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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 #
Fresher Than Fresh, INC.	Gastonia	Wholesaler	NC-P-15081
Freshpoint North Carolina, INC.	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21194
Freshwater Beer Company LLC	New Bern	Wholesaler	NC-P-21470
FSJ Imports FSJ Imports, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15292
Fundamental Beverages, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21348
Future Brands LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-3020
Galore Champagne L.L.C.	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21604
Gambino Wine Imports Gambino Wine Imports, LLC	Alexis	Wholesaler	NC-P-15092
Gatsby's Wine and Spirits, LLC Gatsby's, LLC	Winston Salem	Wholesaler	NC-P-21518
General Brewing Company General Brewing Company LLC	Asheville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21405
Catawba Valley Premium Wine Distributors George Dwain Exline	Denver	Wholesaler	NC-P-15290
Georgetown Trading CO., LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21175
Geronimo Wines Geronimo Wines, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21414
Ghost Coast Distillery, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21306
Gia Distillery, INC	Madison	Wholesaler	NC-P-21309
Gia Distillery, INC	Madison	Wholesaler	NC-P-21322
Gioia Dell'amore Cellars Gioia Dell'amore Cellars LLC	Mayodan	Wholesaler	NC-P-21519
Global Spirits USA, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21297
Gold Leaf Distilling Gold Leaf Distilling Company	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21276
Golden Trail LLC	Waxhaw	Wholesaler	NC-P-21633
Good Vibes Brew Good Vibes Brewing Company, L.L.C.	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-15288
Goodlife Brands, LLC	MT Airy	Wholesaler	NC-P-21415
Gordon Logistics LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21040
GP Distribution Corporation	Matthews	Wholesaler	NC-P-21694
Grand Touring Vodka Grand Touring Vodka, L.L.C.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15276
Grandad's Apples Grandads Apples, LLC	Hendersonville	Wholesaler	NC-P-15403
Grange Council LLC	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-21214
Grape Expectations Wine Imports, INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-2098
Grape INC	Apex	Wholesaler	NC-P-21015
Inn D'vine Grapefull Sisters Vineyard, LLC	Tabor City	Wholesaler	NC-P-15045
Grapevine Distributors Grapevine of North Carolina, INC.	Concord	Wholesaler	NC-P-1957
Grateful Reds Wine CO. LLC	Advance	Wholesaler	NC-P-20009
Graybeard Distillery, INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15400
Great Smoky Mountains Wine and Spirits, LLC	Asheville	Wholesaler	NC-P-15196
Great Wagon Road Distilling Company LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21164
Greene's Wine Greene's Winery, LLC	Greensboro	Wholesaler	NC-P-21298
Gwi Greenway of Nc, INC.	Huntersville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21360
Gregory Farms Vineyard, LLC	Currie	Wholesaler	NC-P-21408
GT Hampton LLC	Mooresville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21250
Gunpowder Creek Distillers, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21255
Global Boulevard Exports Gustaaf Van Soestbergen	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21013
H&H Distillery LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21165
Halson Wine Provisioners, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-15133
Natty Greene's Brewing Company Hamburger Square Brewhouse, INC.	Greensboro	Wholesaler	NC-P-21272
Harbrew Imports, LTD.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15026
Harlem Brew South LLC	Rocky Mount	Wholesaler	NC-P-21448
Harris Beverages, LLC	Durham	Wholesaler	NC-P-15364
Harris Beverages, LLC	Henderson	Wholesaler	NC-P-21436
Harris Incorporated	Durham	Wholesaler	NC-P-2016
Harris Wholesale, Incorporated	Aberdeen	Wholesaler	NC-P-1740

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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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