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Alcohol permits in Rhode Island

Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Rhode Island - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.

287
Total permits
#44
National rank
26.2
Per 100k residents
46
Cities covered

Rhode Island in one line

Rhode Island holds 287 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (134) - at 26.2 per 100,000 residents, the 14th densest state.

#44
by total permits
#14
by permits per capita
34
wineries
21
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 Rhode Island's 287 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers134 · 47%
Importers98 · 34%
Wineries34 · 12%
Distilleries21 · 7%

Top cities in Rhode Island

Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city

permits
Source TTB List of Permittees As of April 2025

All permit holders (287)

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Name Class
Wine Wizards, INC. Wholesaler
Wineco

Wineco Importing Company

Wholesaler
Xyenz

Xyenz INC.

Wholesaler
Arcane Mead & Winery

Arcane Mead & Winery, LLC

Winery
Beaver River Winery, LLC Winery
Block Island Vineyards, LTD. Winery
Crazy Hart Vineyards & Winery

Crazy Hart Farms, LLC.

Winery
Diamond Hill Vineyards

Diamond Hill Vineyards, LLC

Winery
Carolyn's Sakonnet Vineyards

Dionysus Acquisition, LLC

Winery
Ensata Cellars, LLC Winery
Fieldstone Kombucha

Fieldstone Kombucha, LLC

Winery
Greenvale Vineyards LTD. Winery
Greenwich Cove Meadery

Greenwich Cove Meadery LLC

Winery
Mulberry Vineyards

Hill Farm Vineyard, LLC

Winery
Leyden Farm

John P Leyden

Winery
Main ST Orchard LLC Winery
Difazio Farm and Vineyard

Michael a Difazio

Winery
Mikel Apple Farm, LLC Winery
Mollee and Tom Pinecrest Farm Winery and Cidery

Mollee and Tom Pinecrest Farm Winery and Cidery, LLC

Winery
Newport Vineyards

Newport Vineyards and Winery, LLC

Winery
Nickle Creek Vineyard

Nickle Creek Vineyard, LLC

Winery
Gooseneck Vineyards

Oca Colla LLC

Winery
Jamestown Vineyards

PBH Vineyards, LLC

Winery
Peak Organic Brewing Company, LLC Winery
Phantom Farms

Phantom Farms II LLC

Winery
Polseno Farms, LLC

Polseno Farms LLC

Winery
The Purple Cat!

Purple Cat Tavern INC

Winery
Shelalara Vineyards & Winery

Shelalara Vineyards & Winery INC

Winery
Shepherd's Run

Shepherds Run Cellars, LLC

Winery
Worldwide Beverage

Simoes Imports, LLC

Winery
Tapped Apple Cidery & Winery

Tapped Sunset, LLC

Winery
Langworthy Vineyards

Venture Family Acquisitions LLC

Winery
Verde Vineyards

Verde Vineyards, LLC

Winery
Warren Cider Works Company Winery
West Place Winery

West Place Farm, LLC

Winery
Gooseneck Vineyards

Wickford Wine Company, LLC

Winery
Winterhawk Vineyards LLC Winery
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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island has 287 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 34 wineries, 21 distilleries, 98 importers, and 134 wholesalers. That is the 44th most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is Rhode Island's per-capita permit rate?

Rhode Island has 26.2 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 14th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.

Which Rhode Island city has the most permit holders?

Pawtucket leads Rhode Island with 26 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Providence, Cranston, Rumford.

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.