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WSET level 3 Exam practice
questions
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Answers
Pairing for goat cheese - correct answer ✔✔Sancerre
Local food pairs with - correct answer ✔✔local wine
Pairing with stilton cheese - correct answer ✔✔port
Pair w/ sweet food - correct answer ✔✔sweeter wine/no tannins
3 species of grapes native to north america - correct answer ✔✔vitis riparia, vitis
berlandieri, vitis rupestris
What is a "shoot" on a vine - correct answer ✔✔the new growth a vine produces
each year
What does bitterness in food do - correct answer ✔✔increases bitterness in wine
Chili heat in food does what? - correct answer ✔✔increases perception of bitterness,
astringency, acidity, and alcohol burn
Decreases the perception of body, richness, sweetness, and fruitiness in wine
"reduction" giveaway - correct answer ✔✔rotten eggs
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Pairing for curry - correct answer ✔✔light bodied unoaked white wine
Non-conventional pairing w/ sweet wine - correct answer ✔✔salty food
TCA giveaway - correct answer ✔✔damp cardboard
What is a "cane" of a vine - correct answer ✔✔a long vine with 8-15 buds
What is a "spur" of a vine - correct answer ✔✔a short vine with only 2-3 buds
Color descriptors for WSET red wines - correct answer ✔✔ruby, purple, garnet,
brown
Sweetness on the tongue location - correct answer ✔✔tip
Tannin in the mouth is found - correct answer ✔✔mainly the gums, especially the
front top
Salt in food does what - correct answer ✔✔increases the perception of body in wine
Decreases the perception of astringency, bitterness, and acidity in wine
Oxidation giveaway - correct answer ✔✔deeper colored and browner than it should
be
Scents of toffee, honey, caramel or coffee with a lack of fruit
Volatile acidity (VA) giveaway - correct answer ✔✔vinegar or nail polish remover
Sulphur dioxide giveaway - correct answer ✔✔acrid smell like a stuck match
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(more present in sweet white wines)
Primary aromas - correct answer ✔✔fruity and floral (aromas due to the actual
grapes) Secondary aromas - correct answer ✔✔aromas that arise due to production
processes like oak or malo or lees contact
I.e. Nutty/buttery (malo), yeasty and creamy (lees)
Dry wine = ___ g/L? - correct answer ✔✔up to about 4 g/l
Medium sweet = ___ g/l? - correct answer ✔✔about 10-45 g/l
Medium dry = ___ g/l? - correct answer ✔✔up to about 18 g/l
Sweet = ___ g/l? - correct answer ✔✔above 45 g/l
Luscious = ___g/l? - correct answer ✔✔above 150 g/l
Alcohol ranges - correct answer ✔✔low below 10.5
Medium (-) 10.5 - 11.5
Medium 11.5 - 13.5
Medium (+) 13.5 - 14
High above 14
Considered medium alcohol % on a fortified wine - correct answer ✔✔16.5 - 18.5 %
Color descriptors for WSET whites - correct answer ✔✔lemon green
Lemon
Gold
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Amber
Brown
Bitter on tongue - correct answer ✔✔back
Sour (acids) on tongue - correct answer ✔✔sides
Salt on tongue - correct answer ✔✔middle
Oyster pairing - correct answer ✔✔Muscadet and champagne
(light in flavor and wont overwhelm the oyster... Also high in acid to seem vibrant)
Other examples could include rias baixas albarino, or hunter valley semillon
Pairing w/olives - correct answer ✔✔manzanilla
What does acidity in food do - correct answer ✔✔increases perception of body,
sweetness and fruitiness in wine
Decreases the perception of acidity in wine
High acid food with low acid wine makes wine seem - correct answer ✔✔flat, flabby,
and lacking focus
Fatty or oily food pair well with - correct answer ✔✔acidic wines
Dishes high in umami should be paired with - correct answer ✔✔wines that are more
fruity than tannic
