WSET LEVEL 1 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Salt. Answer: X in food makes wine taste...
More: body...
Less: bitter, acid...
◉ Bitterness. Answer: X in food makes wine taste...
More: bitter...
Dishes high in X will emphasize X in wine. Consider white wines or
low-tannin reds.
◉ Chili heat. Answer: X in food makes wine taste...
More: bitter, acid, burn...
Less: body, richness, sweet, fruity...
Dishes high in X should be paired with white wines or low-tannin
reds, both with low alcohol (as bitterness adn alcohol burn can be
, highlighted for sensitive tasters). Fruitiness and sweetness can also
be reduced so think about wines with higher levels of these qualities
to mitigate this effect.
◉ Wine. Answer: A drink made from the fermented juice of freshly-
picked grapes.
◉ Fermentation. Answer: Yeast feed on sugar and convert it into
alcohol and carbon dioxide.
◉ 8% to 15%. Answer: What is the typical range of alcohol for wine?
◉ Light Wines, Sparkling Wines, Fortified Wines. Answer: What are
the 3 types of wine?
◉ Color: Red, White, Rose
Sweetness: Dry, Medium, Sweet
Body: Light, Medium, Full
Other Factors: Oak, Tannin, Acidity. Answer: What are the styles of
wine?
◉ Sugar increases and acidity decreases. Answer: As temperature
increases, what happens to acidity and sugar in the grape?
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Salt. Answer: X in food makes wine taste...
More: body...
Less: bitter, acid...
◉ Bitterness. Answer: X in food makes wine taste...
More: bitter...
Dishes high in X will emphasize X in wine. Consider white wines or
low-tannin reds.
◉ Chili heat. Answer: X in food makes wine taste...
More: bitter, acid, burn...
Less: body, richness, sweet, fruity...
Dishes high in X should be paired with white wines or low-tannin
reds, both with low alcohol (as bitterness adn alcohol burn can be
, highlighted for sensitive tasters). Fruitiness and sweetness can also
be reduced so think about wines with higher levels of these qualities
to mitigate this effect.
◉ Wine. Answer: A drink made from the fermented juice of freshly-
picked grapes.
◉ Fermentation. Answer: Yeast feed on sugar and convert it into
alcohol and carbon dioxide.
◉ 8% to 15%. Answer: What is the typical range of alcohol for wine?
◉ Light Wines, Sparkling Wines, Fortified Wines. Answer: What are
the 3 types of wine?
◉ Color: Red, White, Rose
Sweetness: Dry, Medium, Sweet
Body: Light, Medium, Full
Other Factors: Oak, Tannin, Acidity. Answer: What are the styles of
wine?
◉ Sugar increases and acidity decreases. Answer: As temperature
increases, what happens to acidity and sugar in the grape?
