WSET LEVEL 1 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● Fermentation
Answer: The process where yeast consumes sugar, resulting in the
production of alcohol and carbon dioxide
●● During fermentation yeast converts __________ .
Answer: sugar into alcohol
●● What are the 3 main types of wine?
Answer: Still, sparkling, fortified
●● How are wines named?
Answer: Name of region or name of grape
●● The bubbles in sparkling wine are a result of what?
Answer: Carbon dioxide gas that is produced by fermentation and
trapped in the wine
●● Name a sparkling wine from Italy
,Answer: Prosecco
●● Name a sparkling wine from France
Answer: Champagne
●● Name a sparkling wine from Spain
Answer: Cava
●● Fortified wine have what added to them?
Answer: Extra Alcohol
●● When in the fermentation process for port is the spirit added?
Answer: BEFORE fermentation has started
●● When in the fermentation process for sherry is the spirit added?
Answer: AFTER fermentation is over
●● Historically, why was extra alcohol added to wine?
Answer: Extend shelf life
●● Where does tannin come from?
Answer: Grape skin
,●● Where does a wines colour come from?
Answer: The skin
●● At what alcohol % will yeast begin to die?
Answer: 15% --> once all the sugar is used
●● If all of the available sugar has turned into alcohol. The wine would
be categorized as what?
Answer: Dry
●● What are the 2 ways you can make medium sweet wine?
Answer: Either stop fermentation & filter yeast or take dry wine and add
sweet wine
●● The majority of red and white wines are _________ wines.
Answer: Dry
●● Give an example of a dry white wine from New Zealand
Answer: Sauvignon Blanc
●● Give an example of a dry, full-bodied red wine from France w high
level of alcohol
, Answer: Chateauneuf-du-pape
●● Give an example of a medium rosé from California with a low level
of alcohol
Answer: White Zinfandel
●● The majority of medium dry wines originate from where?
Answer: Germany
●● Sweet wines should have a good balance of what to what?
Answer: Sugar to Acidity; acidity balances out the sweetness, stopping a
wine from being unpleasantly sweet
●● Give an example of a sweet wine from France
Answer: Sauternes
●● Give an example of a sweet wine from Portugal
Answer: Port
●● Give an example of a sweet wine from Italy
Answer: Asti
●● In relation to viscosity, light bodied wines are
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● Fermentation
Answer: The process where yeast consumes sugar, resulting in the
production of alcohol and carbon dioxide
●● During fermentation yeast converts __________ .
Answer: sugar into alcohol
●● What are the 3 main types of wine?
Answer: Still, sparkling, fortified
●● How are wines named?
Answer: Name of region or name of grape
●● The bubbles in sparkling wine are a result of what?
Answer: Carbon dioxide gas that is produced by fermentation and
trapped in the wine
●● Name a sparkling wine from Italy
,Answer: Prosecco
●● Name a sparkling wine from France
Answer: Champagne
●● Name a sparkling wine from Spain
Answer: Cava
●● Fortified wine have what added to them?
Answer: Extra Alcohol
●● When in the fermentation process for port is the spirit added?
Answer: BEFORE fermentation has started
●● When in the fermentation process for sherry is the spirit added?
Answer: AFTER fermentation is over
●● Historically, why was extra alcohol added to wine?
Answer: Extend shelf life
●● Where does tannin come from?
Answer: Grape skin
,●● Where does a wines colour come from?
Answer: The skin
●● At what alcohol % will yeast begin to die?
Answer: 15% --> once all the sugar is used
●● If all of the available sugar has turned into alcohol. The wine would
be categorized as what?
Answer: Dry
●● What are the 2 ways you can make medium sweet wine?
Answer: Either stop fermentation & filter yeast or take dry wine and add
sweet wine
●● The majority of red and white wines are _________ wines.
Answer: Dry
●● Give an example of a dry white wine from New Zealand
Answer: Sauvignon Blanc
●● Give an example of a dry, full-bodied red wine from France w high
level of alcohol
, Answer: Chateauneuf-du-pape
●● Give an example of a medium rosé from California with a low level
of alcohol
Answer: White Zinfandel
●● The majority of medium dry wines originate from where?
Answer: Germany
●● Sweet wines should have a good balance of what to what?
Answer: Sugar to Acidity; acidity balances out the sweetness, stopping a
wine from being unpleasantly sweet
●● Give an example of a sweet wine from France
Answer: Sauternes
●● Give an example of a sweet wine from Portugal
Answer: Port
●● Give an example of a sweet wine from Italy
Answer: Asti
●● In relation to viscosity, light bodied wines are
