WSET LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS TEST BANK
●● The following are all examples of what type of climate?
Cool -> Champagne, Mosel
Mod -> Burgundy, Central Otago, Barolo
Warm -> Ribera Del Duero, Mendoza
Hot -> La Mancha, Port
Answer: Continental Climate
●● Mediterranean climate can be described as?
Answer: Low to medium continentality, low to medium rainfall mainly
in winter and a sunny growing season.
●● Which of the following about vineyards near oceans is NOT true?
Vineyards often experience wetter conditions
Diurnal temperature range tends to lower
Vineyards beside oceans are always cooled by ocean currents
There is often a lower risk of frost
Answer: Vineyards beside oceans are always cooled by ocean currents.
,●● What is the minimum temperture for photosynthesis?
Answer: 10°C
●● Of the following inputs to a vine, which will vary the least from
season to season?
CO2
Heat
Sunlight
Nutrients
Answer: CO2
●● Great Aunt Morag decides that she wants to share her grapevine with
her son. She gave a cutting to him which he planted and a vine grew. Is
it a?
Answer: clone
●● Pinot Noir as a grape variety is known to randomly change. For
example, in the past it has suddenly produced a grey version and was
renamed as Pinot Gris, a white grape version has appeared and is called
Pinot Blanc. All three grapes are related to each other. What are they
Answer: mutations
●● Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc got together in Bordeaux to
create Cabernet Sauvignon. This is an example of a?
,Answer: crossing
●● Which statement about Buds is false?
They form the year before
They contain immature inflorescence
They generally only form on shoots at the end of the growing season.
The number of bunches each bud produces is dependent upon the
amount of sun the bud receives when it is a cane.
Answer: The number of bunches each bud produces is dependent upon
the amount of sun the bud receives when it is a cane.
●● Which statement is NOT true about Permanent Wood?
It is at least 2 years old
It has bark
Cordon is an example of permanent wood
Buds typically burst from permanent wood
Answer: Buds typically burst from permanent wood
●● Which of these statements about Inflorescence is wrong?
Inflorescence include flowers bunched together before fertilisation.
Flowers created the year before.
Each flower in the Inflorescence that is successfully pollinated, will
become a berry.
, The number of flowers is proportional to the age of the vine.
Answer: The number of flowers is proportional to the age of the vine.
●● Shoots are?
Answer: this year's growth
●● A Cordon is?
Answer: The arms of a vine made up of 2+ year old wood. Restricted by
pruning.
●● A Spur is?
Answer: 1-year old wood pruned often with 2-3 buds and is quite short
●● A Cane is:?
Answer: 1-year old wood pruned often with 8-20 buds and is quite long
●● Tendrils are?
Answer: The structure the vine uses to support itself by winding
themselves tightly around trellis wires to keep the shoot right
●● Which statement about Root Stocks is false?
Root stocks are used because they are disease resistant.
EVALUATION FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS TEST BANK
●● The following are all examples of what type of climate?
Cool -> Champagne, Mosel
Mod -> Burgundy, Central Otago, Barolo
Warm -> Ribera Del Duero, Mendoza
Hot -> La Mancha, Port
Answer: Continental Climate
●● Mediterranean climate can be described as?
Answer: Low to medium continentality, low to medium rainfall mainly
in winter and a sunny growing season.
●● Which of the following about vineyards near oceans is NOT true?
Vineyards often experience wetter conditions
Diurnal temperature range tends to lower
Vineyards beside oceans are always cooled by ocean currents
There is often a lower risk of frost
Answer: Vineyards beside oceans are always cooled by ocean currents.
,●● What is the minimum temperture for photosynthesis?
Answer: 10°C
●● Of the following inputs to a vine, which will vary the least from
season to season?
CO2
Heat
Sunlight
Nutrients
Answer: CO2
●● Great Aunt Morag decides that she wants to share her grapevine with
her son. She gave a cutting to him which he planted and a vine grew. Is
it a?
Answer: clone
●● Pinot Noir as a grape variety is known to randomly change. For
example, in the past it has suddenly produced a grey version and was
renamed as Pinot Gris, a white grape version has appeared and is called
Pinot Blanc. All three grapes are related to each other. What are they
Answer: mutations
●● Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc got together in Bordeaux to
create Cabernet Sauvignon. This is an example of a?
,Answer: crossing
●● Which statement about Buds is false?
They form the year before
They contain immature inflorescence
They generally only form on shoots at the end of the growing season.
The number of bunches each bud produces is dependent upon the
amount of sun the bud receives when it is a cane.
Answer: The number of bunches each bud produces is dependent upon
the amount of sun the bud receives when it is a cane.
●● Which statement is NOT true about Permanent Wood?
It is at least 2 years old
It has bark
Cordon is an example of permanent wood
Buds typically burst from permanent wood
Answer: Buds typically burst from permanent wood
●● Which of these statements about Inflorescence is wrong?
Inflorescence include flowers bunched together before fertilisation.
Flowers created the year before.
Each flower in the Inflorescence that is successfully pollinated, will
become a berry.
, The number of flowers is proportional to the age of the vine.
Answer: The number of flowers is proportional to the age of the vine.
●● Shoots are?
Answer: this year's growth
●● A Cordon is?
Answer: The arms of a vine made up of 2+ year old wood. Restricted by
pruning.
●● A Spur is?
Answer: 1-year old wood pruned often with 2-3 buds and is quite short
●● A Cane is:?
Answer: 1-year old wood pruned often with 8-20 buds and is quite long
●● Tendrils are?
Answer: The structure the vine uses to support itself by winding
themselves tightly around trellis wires to keep the shoot right
●● Which statement about Root Stocks is false?
Root stocks are used because they are disease resistant.
