WSET LEVEL 1 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
TO PASS
◉ What is fermentation? Answer: A natural process caused by yeast.
◉ What is yeast? Answer: Are microscopic organisms that live
naturally alongside grapes int he vineyard and winery.
◉ How does yeast live? Answer: They feed on sugar, as found in
grape juice, converting it to alcohol and carbon dioxide gas.
◉ What are the three types of wine? Answer: Light wine
Sparking wine
Fortified wine
◉ Light wines Answer: Majority of wines fall into this category.
Between 8-15% alcohol, but a majority containing 11.5-14%
alcohol.
◉ Light wines are named from.. Answer: The region they are
produced in.
,Bordeaux and Burgundy from France.
Rioja from Spain.
Chianti from Italy.
◉ Light wines from the New World countries get their name from..
Answer: Labeled with the name of the grape used.
Chardonnay or Shiraz from Australia.
◉ Sparking wines Answer: Bubbles of CO2 gas have been trapped in
the wine.
Made all over the world.
◉ What are examples of sparking wines? Answer: Champagne from
France.
Cava from Spain.
◉ Fortified wines Answer: Extra alcohol is added.
Alcohol levels of 15-22%.
◉ Examples of fortified wines.. Answer: Sherry from Spain.
Port from Portugal.
, ◉ Colour: Red Answer: Using black grapes to make the wine.
Color comes from the grape skins.
Juice is fermented in contact with the grape skin, coloring the juice.
◉ Colour: White Answer: Usually made with white grapes, but can
also use black grapes.
Often seen lighter, refreshing, alternative to red wines.
◉ Colour: Rose Answer: Made from black grapes; less contact with
the skins.
Not as full as reds but offer more body than whites.
Tends to be a seasonal drink, mostly summer time.
◉ Sweetness.. Answer: Dry
Medium
Sweet
◉ Explain the steps on how sweetness is "produced" Answer: 1.)
Grape juice is naturally sweet but yeast feeds not he grape sugars
during fermentation, then the juice becomes less sweet.
2.) The yeast will die once the alcohol reaches 15% or when all the
sugars have been used.
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
TO PASS
◉ What is fermentation? Answer: A natural process caused by yeast.
◉ What is yeast? Answer: Are microscopic organisms that live
naturally alongside grapes int he vineyard and winery.
◉ How does yeast live? Answer: They feed on sugar, as found in
grape juice, converting it to alcohol and carbon dioxide gas.
◉ What are the three types of wine? Answer: Light wine
Sparking wine
Fortified wine
◉ Light wines Answer: Majority of wines fall into this category.
Between 8-15% alcohol, but a majority containing 11.5-14%
alcohol.
◉ Light wines are named from.. Answer: The region they are
produced in.
,Bordeaux and Burgundy from France.
Rioja from Spain.
Chianti from Italy.
◉ Light wines from the New World countries get their name from..
Answer: Labeled with the name of the grape used.
Chardonnay or Shiraz from Australia.
◉ Sparking wines Answer: Bubbles of CO2 gas have been trapped in
the wine.
Made all over the world.
◉ What are examples of sparking wines? Answer: Champagne from
France.
Cava from Spain.
◉ Fortified wines Answer: Extra alcohol is added.
Alcohol levels of 15-22%.
◉ Examples of fortified wines.. Answer: Sherry from Spain.
Port from Portugal.
, ◉ Colour: Red Answer: Using black grapes to make the wine.
Color comes from the grape skins.
Juice is fermented in contact with the grape skin, coloring the juice.
◉ Colour: White Answer: Usually made with white grapes, but can
also use black grapes.
Often seen lighter, refreshing, alternative to red wines.
◉ Colour: Rose Answer: Made from black grapes; less contact with
the skins.
Not as full as reds but offer more body than whites.
Tends to be a seasonal drink, mostly summer time.
◉ Sweetness.. Answer: Dry
Medium
Sweet
◉ Explain the steps on how sweetness is "produced" Answer: 1.)
Grape juice is naturally sweet but yeast feeds not he grape sugars
during fermentation, then the juice becomes less sweet.
2.) The yeast will die once the alcohol reaches 15% or when all the
sugars have been used.
