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Alcohol permits in North Carolina

Name: North Carolina Federal Alcohol Permit Holders
Creator: PlainAlcohol
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Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in North Carolina - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.

1,899
Total permits: #10
National rank: 17.5
Per 100k residents: 306
Cities covered

North Carolina in one line

North Carolina holds 1,899 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (983) - at 17.5 per 100,000 residents, the 34th densest state.

#10
by total permits: #34
by permits per capita: 307
wineries: 185
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 North Carolina's 1,899 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers983 · 52%

Importers424 · 22%

Wineries307 · 16%

Distilleries185 · 10%

Raleigh

436
Charlotte

208
Durham

69
Wilmington

58
Asheville

55
Winston-Salem

41
Greensboro

37
Concord

27
Wake Forest

23
Cary

23

All permit holders (1,899)

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Name	City	Class	Permit #
Global Wines Distribution Alternative Wines, L.L.C.	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-15262
Global Wines Distribution Alternative Wines, L.L.C.	Kernersville	Wholesaler	NC-P-15264
Alvarez Trading, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21670
Amara Vineyard & Winery LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21471
Opici Import CO. American B.D. Company	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-3059
American Fulfillment Online, LLC	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-21584
American Outlaw Spirits Incorporated	Raleigh Wake	Wholesaler	NC-P-21317
American South Wines LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21056
Americanvintage Beverage CO. American Vintage Beverage INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21109
Amos, LLC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21680
Preiss Imports Anchor Distilling Company	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15065
Andy Mac, LLC	Winston-Salem	Wholesaler	NC-P-15274
Andy Mac, LLC	Winston Salem	Wholesaler	NC-P-15284
Leopold Bros. Ann Arbor Brewing Company, L.L.C.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21130
Silverstone Springs Distributing Anthony Nicastro	Zionville	Wholesaler	NC-P-15166
Terroir Wine Imports Antoni Romero Blanch	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21273
Apb Beverages LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-15136
The Chemist Apothecary Beverage Company, INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21280
Appalachian Provisions Company, LLC	High Point	Wholesaler	NC-P-21081
Appalachian State University	Boone	Wholesaler	NC-P-15327
Sandy Cross Vineyard Araneum, LLC	Mount Airy	Wholesaler	NC-P-15041
Ararat Import Export CO. LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15272
Arburgale L.L.C.	Greensboro	Wholesaler	NC-P-21646
Argato Spirits International LLC	Holly Springs	Wholesaler	NC-P-21446
Fort Bragg/Pope Afb Exchange Army and Air Force Exchange Service	Pope Afb	Wholesaler	NC-P-1939
Artisans Outlet Artesanias Alebrije, L.L.C.	Newton Grove	Wholesaler	NC-P-21486
Freedom Beverage Company Artesian Enterprises, INC.	Concord	Wholesaler	NC-P-15163
Artisan Beverage Group, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21149
Artisan Beverage Group, LLC Artisan Beverage Group, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21532
Artisan Wine Merchant, INC.	Point Harbor	Wholesaler	NC-P-21247
Atlantic and Pacific Spirits, LLC	Burlington	Wholesaler	NC-P-21153
Atlantic Craft Beer and Specialty Wine Distributors, LLC	Powells Point	Wholesaler	NC-P-21289
The Avl Box Atrium Productions INC.	Hendersonville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21495
Atze Distribution Atze Distribution LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21384
Autumn Creek Vineyards Autumn Creek Vineyards, INC	Mayodan	Wholesaler	NC-P-15086
B M Distilled Spirits, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21019
B7 Beverage CO., LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21091
Bacardi U.S.A., INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-2013
Bacco Selections Bacco Selections LLC	Aberdeen	Wholesaler	NC-P-21077
Baker Farm and Winery LLC	Lawndale	Wholesaler	NC-P-21641
Banks Channel, LLC	Winston Salem	Wholesaler	NC-P-3015
Bootleggers and Barrels Barrel's Brewhouse 3play LLC	New Bern	Wholesaler	NC-P-21539
Barrique Wines Barrique Wines LLC	Durham	Wholesaler	NC-P-21242
Bca-Brewing Corporation of the Americas INC	Cornelius	Wholesaler	NC-P-21434
Bca-Brewing Corporation of the Americas INC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21482
BCV Wine Imports LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21671
Be Right Brewers, LLC	Mint Hill	Wholesaler	NC-P-21365
Beach Basket LLC	Sanford	Wholesaler	NC-P-21410
Beau Monde Wine and Spirits, INC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15416
Low Country Imports Beaufort Imports LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15062

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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 1,899 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 307 wineries, 185 distilleries, 424 importers, and 983 wholesalers. That is the 10th most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is North Carolina's per-capita permit rate?

North Carolina has 17.5 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 34th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.

Which North Carolina city has the most permit holders?

Raleigh leads North Carolina with 436 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Charlotte, Durham, Wilmington.

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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