Photos: Divine Llama Vineyards
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Leslie Messick, co-owner, kisses Pandemic on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Michael West straps a halter on Bentley before the trek on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Part-owner Leslie Messick holds 8-week-old Cog, the farm’s newest addition. Cog -- short for Incognito, because of his mask -- wears a warming jacket and has his ears taped to help them form their distinctive llama shape.
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Merlina Three (foreground) and Wintertime on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Leslie Messick hugs Meatballs on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Catch Forty One leaps over a creek during his trek with Melanie Stadler on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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“Llamas are like cats,” farm and Divine Llamas Vineyard part-owner Mike West says. “Some are friendly, some are more aloof, some like petting, some eat more...”
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Xuemei Song accidentally kisses her trekking partner after the treat she offered was knocked from her lips on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Paul Baumbach (from left), Leslie Messick, Patricia West and Michael West, who co-own the property, stand for a portrait with Mandarb on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Guests begin their trek with their assigned llama on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Guests are accompanied by llama during a trek on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Marnie Bucklew treks with Bentley on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Safari Deco stands among other llama on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Llamas bask in the sun, enjoying the cool weather. Generally calm, even tempered and social, llamas can make good show animals, pets, guards, sources of yarn and hiking partners, but are not for riding because of their backs’ structure.
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Llama have nails, not hooves, making the grooming experience rather unique on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Eco’s wool spirals down his neck on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Follow Your Heart rubs his face against the bark of a tree during the break on the trek on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
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Paul Baumbach grooms Catch Forty One before the trek on the Four Ladies and Me Farm on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, at Divine Llama Vineyards in East Bend, N.C.
More than 40 vineyards dot the Yadkin Valley’s rolling hills, spread out across eight counties in North Carolina’s wine country. All of them g…