WSET LEVEL 2 PRACTICAL EXAM REVIEW
COMPLETE STUDY MATERIALS
◉ Wines labelled as DOC and DOCG come from:
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal.
Answer: Italy
◉ Fino sherries are:
Deep brown and intensely sweet
Amber or brown in color
Pale lemon in color
Deep brown and oxidative.
Answer: Pale lemon in color
◉ Powerful and full-bodied with high levels of tannin best describes
a wine from:
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
,Chianti DOCG.
Answer: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
◉ Sweet wines should be served:
Well chilled
Lightly chilled
At room temperature.
Answer: Well chilled
◉ Pinotage produces wines with predominantly:
Black fruit flavors
Stone fruit flavors
Citrus fruit flavors
Red fruit flavors.
Answer: Red fruit flavors
◉ Which sherry is sweetened to make Pale Cream?
Oloroso
Amontillado
PX
Fino.
Answer: Fino
,◉ Sparkling wines should be served:
Lightly chilled
Well chilled
Chilled.
Answer: Lightly chilled
◉ Walker Bay, Santa Barbara County and Margaret River are known
for producing high quality:
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc.
Answer: Chardonnay
◉ Californian Pinot Noirs tend to have:
Ripe red fruit flavors and oak influence
Ripe red fruit flavors and no oak influence
Ripe black fruit flavors and oak influence
Ripe black fruit flavors and no oak influence.
Answer: Ripe red fruit flavors and oak influence
, ◉ When a food has chilli heat, a wine will seem:
to increase the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine seems
more noticeable
to decrease the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine seems
more noticeable
to increase the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine seems
less noticeable
to decrease the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine seems
less noticeable.
Answer: to increase the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine
seems more noticeable
◉ How does salt in food affect a wine?
Decreases the perception of bitterness and increases the perception
of body
Increases the perception of bitterness and increases the perception
of body
Increases the perception of bitterness and decreases the perception
of body
Decreases the perception of bitterness and decreases the perception
of body.
Answer: Decreases the perception of bitterness and increases the
perception of body
COMPLETE STUDY MATERIALS
◉ Wines labelled as DOC and DOCG come from:
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal.
Answer: Italy
◉ Fino sherries are:
Deep brown and intensely sweet
Amber or brown in color
Pale lemon in color
Deep brown and oxidative.
Answer: Pale lemon in color
◉ Powerful and full-bodied with high levels of tannin best describes
a wine from:
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
,Chianti DOCG.
Answer: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
◉ Sweet wines should be served:
Well chilled
Lightly chilled
At room temperature.
Answer: Well chilled
◉ Pinotage produces wines with predominantly:
Black fruit flavors
Stone fruit flavors
Citrus fruit flavors
Red fruit flavors.
Answer: Red fruit flavors
◉ Which sherry is sweetened to make Pale Cream?
Oloroso
Amontillado
PX
Fino.
Answer: Fino
,◉ Sparkling wines should be served:
Lightly chilled
Well chilled
Chilled.
Answer: Lightly chilled
◉ Walker Bay, Santa Barbara County and Margaret River are known
for producing high quality:
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc.
Answer: Chardonnay
◉ Californian Pinot Noirs tend to have:
Ripe red fruit flavors and oak influence
Ripe red fruit flavors and no oak influence
Ripe black fruit flavors and oak influence
Ripe black fruit flavors and no oak influence.
Answer: Ripe red fruit flavors and oak influence
, ◉ When a food has chilli heat, a wine will seem:
to increase the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine seems
more noticeable
to decrease the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine seems
more noticeable
to increase the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine seems
less noticeable
to decrease the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine seems
less noticeable.
Answer: to increase the heat from the chilli and alcohol in the wine
seems more noticeable
◉ How does salt in food affect a wine?
Decreases the perception of bitterness and increases the perception
of body
Increases the perception of bitterness and increases the perception
of body
Increases the perception of bitterness and decreases the perception
of body
Decreases the perception of bitterness and decreases the perception
of body.
Answer: Decreases the perception of bitterness and increases the
perception of body
