | Winery |
| The Last Wynn LLC | Winery |
| The Littorai Wines | Winery |
| The Mascot The Mascot Wine, LLC | Winery |
| Le Chanceux The McNerney Family Trust | Winery |
| The Meeker Vineyard | Winery |
| The Mobo Group LLC The Mobo Group LLC | Winery |
| The Morlet Selection The Morlet Selection, Incorporated | Winery |
| The Morlet Selection, Incorporated | Winery |
| The Mysterious Mead Company INC. | Winery |
| I'x Wines The Nelson Lopez Winery, LLC | Winery |
| The Nipomo Wine Group The Nipomo Wine Group | Winery |
| The Ojai Vineyard INC. | Winery |
| Panetta Estate The Panetta Ranch LLC | Winery |
| The Pinot Elite LLC | Winery |
| The Ranch Almaden, LLC | Winery |
| The Ranger, LLC | Winery |
| The Red Stitch Wine Group, LLC | Winery |
| The San Francisco Meadery The San Francisco Mead Company, LLC | Winery |
| Regale Winery and Vineyards The Schaadt Wine Group, LLC | Winery |
| The Setting Wines The Setting Wines, LLC | Winery |
| Keyways Vineyard and Winery The Silverton Partners, INC. | Winery |
| Solomon Wine Company The Solomon Wine Company | Winery |
Related guides
State Alcohol Regulations →
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How to Get a TTB Permit →
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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.