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How to find wine & spirits distributors in Tennessee
588 federally permitted wine & spirits wholesalers at a Tennessee address across 108 cities, from TTB Basic Permit records. Account Finder doesn’t yet have a direct Tennessee state wholesale licence integration, so a search here leans on federal data — thinner and less differentiated than our licensed-state searches, and this page says so rather than dressing it up.
What Account Finder actually holds for Tennessee
588 TTB federal permits
433 distinct companies hold a federal Basic Permit to wholesale wine & spirits at a Tennessee address, per the latest TTB refresh.
108 cities represented
Nashville leads with 157 permitted wholesalers; see the full breakdown below.
Federal data only, today
No direct Tennessee state wholesale licence integration yet — this page and a distributor search here both lean on TTB federal permits.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 157 | 26.7% |
| Memphis | 71 | 12.1% |
| Knoxville | 46 | 7.8% |
| Franklin | 35 | 6.0% |
| Chattanooga | 32 | 5.4% |
| Murfreesboro | 15 | 2.6% |
| Hendersonville | 11 | 1.9% |
| Clarksville | 10 | 1.7% |
| Brentwood | 9 | 1.5% |
| Bristol | 8 | 1.4% |
Companies with the most permitted locations in Tennessee
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 |
|---|---|
| Lipman Brothers, LLC | 10 permitted locations |
| Cherokee Distributing Company, INC. | 6 permitted locations |
| Tennessee Crown Distributing CO. | 5 permitted locations |
| Bevmex Imports LLC | 4 permitted locations |
| Det Beverages | 4 permitted locations |
| Best Brands, INC. | 3 permitted locations |
| Cana Wine Company, LLC | 3 permitted locations |
| Flight Spirits | 3 permitted locations |
| Hand Family Wine & Spirits, LLC | 3 permitted locations |
| Mid-South Distributing | 3 permitted locations |
| R.S. Lipman Company, LLC | 3 permitted locations |
| Tristar Beverage, LLC | 3 permitted locations |
| 3 W Distribution | 2 permitted locations |
| 5th Haven | 2 permitted locations |
| A&M Wine Partners LLC | 2 permitted locations |
Coverage note
Account Finder doesn’t yet have a direct Tennessee state wholesale licence integration — today that’s live for CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, NJ, NY, OR, TX and VA. A Tennessee search still runs, but it draws on federal TTB permit records only, which carry no phone number, portfolio or licence category, and are thinner than our licensed-state searches. We’d rather tell you that up front than have you spend a search finding out.
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