WSET LEVEL 2 WINE CERTIFICATION
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS ACCURATE
⫸ Methode Cap Classique Answer: What is the South African term for
sparkling wine made using the traditional method
⫸ Neutral grape spirit Answer: In Port production, what is added to
fermenting grape juice to fortify wine
⫸ Grape, peach, and floral rose Answer: What are the typical flavors of
the Muscat grape?
⫸ Semillion Answer: What is the main grape used in Sauternes
production?
⫸ Moscato d' Asti Answer: What type of sweet wine is this a tasting
note for: "packed with exotic orange-blossom aromas, it is beautifully
sweet, frothy and compelling, with an intriguing blanched almond note
on the finish"
⫸ Peach, mango, and pineapple Answer: What is the classic taste
profile for a late harvest Riesling from Mosel, Germany?
,⫸ Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva Answer: What is the correct
order for the classification of Rioja wines by age, youngest to oldest?
⫸ Very Superior Old Pale Answer: On bottles of Cognac, what does
VSOP stand for?
⫸ The cork may dry out and cause wine to oxidize. Answer: If a bottle
has a natural cork, why is it helpful for the wine to always be in contact
with the cork during storage?
⫸ True Answer: True or false: Top quality wine can be made from both
hand and machine harvested grapes.
⫸ Hotter climates Answer: Which climate produces fuller body, higher
achohol, lower acid wines?
⫸ Cool climates Answer: Which climate produces wines with more
acidity and lighter body?
⫸ They allow oxygen to dissolve in the wine and allow the tannins in a
red wine to soften. Answer: What do OLD oak vats do for wine?
⫸ To increase the weight and yield of the crop (but does not aid in the
reopening of grapes) Answer: What is the purpose of using irrigation to
swell the grapes with water?
, ⫸ The tannins soften making the wine smoother. Answer: What effect
does oxygen have on red wine as its matured in oak cats?
⫸ It is generally too hot and grapes grown too close to the equator may
become overripe and loose some of the finesse and characteristics of the
grape variety Answer: Why are there very few vineyards lying closer to
the equator than 30 degrees?
⫸ Remove the wine from the rack and keep it horizontal, being careful
not to disturb the deposit. With the aid of light, pour into a decanter until
the deposit can be seen near the neck. At this point stop pouring.
Answer: What is considered the correct procedure to decant a wine that
has a heavy deposit?
⫸ Well chilled (6-10 degrees celcius or 43-50 degrees Fahrenheit)
Answer: What is the ideal temperature for the serving of Cava?
⫸ The temperature should be cool and constant, preferable between 10
and 15 degrees celcius (50-58 degrees Fahrenheit), the bottle stored on
its side so that the cork remains in contact with the wine, away from
strong light and vibrations. Answer: What provides the ideal cellar
conditions for the storage of wine sealed with a cork?
⫸ The wine is affected by cork taint. Answer: Why would a wine have a
musty aroma?
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS ACCURATE
⫸ Methode Cap Classique Answer: What is the South African term for
sparkling wine made using the traditional method
⫸ Neutral grape spirit Answer: In Port production, what is added to
fermenting grape juice to fortify wine
⫸ Grape, peach, and floral rose Answer: What are the typical flavors of
the Muscat grape?
⫸ Semillion Answer: What is the main grape used in Sauternes
production?
⫸ Moscato d' Asti Answer: What type of sweet wine is this a tasting
note for: "packed with exotic orange-blossom aromas, it is beautifully
sweet, frothy and compelling, with an intriguing blanched almond note
on the finish"
⫸ Peach, mango, and pineapple Answer: What is the classic taste
profile for a late harvest Riesling from Mosel, Germany?
,⫸ Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva Answer: What is the correct
order for the classification of Rioja wines by age, youngest to oldest?
⫸ Very Superior Old Pale Answer: On bottles of Cognac, what does
VSOP stand for?
⫸ The cork may dry out and cause wine to oxidize. Answer: If a bottle
has a natural cork, why is it helpful for the wine to always be in contact
with the cork during storage?
⫸ True Answer: True or false: Top quality wine can be made from both
hand and machine harvested grapes.
⫸ Hotter climates Answer: Which climate produces fuller body, higher
achohol, lower acid wines?
⫸ Cool climates Answer: Which climate produces wines with more
acidity and lighter body?
⫸ They allow oxygen to dissolve in the wine and allow the tannins in a
red wine to soften. Answer: What do OLD oak vats do for wine?
⫸ To increase the weight and yield of the crop (but does not aid in the
reopening of grapes) Answer: What is the purpose of using irrigation to
swell the grapes with water?
, ⫸ The tannins soften making the wine smoother. Answer: What effect
does oxygen have on red wine as its matured in oak cats?
⫸ It is generally too hot and grapes grown too close to the equator may
become overripe and loose some of the finesse and characteristics of the
grape variety Answer: Why are there very few vineyards lying closer to
the equator than 30 degrees?
⫸ Remove the wine from the rack and keep it horizontal, being careful
not to disturb the deposit. With the aid of light, pour into a decanter until
the deposit can be seen near the neck. At this point stop pouring.
Answer: What is considered the correct procedure to decant a wine that
has a heavy deposit?
⫸ Well chilled (6-10 degrees celcius or 43-50 degrees Fahrenheit)
Answer: What is the ideal temperature for the serving of Cava?
⫸ The temperature should be cool and constant, preferable between 10
and 15 degrees celcius (50-58 degrees Fahrenheit), the bottle stored on
its side so that the cork remains in contact with the wine, away from
strong light and vibrations. Answer: What provides the ideal cellar
conditions for the storage of wine sealed with a cork?
⫸ The wine is affected by cork taint. Answer: Why would a wine have a
musty aroma?
