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WSET Level 2 Spirits Exam

pairing for goat cheese Sancerre local food pairs with local wine pairing with stilton cheese port pair w/ sweet food sweeter wine/no tannins 3 species of grapes native to north america vitis riparia, vitis berlandieri, vitis rupestris what is a "shoot" on a vine the new growth a vine produces each year what does bitterness in food do increases bitterness in wine chili heat in food does what? increases perception of bitterness, astringen...

Spirits Production Process - Answer- Process Raw Materials Fermentation Distillation After Distillation Aim of processing raw material? - Answer- Create a sugary liquid so that fermentation can take place What do you add to sugary liquid? - Answer- Water Aim of fermentation? - Answer- Turn surgery liquid into alcoholic liquid Aim of distillation - Answer- Concentrate level of alcohol in the fermented alcoholic liquid Aim of after distillation - Answer- New spirit is colorless a...

Appearance Intensity Color Intensity How much color the wine has 45 degree angle WW with broad watery rim = pale pigment reaches almost to the rim=deep RW if lightly pigmented from rim to core=pale intensely pigmented to rim= deep (can't see the stem from above) Colour White Wines White wines=lemon to amber Most common is lemon hint of orange or brown=gold noticeable level of browning =amber Color Red Wines Purple to Tawny Most common is RUBY Noticeable blue ...

WSET level 3 Exam Practice Questions And Answers pairing for goat cheese - ANS Sancerre local food pairs with - ANS local wine pairing with stilton cheese - ANS port pair w/ sweet food - ANS sweeter wine/no tannins 3 species of grapes native to north america - ANS vitis riparia, vitis berlandieri, vitis rupestris what is a "shoot" on a vine - ANS the new growth a vine produces each year what does bitterness in food do - ANS increases bitterness in win...

Which soil type has the poorest drainage - Answer-Clay The following are all examples of what type of climate? Cool -> Champagne, Mosel Mod -> Burgundy, Central Otago, Barolo Warm -> Ribera Del Duero, Mendoza Hot -> La Mancha, Port - Answer-Continental Climate Mediterranean climate can be described as? - Answer-Low to medium continentality, low to medium rainfall mainly in winter and a sunny growing season. Which of the following about vineyards near oceans is NOT true?...

The wine tastes more drying and bitter, more acidic. Less sweet and fruity. - Answer-What effect does a sweet food have on wine? Since sweet food can dull the taste of a wine (losing its fruit and becoming unpleasantly acidic), a good general rule is to select a wine with a higher level of sweetness. - Answer-What type of wine should you pair with sweet food? Increases the perception of bitterness, astringency, acidity and alcohol burn in the wine. It also decreases the perception of body,...