ABOUT:

La Cachette du Bootlegger is your specialized wine making and beer making store. Located in the West Island of Montreal, the store has been supplying wine and beer making enthusiasts in Greater Montreal and elsewhere for over 20 years.

Owners Claude and Anik Vigneault, father and daughter team, first opened shop in 1993 in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. In 2004, they moved to a larger location in Baie-D’Urfe in order to also open a wine making centre (or BOP – Brew On Premises) called Centre Bootlegger where you can make your own wine on the premises. La Cachette du Bootlegger offers wine kits, beer kits, all-grain beer ingredients, kegging systems (or draught systems) and all equipment and ingredients needed for brewing beer and making wine. It is also where you can find their own, very popular, beer making kits called “SuperBatch” – a Bootlegger’s exclusive!

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Anik & Claude’s Story

Co-owner Claude’s love for making wine started back in 1978 when he fermented his first batch of wine. A Montrealer with a joie de vivre and appreciation for the finer things moved overseas with his family and found himself in a place without access to any wine. Being a resourceful father of two, Claude came up with a DIY wine. He started with a basic, yet palatable, wine-making recipe using grape juice and a baker’s yeast! His wine and recipe then made the rounds among other Canadians and expats in the area and became the benchmark. When Claude retired from his first career, he teamed up with his daughter Anik to open La Cachette du Bootlegger. With their passion in wine and beer and a background in business and marketing, these two wine and beer experts have built a successful, long-standing business together. With a certificate in advanced beer brewing in 1998 from Les Laboratoires Maska, Anik has given talks and courses in the community on wine and beer making (with the assistance of Claude), has been active in the industry and is currently serving on various committees including the Canadian Craft Winemakers Association’s (CCWA) Quebec Council.

Anik, Claude and their experienced staff welcome all new and returning customers with their enthusiasm and friendly spirit in-store, online or by phone.

Cheers!