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WSET LEVEL 2 EXAM ACTUAL PREP
QUESTIONS AND WELL REVISED ANSWERS -
LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS – ASSURED PASS
Which is better quality? Premier Cru or Grand Cru? - ANSWER - Grand Cru
What is a domaine? - ANSWER - a producer that makes wine exclusively from
grapes grown in their own vineyards
Do the following villages of Burgundy make red or white wine? a. Gevrey
Chambertin
b. Chablis
c. Meursault
d. Macon Villages
e. Nuits St. Georges - ANSWER - a. Red (Pinot Noir)
b. White (Chardonnay)
c. White
d. White
e. Red
Beaujolais is made from which grape? - ANSWER - Gamay
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Place the Beaujolais appellation's in order of quality, starting with the highest
quality. - ANSWER - 1. Beaujolais Crus (10 famous villages such as Morgon and
Moulin a Vent AC)
2. Beaujolais Villages AC
3. Beaujolais Nouveau AC
4. Beaujolais AC
Why is Alsace so warm, sunny, and dry? - ANSWER - Vosges mountains on west
protect from rain/wind. Vines are planted on the eastern foothills, and benefit from
the morning sun.
What is Alsace Grand Cru AC? - ANSWER - a wine from a superior vineyard site
If a wine is "off" it is referred to as ______ . - ANSWER - out-ofcondition
The most common fault that can be discovered on the nose is? - ANSWER - Cork
taint:
low levels - strips wine of fresh, friuty aromas high levels - adds pungent,
unpleasant damp cardboard or musty smell to wine
Wines that are slightly sweet are called? - ANSWER - off-dry
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Tannin is present is grapes skins. High levels of tannins indicate what type of
climate? - ANSWER - warm/hot climate
What is the body of the wine? - ANSWER - "mouth-feel"; richness, weight or
viscosity
What characteristics indicate a good wine? - ANSWER - well balanced, smooth,
complexity, layers to wine
What wine would match a rich heavyweight food? - ANSWER - fullbodied wines.
Preferably red wine, but full-bodied white can go well What does a wine need to
match tomatoes, olive oil and vinegar? - ANSWER - high acidity
If you have a dry wine with a dessert what happens to the wine? - ANSWER - it
will seem tart and over-acidic
What component in wine is a good match with protein? - ANSWER - wines with
high levels of tannin
In order to grow a vine needs:
a, b, c, d, e - ANSWER - a. Carbon dioxide (CO2) b. Sunlight
c. Water
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d. Warmth
e. Nutrients
What affects the style and quality of wine each year? - ANSWER - Climate;
weather conditions vary from year to year
What are four vineyard activies? - ANSWER - 1. careful pruning
2. controlling the number of bunches of grapes on each vine
3. pest control
4. careful positioning of leaves to increase or decrease temperature of grape
bunches, or their degree of exposure to sunlight
What is a famous area in Australia that makes Syrah/Shiraz? - ANSWER -
Barossa Valley (number one)
Hunter Valley
McLaren Valley
Bulk Syrah and Grenache are made in which areas of Southern France? -
ANSWER - Languedoc
Minervois
WSET LEVEL 2 EXAM ACTUAL PREP
QUESTIONS AND WELL REVISED ANSWERS -
LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS – ASSURED PASS
Which is better quality? Premier Cru or Grand Cru? - ANSWER - Grand Cru
What is a domaine? - ANSWER - a producer that makes wine exclusively from
grapes grown in their own vineyards
Do the following villages of Burgundy make red or white wine? a. Gevrey
Chambertin
b. Chablis
c. Meursault
d. Macon Villages
e. Nuits St. Georges - ANSWER - a. Red (Pinot Noir)
b. White (Chardonnay)
c. White
d. White
e. Red
Beaujolais is made from which grape? - ANSWER - Gamay
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Place the Beaujolais appellation's in order of quality, starting with the highest
quality. - ANSWER - 1. Beaujolais Crus (10 famous villages such as Morgon and
Moulin a Vent AC)
2. Beaujolais Villages AC
3. Beaujolais Nouveau AC
4. Beaujolais AC
Why is Alsace so warm, sunny, and dry? - ANSWER - Vosges mountains on west
protect from rain/wind. Vines are planted on the eastern foothills, and benefit from
the morning sun.
What is Alsace Grand Cru AC? - ANSWER - a wine from a superior vineyard site
If a wine is "off" it is referred to as ______ . - ANSWER - out-ofcondition
The most common fault that can be discovered on the nose is? - ANSWER - Cork
taint:
low levels - strips wine of fresh, friuty aromas high levels - adds pungent,
unpleasant damp cardboard or musty smell to wine
Wines that are slightly sweet are called? - ANSWER - off-dry
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Tannin is present is grapes skins. High levels of tannins indicate what type of
climate? - ANSWER - warm/hot climate
What is the body of the wine? - ANSWER - "mouth-feel"; richness, weight or
viscosity
What characteristics indicate a good wine? - ANSWER - well balanced, smooth,
complexity, layers to wine
What wine would match a rich heavyweight food? - ANSWER - fullbodied wines.
Preferably red wine, but full-bodied white can go well What does a wine need to
match tomatoes, olive oil and vinegar? - ANSWER - high acidity
If you have a dry wine with a dessert what happens to the wine? - ANSWER - it
will seem tart and over-acidic
What component in wine is a good match with protein? - ANSWER - wines with
high levels of tannin
In order to grow a vine needs:
a, b, c, d, e - ANSWER - a. Carbon dioxide (CO2) b. Sunlight
c. Water
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d. Warmth
e. Nutrients
What affects the style and quality of wine each year? - ANSWER - Climate;
weather conditions vary from year to year
What are four vineyard activies? - ANSWER - 1. careful pruning
2. controlling the number of bunches of grapes on each vine
3. pest control
4. careful positioning of leaves to increase or decrease temperature of grape
bunches, or their degree of exposure to sunlight
What is a famous area in Australia that makes Syrah/Shiraz? - ANSWER -
Barossa Valley (number one)
Hunter Valley
McLaren Valley
Bulk Syrah and Grenache are made in which areas of Southern France? -
ANSWER - Languedoc
Minervois
