WSET LEVEL 2 WINE CERTIFICATION
FINAL STUDY SHEET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS FULLY CORRECT
⫸ 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
⫸ 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: full-
bodied 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
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
⫸ Lower yields result in ________ grapes Answer: riper; with more
concentrated flavors
⫸ What are two pests in the vineyard? Answer: Animal pests (birds &
insects)
Fungal diseases (long-term diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses
⫸ When does harvesting occur? Answer: once the grapes have ripened.
End of September or end of August if it's a good summer
⫸ White wines and red wines are both crushed but what extra step
happens to white wines after they have been crushed? Answer: they are
pressed to separate juice from skins
⫸ What temperature does white wine get fermented at? Answer: 12-22
Celsius (53.6-71.6 Fahrenheit): preserves delicate fruit aromas
⫸ What temperature does red wine get fermented at? Answer: 20-32
Celsius (68-89.6 Fahrenheit)
⫸ What vessels can wine mature in? Answer: barrels or large neutral
wooden or stainless steel vats, concrete. Also takes place in bottle after
bottling
FINAL STUDY SHEET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS FULLY CORRECT
⫸ 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
⫸ 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: full-
bodied 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
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
⫸ Lower yields result in ________ grapes Answer: riper; with more
concentrated flavors
⫸ What are two pests in the vineyard? Answer: Animal pests (birds &
insects)
Fungal diseases (long-term diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses
⫸ When does harvesting occur? Answer: once the grapes have ripened.
End of September or end of August if it's a good summer
⫸ White wines and red wines are both crushed but what extra step
happens to white wines after they have been crushed? Answer: they are
pressed to separate juice from skins
⫸ What temperature does white wine get fermented at? Answer: 12-22
Celsius (53.6-71.6 Fahrenheit): preserves delicate fruit aromas
⫸ What temperature does red wine get fermented at? Answer: 20-32
Celsius (68-89.6 Fahrenheit)
⫸ What vessels can wine mature in? Answer: barrels or large neutral
wooden or stainless steel vats, concrete. Also takes place in bottle after
bottling
