The Vincent William estate and vineyard on the Lake Erie shore at sunset

A family-owned winery, restaurant and inn on Lake Erie

On the Lake Erie shoreline in Madison, Ohio, in the Grand River Valley wine region.

LOCATION · Madison, Ohio

OPEN · Wednesday - Sunday

A place should feel like where it is

Vincent William is a family-run winery, restaurant and inn in Madison, Ohio. We make wine here and cook with ingredients from nearby farms. The inn has eight rooms, adults only, above the restaurant and wine bar. Lake Erie and the vineyard are part of everyday life on the property.

The Grand River Valley is still underestimated

Wineries, farms, Lake Erie, fishing, small towns, Geneva-on-the-Lake and Ashtabula Harbor all sit within a relatively compact region. A lot of people still do not realize how much there is to do here. We think that is beginning to change.

Vincent William is meant to be part of that change, not a property separated from the region, but one more reason to spend time in it.

Lake Erie waves off the Vincent William shoreline

The Lake Erie effect

The lake changes more than the view.

The lake warms and cools more slowly than the land around it, delaying spring near the shoreline and holding heat late into the fall. Those extra weeks at both ends of the season are what make cool-climate grapes possible here.

"The goal has never been to make Northeast Ohio feel like somewhere else. It has been to show how much is already here."

"The goal has never been to make Northeast Ohio feel like somewhere else. It has been to show how much is already here."

The Wine

Wine begins long before the bottle.

Michael Profeta made wine at home for nearly twenty years before Vincent William became a commercial winery. The approach has stayed simple: make a smaller number of wines, make them carefully, and do not sell something just because it was made.

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Planted in 2020

The estate vineyard

The Wine

Wine begins long before the bottle.

Michael Profeta made wine at home for nearly twenty years before Vincent William became a commercial winery. The approach has stayed simple: make a smaller number of wines, make them carefully, and do not sell something just because it was made.

Explore Our Wines

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Loading crates of estate Cabernet Franc during harvest

The kitchen works with what nearby farms have

Chef Jeff Gable builds the menu around the season and around what nearby farms have available. Instead of writing a fixed menu and asking growers to fit it, the kitchen changes as the ingredients change.

How we think about it

Hospitality is the harder part

Lake Erie is outside the windows and the vineyard is outside the door. Our family runs the restaurant, winery and inn here in Madison.

People come for birthdays, anniversaries, proposals and weekends away. We cook for them, care for the rooms and help them plan their time here.

In 2026, Cleveland Magazine readers voted Vincent William Best Boutique Hotel in Best of Cleveland and put us in the top five for Best Winery, Best Patio and Hot Spot.

Beyond the Estate

Vincent William is only one part of the region

We want people to come to Vincent William. We also want them to leave the property.

Visit another winery. Spend an afternoon in Ashtabula Harbor. Go to Geneva-on-the-Lake. Fish. Shop. Eat somewhere else. Meet the people who live and work here.

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OUR STORY

How Vincent William came to be.

Cottage Grove Inn stood on this ground from 1914 until 1962. The full story follows the Profeta family through the unfinished mansion, roof slate salvaged from a Pennsylvania church, original drawings lost in a county flood, and opening day in 2024.

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Vincent William

1300 Belleair Ave.
Madison, OH 44057
(440) 428-1300

Opening Hours

Wednesday

12 to 9 pm

Thursday

12 to 9 pm

Friday

12 to 9 pm

Saturday

12 to 9 pm

Sunday

11 to 8 pm · Brunch to 2

© 2026 Vincent William Wine

Madison, Ohio · Lake Erie