Ranndy (yes, 2 n’s) Piña (AKA: Hay-yu)
Born at the St. Helena Sanitarium, November 1950
Married to Cindy (Haines/Barkas) Piña (1994)
Sons: Ben & Tyler Steps: Pete (wife Christin) & Lyzzy Barkas Lab mix: Yogi Bear
BS in Mechanized Agriculture from Cal Poly, SLO, CA
Viet Nam Era Veteran – US Army (DD-214 has Richard Nixon’s signature)
(Not to be confused with a Viet Nam Veteran – Those guys deserve the credit!)
Graduate: Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey
Expert Marksman Medal (& a few other medals they handed out to everybody)
Rifle Range instructor - Camp Tom Upchurch, North Carolina
Honorary Boy Scout (Bestowed at Camp Tom Upchurch)
Chalk Board Monitor – 3rd grade, St. Helena Elementary School
Reveille Bugler – 8th grade, Robert Louis Stevenson Junior High School
Designer/Contractor/Project Manager for Piña Cellars Winery construction
Currently:
Piña Vineyard Management LLC (total 21 years)
Partner in Piña Napa Valley (family winery)
Yountville Bocce Club (7 years)
Past President Yountville Bocce Club (Everybody else took 1 step back)
(Only president to hold the office without learning the rules of the game)
Past Work History:
Kaiser Steel Boilermaker (Main Tool Room & Pipe Mill - 3 summers)
Cellar Rat, Louis Martini Winery (summer & crush)
Carpenter, high end custom homes (3 years)
Computer Programmer/Analyst, Sperry Univac & Unisys - (7 years)
Hobbies/Interests:
Hiking, cooking with fire, organizing Cornhole Tournaments, drinking wine with good friends, trying to change the Bocce Club rules, inventing/inventions, playing cards & board games, riding (Honda) motorcycles, weekends & vacations at Lawson’s Landing at Dillon’s Beach.
pictured: Cindi and Yogi