{"title":"Gentle Folk","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore they made wine, Gareth and Rainbo Belton studied seaweed. Both earned PhDs in phycology, the science of marine plants, before turning their fascination with biodiversity toward the soils of the Adelaide Hills. Gentle Folk is the result, a small family winery on Peramangk Country in Basket Range that has become one of Australia's most quietly admired natural wine producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGareth Belton began Gentle Folk with the 2013 vintage, making just three barrels of wine from a Basket Range vineyard. He had been drawn into wine by the Adelaide Hills natural wine community and was inspired by pioneers such as Anton van Klopper, James Erskine and Tom Shobbrook. The project has since grown to between six and seven thousand cases a year, still run as a family operation with a handful of staff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/gentle-folk\"\u003eGentle Folk producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blossoms-pinot-noir-gentle-folk-australia-natural-wine","title":"Gentle Folk Blossoms Pinot Noir 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlossoms 2018 marks Gentle Folk's first vintage from a Norton Summit vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. The site sits at approximately 500 metres elevation on quartz over sandstone soils and has been farmed organically since planting. The vines, a mixture of Pinot Noir clones established around 25 years before this vintage, were taken over by Gareth and Rainbo Belton beginning with the 2018 harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, the fruit was fermented as whole bunches and handled lightly through a short maceration. No additions were made during winemaking beyond a minimal dose of sulfur at bottling, consistent with Gentle Folk's approach across the range. The result is a wine built for immediate pleasure rather than long cellaring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 12% ABV, Blossoms sits on the lighter end of the Gentle Folk Pinot Noir lineup. The whole-cluster approach lends a characteristic spice and lift, while the brief maceration keeps the tannin structure silky and the fruit expression fresh and direct. Think red cherry, wild strawberry, a floral top note, and a faint stemmy snap on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorton Summit is a sub-locality within the Adelaide Hills wine region, roughly 12 kilometres east of Adelaide. The cool nights at this elevation slow ripening and preserve natural acidity, which is the defining feature of this wine's structure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gentle Folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13087608209463,"sku":"GENTBLOS18C","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/blossoms-pinot-noir-gentle-folk-australia-natural-wine_512e2a52-ab01-4f51-87de-016bdba8f812.jpg?v=1780658697"},{"product_id":"gentle-folk-rainbow-natural-wine","title":"Gentle Folk Rainbow Juice 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eGentle Folk Rainbow Juice embodies Gareth and Rainbo Belton's playful approach to winemaking at their Basket Range estate in the Adelaide Hills. This ever-changing blend features Pinot Gris, Sangiovese, and Pecorino—though past iterations have included up to 21 varieties—all sourced from their biodynamically farmed vineyards across five sites. The winemaking for Gentle Folk Rainbow Juice combines multiple techniques: some grapes undergo skin contact, others are direct-pressed, and some contribute free-run juice, with fermentation occurring naturally without additions. Previously marine scientists specializing in seaweed, the Beltons bring scientific precision to their minimal-intervention philosophy, producing wines that capture the terroir of the Adelaide Hills.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gentle Folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50536731148504,"sku":"GENTLEFOLK-RAINBOW","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/gentle-folk-rainbow-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784587620"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/gentle-folk.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}