Traveling Vineyard 2005 ruling "Granholm v. Heald", the Supreme Court held that Michigan and New York states violated the Dormant Commerce clause by permitting in-state wineries to ship directly to consumers but prohibiting out-of-state wineries to ship directly to consumers. Since then, individual states have been opening their shipping and allowing Traveling Vineyard to grow as a winery. The Wine Institute and Free The Grapes have been instrumental in lobbying for the ability for out-of-state wineries to ship wine directly to consumers. Traveling Vineyard Traveling Vineyard is an American company based in Ipswich, Massachusetts, that uses a direct-selling platform of in-home wine
Martha's Vineyard The Island's population increased from 14,987 to 16,535. A study by the Martha's Vineyard Commission found that the cost of living on the island is 60 percent higher than the national average, and housing prices are 96 percent higher. A study of housing needs by the Commission found that the average weekly wage on Martha's Vineyard was "71 percent of the state average, the median home price was 54 percent above the state's and the median rent exceeded the state's by 17 percent". Originally inhabited by the Wampanoag people, Martha's Vineyard was known in the Massachusett language as "Noepe", or