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How to find wine & spirits distributors in Utah
Utah is one of five US control states for wine & spirits — the state itself is the wholesaler, so there is no private distributor tier to prospect for those categories. Federal records still show 143 TTB-permitted wholesalers at a Utah address across 36 cities (mostly beer, which stays private here); for wine & spirits, the route to market is a state listing plus a broker.
What Account Finder actually holds for Utah
143 TTB federal permits
103 distinct companies hold a federal Basic Permit to wholesale wine & spirits at a Utah address, per the latest TTB refresh.
36 cities represented
Salt Lake City leads with 53 permitted wholesalers; see the full breakdown below.
Control state
Utah runs wine & spirits wholesale itself. What that means for a new brand.
Utah: the state itself is the wholesaler
What changes here
Control state: the state itself is the wine & spirits wholesaler in Utah. Instead of private distributors, plan for a listing with the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS) and work with brokers to represent the brand. Cold-calling private wholesalers is the single most common mistake a new brand makes in a control state — there usually isn’t one to call for wine & spirits.
The two real jobs
Getting listed with the state’s own purchasing process, and finding the broker who already works alongside it. Read the full control-states playbook for how both work in practice.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 53 | 37.1% |
| Park City | 13 | 9.1% |
| Cedar City | 5 | 3.5% |
| Ogden | 5 | 3.5% |
| Logan | 4 | 2.8% |
| Murray | 4 | 2.8% |
| Saratoga Springs | 4 | 2.8% |
| Springville | 4 | 2.8% |
| West Valley City | 4 | 2.8% |
| Bountiful | 3 | 2.1% |
Companies with the most permitted locations in Utah
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. Several names below will be beer wholesalers, since private wholesale still operates for beer in Utah even though wine & spirits does not — this list doesn’t separate the two, because the TTB permit record itself doesn’t say which categories a permit-holder actually moves.
| Company | Federal footprint |
|---|---|
| Birrell Bottling CO., INC. | 11 permitted locations |
| Larsen Beverage CO., INC. | 4 permitted locations |
| 10 Percent Spirits | 2 permitted locations |
| Arminta Import/export | 2 permitted locations |
| Balizet Imports | 2 permitted locations |
| Big Brands Utah CO-Packing, LLC | 2 permitted locations |
| Cerveza Zolupez Beer Company | 2 permitted locations |
| Corytime, LLC | 2 permitted locations |
| Duty Free Americas Airports, INC. | 2 permitted locations |
| Golden Beverage Company, LLC | 2 permitted locations |
| Grand Vin Imports | 2 permitted locations |
| Guiltless Pleasures, LLC | 2 permitted locations |
| High West Distillery, LLC | 2 permitted locations |
| Intermountain Nutrition, LLC | 2 permitted locations |
| Jack Henry Spirits, LLC | 2 permitted locations |
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