WSET LEVEL 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● Learning Outcome 1
Answer: Understand the environmental influences and grape-growing
options in the vineyard and how these will impact the style and quality
of wine.
●● Learning Outcome 2
Answer: Understand how winemaking and bottle ageing influence the
style and quality of wine.
●● Learning Outcome 3
Answer: Understand how environmental influences, grape-growing
options, winemaking and bottle ageing influence the style and quality of
wines made from the principal grape varieties.
●● Learning Outcome 4
Answer: Know the style and quality of wines produced from regionally
important black and white grape varieties.
●● Learning Outcome 5
,Answer: Understand how the production process can influence the styles
of sparkling and fortified wines.
●● Learning Outcome 6
Answer: Understand the key principles and processes involved in the
storage and service of wine, and in the pairing of food and wine.
●● Total Qualification Time (TQT)
Answer: An estimate of the total amount of time, measured in hours, that
a learner would need to show the level of achievement necessary for the
award of a qualification.
●● Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
Answer: Include all tutor-supervised learning and supervised
assessments.
●● TQT for Level 2 Award in Wines
Answer: 28 hours.
●● Examination Regulations
Answer: Guidance concerning the examination, including weight of the
learning outcomes content.
●● Recommended Tasting Samples
,Answer: A list provided to candidates to enhance their learning
experience.
●● Sample Examination Questions
Answer: Examples of questions that may appear on the examination.
●● Qualification Aims
Answer: To provide a good level of wine knowledge required to
underpin job skills and competencies.
●● Environmental Influences
Answer: Factors in the vineyard that affect the style and quality of wine.
●● Grape-Growing Options
Answer: Choices made in the vineyard that can impact wine
characteristics.
●● Winemaking
Answer: The process of producing wine from grapes.
●● Bottle Ageing
Answer: The maturation process of wine in bottles that can affect its
style and quality.
, ●● Sparkling Wines
Answer: Wines that contain significant levels of carbon dioxide, making
them fizzy.
●● Fortified Wines
Answer: Wines that have had a distilled spirit added to them, increasing
their alcohol content.
●● Food and Wine Pairing
Answer: The practice of matching food dishes with specific wines to
enhance the dining experience.
●● Entry Requirements
Answer: No restrictions on entry to the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines.
●● GLH
Answer: A total of 17 Guided Learning Hours, including 1 hour for the
examination.
●● Parts of a grape
Answer: Skin, pulp, seeds and stems.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● Learning Outcome 1
Answer: Understand the environmental influences and grape-growing
options in the vineyard and how these will impact the style and quality
of wine.
●● Learning Outcome 2
Answer: Understand how winemaking and bottle ageing influence the
style and quality of wine.
●● Learning Outcome 3
Answer: Understand how environmental influences, grape-growing
options, winemaking and bottle ageing influence the style and quality of
wines made from the principal grape varieties.
●● Learning Outcome 4
Answer: Know the style and quality of wines produced from regionally
important black and white grape varieties.
●● Learning Outcome 5
,Answer: Understand how the production process can influence the styles
of sparkling and fortified wines.
●● Learning Outcome 6
Answer: Understand the key principles and processes involved in the
storage and service of wine, and in the pairing of food and wine.
●● Total Qualification Time (TQT)
Answer: An estimate of the total amount of time, measured in hours, that
a learner would need to show the level of achievement necessary for the
award of a qualification.
●● Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
Answer: Include all tutor-supervised learning and supervised
assessments.
●● TQT for Level 2 Award in Wines
Answer: 28 hours.
●● Examination Regulations
Answer: Guidance concerning the examination, including weight of the
learning outcomes content.
●● Recommended Tasting Samples
,Answer: A list provided to candidates to enhance their learning
experience.
●● Sample Examination Questions
Answer: Examples of questions that may appear on the examination.
●● Qualification Aims
Answer: To provide a good level of wine knowledge required to
underpin job skills and competencies.
●● Environmental Influences
Answer: Factors in the vineyard that affect the style and quality of wine.
●● Grape-Growing Options
Answer: Choices made in the vineyard that can impact wine
characteristics.
●● Winemaking
Answer: The process of producing wine from grapes.
●● Bottle Ageing
Answer: The maturation process of wine in bottles that can affect its
style and quality.
, ●● Sparkling Wines
Answer: Wines that contain significant levels of carbon dioxide, making
them fizzy.
●● Fortified Wines
Answer: Wines that have had a distilled spirit added to them, increasing
their alcohol content.
●● Food and Wine Pairing
Answer: The practice of matching food dishes with specific wines to
enhance the dining experience.
●● Entry Requirements
Answer: No restrictions on entry to the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines.
●● GLH
Answer: A total of 17 Guided Learning Hours, including 1 hour for the
examination.
●● Parts of a grape
Answer: Skin, pulp, seeds and stems.
