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How to find wine & spirits distributors in California
13,997 federally permitted wine & spirits wholesalers at a California address, cross-referenced against 2,971 of California’s own state ABC wholesale licence records across 761 cities — reconciled into one list and ranked against your brand.
What Account Finder actually holds for California
13,997 TTB federal permits
10,191 distinct companies hold a federal Basic Permit to wholesale wine & spirits at a California address, per the latest TTB refresh.
761 cities represented
Napa leads with 987 permitted wholesalers; see the full breakdown below.
2,971 state ABC licence records
California is one of the states where Account Finder reads the state’s own wholesale licence data directly, not just the federal layer.
Top cities by TTB wholesaler permits
Every city with a federally permitted wine & spirits wholesaler, ranked by count. A permit address is a business location, not a proof of active solicitation in that market.
| City | Permits | Share of state |
|---|---|---|
| Napa | 987 | 7.1% |
| Los Angeles | 823 | 5.9% |
| San Francisco | 509 | 3.6% |
| San Diego | 444 | 3.2% |
| Santa Rosa | 358 | 2.6% |
| Saint Helena | 275 | 2.0% |
| Sonoma | 244 | 1.7% |
| San Jose | 219 | 1.6% |
| Healdsburg | 217 | 1.6% |
| Oakland | 196 | 1.4% |
Companies with the most permitted locations in California
Ranked by how many separate TTB-permitted locations each company holds in the state — the closest honest proxy for footprint that federal Basic Permit data supports. It is not a curated “top distributor” list: TTB permits cover any wholesaler, importer or self-distributing retailer, carry no phone number, portfolio or category, and a permit-holder is not necessarily taking on new brands.
| Company | Federal footprint |
|---|---|
| Republic National Distributing Company Of California | 68 permitted locations |
| Southern Glazer'S Ca North | 24 permitted locations |
| Southern Glazer'S Ca South | 20 permitted locations |
| Restaurant Depot | 17 permitted locations |
| Kermit Lynch, Wine Merchant | 16 permitted locations |
| Anheuser-Busch, LLC | 15 permitted locations |
| Ueta Of California, INC. | 14 permitted locations |
| Golden Brands | 13 permitted locations |
| Jfc International INC. | 10 permitted locations |
| Park Street Imports LLC | 9 permitted locations |
| Tony'S Fine Foods | 9 permitted locations |
| Ublendit, INC. | 8 permitted locations |
| Ueta, INC. | 8 permitted locations |
| Nor-Cal Beverage CO., INC. | 7 permitted locations |
| Breakthru Beverage California, LLC | 6 permitted locations |
California’s own wholesale licence roster, by category
Account Finder reads California’s wholesale licence file directly, not just the federal permit layer — 2,971 active records, current as of the last refresh.
| Licence category | Records |
|---|---|
| CA 17 | 2,442 |
| CA 18 | 521 |
| Other / uncategorized | 8 |
Distributor search, step by step
Set your brand profile
Category, price tier and style — the lens every distributor gets ranked through.
Switch to distributor search, pick California
Account Finder pulls federal TTB records and de-duplicates them automatically.
Work the ranked list
Each distributor gets a fit score and rationale; export to CSV or Google Sheets when you’re ready to call.
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