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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 #
Longleaf Vineyard BWK Properties LLC	Marshall	Wholesaler	NC-P-15410
C and R Imports and Distribution C and R Imorts and Distributin INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15158
C. J. Spirits, INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-1969
C3 Investment Holdings, LLC	Corolla	Wholesaler	NC-P-21376
Caffey Distributing Company, INC.	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-2015
Caffey Distributing Company, INC.	Greensboro	Wholesaler	NC-P-2017
Call Family Distillers, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21205
The Grape Cycle Calvin Dubs, LLC	Matthews	Wholesaler	NC-P-21395
Camellias Organics Camellias Organics LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21443
Campari America Campari America LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21021
Cane Ventures Cane Ventures, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21227
Cane Ventures Cane Ventures, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21266
Kind Beers Cape Fear Brewing CO, LLC	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-21053
Kind Beers Cape Fear Brewing CO, LLC	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-21058
Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21281
Cardinal Stork, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21105
Florida Distillers Caribbean Distillers LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15304
Carolina Beer Temple INC.	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21049
Carolina Booty Distributing Carolina Booty, LLC	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-15240
Carolina Distillery, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15265
Fireclay Cellars Carolina Diversified Farm Goods & Services, LLC	Siler City	Wholesaler	NC-P-21213
Carolina Eagle Distributing, INC.	Rocky Mount	Wholesaler	NC-P-2035
Carolina Eagle Distributing, INC.	Greenville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21372
Carolina One, INC.	Greensboro	Wholesaler	NC-P-15239
Carolina Premium Beverage, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-15267
Carolina Saloon Distillery, INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21226
Carolina Select Fine Wines, LLC	Colfax	Wholesaler	NC-P-21073
Carolina Select Fine Wines, LLC	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-21553
Carolina Wine Distributor, LLC	High Point	Wholesaler	NC-P-15348
Carolina's Distillers, LLC	Mooresville	Wholesaler	NC-P-15401
Carolina's Vineyards & Hops INC.	Winston-Salem	Wholesaler	NC-P-21439
Verdi Imports CO. Carriage House Imports LTD.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-1890
High Country Export Carroll Companies, INC.	Boone	Wholesaler	NC-P-15326
Carver Family Distilling CO., LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21431
Slammin' Sam Beer Company Casey Global LLC	Southern Pines	Wholesaler	NC-P-21027
Castle Brands (Usa) CORP.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15162
Hickory Sandwich Shop Catawba County Food Truck, LLC	Hickory	Wholesaler	NC-P-21521
Catawba Palmetto, LLC	Morganton	Wholesaler	NC-P-21535
Catawba Palmetto, LLC	Asheville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21536
Catawba Palmetto, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21537
Catawba Run Spirits LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21702
Catoctin Creek Distilling Company, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21157
Ceebo Brew CO. LLC	Tarboro	Wholesaler	NC-P-21561
Cellar 4201 Cellar 4201, LLC	East Bend	Wholesaler	NC-P-15089
Cellar Distributing, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21231
Cfi Charlton Family Industries	Durham	Wholesaler	NC-P-21332
Charles Jacquin Et Cie., INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-1597
Charleston Trading CO., L.L.C.	Hickory	Wholesaler	NC-P-2053
Charlotte Brands Company	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21271
Chatham Imports, INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-2063

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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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