Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control - Licensing

Licensing

ABC licenses all entities which sell or distribute alcoholic beverages, including at one-time events.

ABC Licenses as of 2010
Type Number
Off-premise wine and beer 6,657
On-premise wine and beer 6,162
On-premise mixed beverage restaurants 4,555
Combination on/off premise wine and beer 1,750
Specialty and compliance (wholesalers, wineries, distributors, etc. 2,279
Total 21,403

This table does not include 16,000 banquet and one-day event licenses.

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