Hayley Ukinix

Hayley Ukinix is a Human viticulturist living outside of Tanunda in the Barossa Valley wine region, on the continent of Australia on Earth.

Hayley Ukinix (nee Cullen)

Background and Education

Hayley was born in Mildura, Australia. She studied viticulture at the University of Queensland.

Astrad Ukinix

Family

Hayley is married to Astrad Ukinix. She is the mother of Sally and Anacem Ukinix, the mother-in-law of Stacey Ukinix, and the grandmother of Wil Ukinix.

Meeting and Marrying Astrad

As part of her university course, Hayley's class were given an assignment to learn about different horticultural methods used throughout the Federation, and Hayley picked to write a paper on Betazed. During her research she discovered limited information about the Ukinix family and the Ninth House of Betazed. She contacted a representative of the house named “Astradem” Ukinix (as he was then known) to get information about Betazoid horticultural methods.

Hayley and Astradem kept in constant contact with each other. Eventually Hayley declared to Astradem her love for him. That was the last she heard from him, until six months later when he surprised Hayley by visiting her at a winery in France that she was working at as part of her studies. They began a relationship soon after, and eventually married.

Advocacy for Vaxa Ral

In 2396 when Wil Ukinix travelled to Betazed, he met his second cousin Keehani Ukinix who asked him to help her in her quest to regain control of the Ninth House of Betazed for her grandmother, Vaxa Ral (nee Ukinix). This ultimately led to Hayley being recognised by the Reconciliation Forums of Betazed as a legally appointed Advocate for Vaxa, due to Vaxa's declining health condition. Hayley has since assisted the distant Ukinix family with Keehani's petition lodged with the Reconciliation Forums.

Terra Tanunda

Terra Tanunda Wine Label

Soon after their marriage, Hayley was given the opportunity to own and operate a vineyard outside of Tanunda. Hayley named the vineyard "Terra Tanunda". The vineyard was initially only a grape supplier to wineries, but eventually started to produce a small amount of its own wine, branded "Terra Tanunda".

The known table wines that Terra Tanunda produces are:

• "Flower" Shiraz, the vineyard's most popular wine. Named after their pet Border Collie "Flower".
• "Nutbush" Cabernet Sauvignon
• "Milky Way" Chardonnay
• "Purple Haze" Rosé
• "VERITAS" Barossa Valley Cabernet Merlot. An experimental blend for the vineyard, which in 2394 they began to bottle and released in 2396 within limited run of 9000 bottles. Named after the USS Veritas, the Starfleet vessel that Hayley's grandson Wil Ukinix served on. Bottle 0001 was given as a gift to the Veritas' captain Roshanara Rahman.
• "Relaxo" Moscato

Rather than using corks, the wine bottles are sealed with screw tops lids with a built in argon generator in the cap, allowing the contents of the bottle to remain preserved for several weeks after being opened (depending largely on the atmosphere in which the bottle was opened).