WSET DIPLOMA D1 PRACTICE TEST 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● What are the 5 approaches to grape growing?
Answer: Conventional
Sustainable
Organic
Biodynamic
Precision
●● Viticulture changes in the 2nd half of the 20th Century focused on
what 2 things?
Answer: Raising production levels
Reducing labor requirements
●● How were production levels and reduced labor requirements
achieved in the 2nd half of the 20th century (4)?
Answer: Mechanization
Chemical inputs
Irrigation
Clonal selection
, ●● What are 4 advantages of a monoculture?
Answer: Mechanize the work in the vineyard
Reduce competition from other plants
Focus on the needs of the grape varietal planted
Increase yields when reducing costs
●● What are 3 disadvantages of a monoculture?
Answer: Plants in a monoculture are more prone to pest/disease
Nutrient depletion leading to more fertilizers
Residual chemical find way to ground water or the air
●● What are the 3 themes of sustainable viticulture?
Answer: Economic
Social
Environmental sustainability
●● What does sustainable viticulture aim to promote (6)?
Answer: Natural ecosystems in the vineyard
Maintain biodiversity
Manage waste
Minimize chemical use
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● What are the 5 approaches to grape growing?
Answer: Conventional
Sustainable
Organic
Biodynamic
Precision
●● Viticulture changes in the 2nd half of the 20th Century focused on
what 2 things?
Answer: Raising production levels
Reducing labor requirements
●● How were production levels and reduced labor requirements
achieved in the 2nd half of the 20th century (4)?
Answer: Mechanization
Chemical inputs
Irrigation
Clonal selection
, ●● What are 4 advantages of a monoculture?
Answer: Mechanize the work in the vineyard
Reduce competition from other plants
Focus on the needs of the grape varietal planted
Increase yields when reducing costs
●● What are 3 disadvantages of a monoculture?
Answer: Plants in a monoculture are more prone to pest/disease
Nutrient depletion leading to more fertilizers
Residual chemical find way to ground water or the air
●● What are the 3 themes of sustainable viticulture?
Answer: Economic
Social
Environmental sustainability
●● What does sustainable viticulture aim to promote (6)?
Answer: Natural ecosystems in the vineyard
Maintain biodiversity
Manage waste
Minimize chemical use
