Burgundy (01) WSET 3 Exam Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions
2025
Burgundy Climate in the North - ✔✔Cool continental
Burgundy Climate in the South - ✔✔Moderate continental
Burgundy Risks - ✔✔Rain at flowering in early summer and harvest, spring frosts, summer hail - pinot
noir is susceptible to rot
Basic village level sites description - ✔✔flat sites at the bottom of slopes
Premier/Grand cru level sites description - ✔✔mid slope, less prone to frost, south/east exposure
protects from westernly winds
Soil variation because of - ✔✔small geographical faults and gradual erosion
Variation in wine style/quality is a result of what? - ✔✔variation in soil
Soils on hillsides are - ✔✔shallower and provide better drainage
Soils on flat sites are - ✔✔deeper and more fertile
Pinot Noir covers how much vineyard area? - ✔✔1/3 of vineyard areas
The most important pinot noir area - ✔✔cote d'or
Pinot Noir flavor profile and evolution - ✔✔red fruit evolves into earth, game, mushroom with age
, Pinot Noir acid and tannin - ✔✔high acid, low to med tannin
The use of what is becoming more popular with Pinot Noir? - ✔✔whole bunches
The best Pinot Noirs spend how much time in oak? - ✔✔16-18mo in oak
Chardonnay covers how much of vineyard area? - ✔✔1/2 total vineyard area
Chablis Chardonnay description basic - ✔✔lean, steely, high acid
Cote d'or chardonnay description basic - ✔✔fabulously complex
Macon chardonnay description basic - ✔✔full, riper fruits
Burgundy pioneered techniques - ✔✔barrel fermentation, barrel aging (6-9mo), MLF for whites, lees
used
Chardonnay can mature in bottle for - ✔✔a decade or more
Chablis village appellation - ✔✔chablis
The river in chablis - ✔✔River Serein
Lesser chablis vineyard appellation - ✔✔Petit chablis
Chablis risk. How is it countered? - ✔✔frost - sprinklers and heaters used to counter
Chablis grows only - ✔✔chardonnay
2025
Burgundy Climate in the North - ✔✔Cool continental
Burgundy Climate in the South - ✔✔Moderate continental
Burgundy Risks - ✔✔Rain at flowering in early summer and harvest, spring frosts, summer hail - pinot
noir is susceptible to rot
Basic village level sites description - ✔✔flat sites at the bottom of slopes
Premier/Grand cru level sites description - ✔✔mid slope, less prone to frost, south/east exposure
protects from westernly winds
Soil variation because of - ✔✔small geographical faults and gradual erosion
Variation in wine style/quality is a result of what? - ✔✔variation in soil
Soils on hillsides are - ✔✔shallower and provide better drainage
Soils on flat sites are - ✔✔deeper and more fertile
Pinot Noir covers how much vineyard area? - ✔✔1/3 of vineyard areas
The most important pinot noir area - ✔✔cote d'or
Pinot Noir flavor profile and evolution - ✔✔red fruit evolves into earth, game, mushroom with age
, Pinot Noir acid and tannin - ✔✔high acid, low to med tannin
The use of what is becoming more popular with Pinot Noir? - ✔✔whole bunches
The best Pinot Noirs spend how much time in oak? - ✔✔16-18mo in oak
Chardonnay covers how much of vineyard area? - ✔✔1/2 total vineyard area
Chablis Chardonnay description basic - ✔✔lean, steely, high acid
Cote d'or chardonnay description basic - ✔✔fabulously complex
Macon chardonnay description basic - ✔✔full, riper fruits
Burgundy pioneered techniques - ✔✔barrel fermentation, barrel aging (6-9mo), MLF for whites, lees
used
Chardonnay can mature in bottle for - ✔✔a decade or more
Chablis village appellation - ✔✔chablis
The river in chablis - ✔✔River Serein
Lesser chablis vineyard appellation - ✔✔Petit chablis
Chablis risk. How is it countered? - ✔✔frost - sprinklers and heaters used to counter
Chablis grows only - ✔✔chardonnay