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WSET level 3 Exam practice
questions
2024 with Guaranteed Correct
Answers
Pairing for goat cheese - correct answer ✔✔Sancerre
Local food pairs with - correct answer ✔✔local wine
Pairing with stilton cheese - correct answer ✔✔port
Pair w/ sweet food - correct answer ✔✔sweeter wine/no tannins
3 species of grapes native to north america - correct answer ✔✔vitis riparia, vitis
berlandieri, vitis rupestris
What is a "shoot" on a vine - correct answer ✔✔the new growth a vine produces
each year
What does bitterness in food do - correct answer ✔✔increases bitterness in wine
Chili heat in food does what? - correct answer ✔✔increases perception of bitterness,
astringency, acidity, and alcohol burn
Decreases the perception of body, richness, sweetness, and fruitiness in wine
"reduction" giveaway - correct answer ✔✔rotten eggs
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Pairing for curry - correct answer ✔✔light bodied unoaked white wine
Non-conventional pairing w/ sweet wine - correct answer ✔✔salty food
TCA giveaway - correct answer ✔✔damp cardboard
What is a "cane" of a vine - correct answer ✔✔a long vine with 8-15 buds
What is a "spur" of a vine - correct answer ✔✔a short vine with only 2-3 buds
Color descriptors for WSET red wines - correct answer ✔✔ruby, purple, garnet,
brown
Sweetness on the tongue location - correct answer ✔✔tip
Tannin in the mouth is found - correct answer ✔✔mainly the gums, especially the
front top
Salt in food does what - correct answer ✔✔increases the perception of body in wine
Decreases the perception of astringency, bitterness, and acidity in wine
Oxidation giveaway - correct answer ✔✔deeper colored and browner than it should
be
Scents of toffee, honey, caramel or coffee with a lack of fruit
Volatile acidity (VA) giveaway - correct answer ✔✔vinegar or nail polish remover
Sulphur dioxide giveaway - correct answer ✔✔acrid smell like a stuck match
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(more present in sweet white wines)
Primary aromas - correct answer ✔✔fruity and floral (aromas due to the actual
grapes) Secondary aromas - correct answer ✔✔aromas that arise due to production
processes like oak or malo or lees contact
I.e. Nutty/buttery (malo), yeasty and creamy (lees)
Dry wine = ___ g/L? - correct answer ✔✔up to about 4 g/l
Medium sweet = ___ g/l? - correct answer ✔✔about 10-45 g/l
Medium dry = ___ g/l? - correct answer ✔✔up to about 18 g/l
Sweet = ___ g/l? - correct answer ✔✔above 45 g/l
Luscious = ___g/l? - correct answer ✔✔above 150 g/l
Alcohol ranges - correct answer ✔✔low below 10.5
Medium (-) 10.5 - 11.5
Medium 11.5 - 13.5
Medium (+) 13.5 - 14
High above 14
Considered medium alcohol % on a fortified wine - correct answer ✔✔16.5 - 18.5 %
Color descriptors for WSET whites - correct answer ✔✔lemon green
Lemon
Gold
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Amber
Brown
Bitter on tongue - correct answer ✔✔back
Sour (acids) on tongue - correct answer ✔✔sides
Salt on tongue - correct answer ✔✔middle
Oyster pairing - correct answer ✔✔Muscadet and champagne
(light in flavor and wont overwhelm the oyster... Also high in acid to seem vibrant)
Other examples could include rias baixas albarino, or hunter valley semillon
Pairing w/olives - correct answer ✔✔manzanilla
What does acidity in food do - correct answer ✔✔increases perception of body,
sweetness and fruitiness in wine
Decreases the perception of acidity in wine
High acid food with low acid wine makes wine seem - correct answer ✔✔flat, flabby,
and lacking focus
Fatty or oily food pair well with - correct answer ✔✔acidic wines
Dishes high in umami should be paired with - correct answer ✔✔wines that are more
fruity than tannic
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