WSET LEVEL 2 PRACTICAL EXAM
PRACTICE TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Umami in food can make wines seem:
Answer: More drying, more bitter, more acidic. Less sweet and fruity
⩥ Salty foods can make wines seem:
Answer: Less drying, less bitter, less acidic. More fruity, more body
⩥ Acidic foods can make wines seem:
Answer: Less drying, less bitter, less acidic. More sweet, more fruity
⩥ For long term storage of wines, how should wines be stored?
Answer: At a cool constant temperature
Away from sunshine and bright light
If sealed with a cork, bottle should be stored on their side
⩥ What are the optimal service temperatures for Sweet and Sparkling
wines?
Answer: Sweet wines - well chilled - 6-8°
,Sparkling wines - well chilled - 6-10°
⩥ What are the aromas associated with the following faults:
Cork Taint
Failure of Closure
Heat Damage
Answer: Cork Taint - Damp cardboard, lack of fresh fruit flavours
Failure of Closure - Honey, caramel, coffee, lack of freshness and
fruitiness
Heat Damage - Lack of fruit character and freshness
⩥ Name the main components of a grape and what they contain:
Answer: Stalk - Tannins
Skin - Tannins, Colour, Flavours
Pulp - Sugar, Acid, Water
Seeds - Bitter Oils
⩥ What is photosynthesis?
Answer: The process where sunlight, carbon dioxide and water are
combined to produce sugars
⩥ What are the five things a vine needs to grow?
,Answer: Warmth, sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, nutrients
⩥ Put the stages of grape formation and ripening in the correct order:
Ripening
Flowering
Extra ripening
Fruit set
Véraison
Answer: Flowering
Fruit set
Véraison
Ripening
Extra ripening
⩥ What changes in grapes as they ripen?
Answer: Grapes swell with water, acidity drops, sugar increases, aromas
change, in black grapes tannin ripen
⩥ What happens to grapes when they are left on the vine for extra
ripening?
Answer: Grapes build up more sugar and exaggerated ripe aromas.
Eventually they turn into raisins as water evaporates. This concentrates
sugars, acids and flavours and dried fruit aromas develop
, ⩥ What effect does Botrytis/noble rot have on grapes?
Answer: It makes tiny holes in the skin of the grape which allows water
to evaporate. This concentrates sugars, acids and flavours.
⩥ What are the conditions needed for noble rot to develop?
Answer: Damp misty mornings followed by warm dry afternoons
⩥ What is the name given to sweet wines made from frozen grapes?
Answer: Icewine/Eiswein
⩥ Between what latitudes are vineyards generally located?
Answer: 30° and 50° north and south of the equator
⩥ What affect does altitude have on the temperature of a vineyard?
Answer: The temperature decreases with altitude
⩥ What affect do seas have on the temperature of a region?
Answer: They have a moderating influence
⩥ What affect can clouds and fog have on the temperature of a
vineyard?
PRACTICE TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Umami in food can make wines seem:
Answer: More drying, more bitter, more acidic. Less sweet and fruity
⩥ Salty foods can make wines seem:
Answer: Less drying, less bitter, less acidic. More fruity, more body
⩥ Acidic foods can make wines seem:
Answer: Less drying, less bitter, less acidic. More sweet, more fruity
⩥ For long term storage of wines, how should wines be stored?
Answer: At a cool constant temperature
Away from sunshine and bright light
If sealed with a cork, bottle should be stored on their side
⩥ What are the optimal service temperatures for Sweet and Sparkling
wines?
Answer: Sweet wines - well chilled - 6-8°
,Sparkling wines - well chilled - 6-10°
⩥ What are the aromas associated with the following faults:
Cork Taint
Failure of Closure
Heat Damage
Answer: Cork Taint - Damp cardboard, lack of fresh fruit flavours
Failure of Closure - Honey, caramel, coffee, lack of freshness and
fruitiness
Heat Damage - Lack of fruit character and freshness
⩥ Name the main components of a grape and what they contain:
Answer: Stalk - Tannins
Skin - Tannins, Colour, Flavours
Pulp - Sugar, Acid, Water
Seeds - Bitter Oils
⩥ What is photosynthesis?
Answer: The process where sunlight, carbon dioxide and water are
combined to produce sugars
⩥ What are the five things a vine needs to grow?
,Answer: Warmth, sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, nutrients
⩥ Put the stages of grape formation and ripening in the correct order:
Ripening
Flowering
Extra ripening
Fruit set
Véraison
Answer: Flowering
Fruit set
Véraison
Ripening
Extra ripening
⩥ What changes in grapes as they ripen?
Answer: Grapes swell with water, acidity drops, sugar increases, aromas
change, in black grapes tannin ripen
⩥ What happens to grapes when they are left on the vine for extra
ripening?
Answer: Grapes build up more sugar and exaggerated ripe aromas.
Eventually they turn into raisins as water evaporates. This concentrates
sugars, acids and flavours and dried fruit aromas develop
, ⩥ What effect does Botrytis/noble rot have on grapes?
Answer: It makes tiny holes in the skin of the grape which allows water
to evaporate. This concentrates sugars, acids and flavours.
⩥ What are the conditions needed for noble rot to develop?
Answer: Damp misty mornings followed by warm dry afternoons
⩥ What is the name given to sweet wines made from frozen grapes?
Answer: Icewine/Eiswein
⩥ Between what latitudes are vineyards generally located?
Answer: 30° and 50° north and south of the equator
⩥ What affect does altitude have on the temperature of a vineyard?
Answer: The temperature decreases with altitude
⩥ What affect do seas have on the temperature of a region?
Answer: They have a moderating influence
⩥ What affect can clouds and fog have on the temperature of a
vineyard?
