Martha's Vineyard and Lee Fierro as Mrs. Kintner. Scores of other island natives appeared in the film as extras. Later, scenes from "Jaws 2" and "" were filmed on the island, as well. In June 2005 the island celebrated the 30th anniversary of "Jaws" with a weekend-long Jawsfest. In 1977, distressed over losing their guaranteed seat in the Massachusetts General Court, inhabitants of Martha's Vineyard considered the possibility of secession from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, either to become part of another state (having received offers from both Vermont and Hawaii), reincorporating as a separate U.S. territory, or as the nation's 51st state.
Stony Hill Vineyard is widespread and even "industry standard" now. The winery's cult status might have faded somewhat as trophy wines based on Cabernet Sauvignon, not Chardonnay, took the fore in the 1990s and early 2000s, but now, under the effect of a pendulum swing in sommeliers' and journalists' tastes, the winery has returned to a cult status, with fervent demand from new generations of consumers. Stony Hill Vineyard Stony Hill Vineyard is located south of the Bothe-Napa Valley State Park in the northern reaches of the city of Saint Helena, California. The vineyard is a family-owned business which remained under family control