WSET LEVEL 2 PRACTICAL FINAL PAPER
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ To increase the weight and yield of the crop (but does not aid in
the reopening of grapes).
Answer: What is the purpose of using irrigation to swell the grapes
with water?
◉ The tannins soften making the wine smoother..
Answer: What effect does oxygen have on red wine as its matured in
oak cats?
◉ It is generally too hot and grapes grown too close to the equator
may become overripe and loose some of the finesse and
characteristics of the grape variety.
Answer: Why are there very few vineyards lying closer to the
equator than 30 degrees?
◉ Remove the wine from the rack and keep it horizontal, being
careful not to disturb the deposit. With the aid of light, pour into a
decanter until the deposit can be seen near the neck. At this point
stop pouring..
Answer: What is considered the correct procedure to decant a wine
that has a heavy deposit?
,◉ Well chilled (6-10 degrees celcius or 43-50 degrees Fahrenheit).
Answer: What is the ideal temperature for the serving of Cava?
◉ The temperature should be cool and constant, preferable between
10 and 15 degrees celcius (50-58 degrees Fahrenheit), the bottle
stored on its side so that the cork remains in contact with the wine,
away from strong light and vibrations..
Answer: What provides the ideal cellar conditions for the storage of
wine sealed with a cork?
◉ The wine is affected by cork taint..
Answer: Why would a wine have a musty aroma?
◉ Oak.
Answer: If oxygen is NOT wanted during the maturation of a wine
which vessel material type would be deemed unsuitable?
◉ Crush, ferment, press.
Answer: What is the correct sequence of events for most red
winemaking?
◉ Between 30 and 50 degrees latitude.
, Answer: What latitudes north and south of the equator mark the the
temperature zone where most vineyards are found?
◉ Lower.
Answer: Compared to red wines, white wines are generall fermented
at ___________ temperatures?
◉ True .A
nswer: True or false: too much heat can stop the grape vine from
producing sugars
◉ Climate, weather, soil.
Answer: What affects temperature in the vineyard?
◉ Fermentation in contact with the skins, as the flesh of almost all
grape varieties is white and the color is obtained by soaking the
colored skins in the fermenting juice.
Answer: Which technique is used to give most red wines their color?
◉ French/European.
Answer: Which type of oak is more expensive, French/European or
American?
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ To increase the weight and yield of the crop (but does not aid in
the reopening of grapes).
Answer: What is the purpose of using irrigation to swell the grapes
with water?
◉ The tannins soften making the wine smoother..
Answer: What effect does oxygen have on red wine as its matured in
oak cats?
◉ It is generally too hot and grapes grown too close to the equator
may become overripe and loose some of the finesse and
characteristics of the grape variety.
Answer: Why are there very few vineyards lying closer to the
equator than 30 degrees?
◉ Remove the wine from the rack and keep it horizontal, being
careful not to disturb the deposit. With the aid of light, pour into a
decanter until the deposit can be seen near the neck. At this point
stop pouring..
Answer: What is considered the correct procedure to decant a wine
that has a heavy deposit?
,◉ Well chilled (6-10 degrees celcius or 43-50 degrees Fahrenheit).
Answer: What is the ideal temperature for the serving of Cava?
◉ The temperature should be cool and constant, preferable between
10 and 15 degrees celcius (50-58 degrees Fahrenheit), the bottle
stored on its side so that the cork remains in contact with the wine,
away from strong light and vibrations..
Answer: What provides the ideal cellar conditions for the storage of
wine sealed with a cork?
◉ The wine is affected by cork taint..
Answer: Why would a wine have a musty aroma?
◉ Oak.
Answer: If oxygen is NOT wanted during the maturation of a wine
which vessel material type would be deemed unsuitable?
◉ Crush, ferment, press.
Answer: What is the correct sequence of events for most red
winemaking?
◉ Between 30 and 50 degrees latitude.
, Answer: What latitudes north and south of the equator mark the the
temperature zone where most vineyards are found?
◉ Lower.
Answer: Compared to red wines, white wines are generall fermented
at ___________ temperatures?
◉ True .A
nswer: True or false: too much heat can stop the grape vine from
producing sugars
◉ Climate, weather, soil.
Answer: What affects temperature in the vineyard?
◉ Fermentation in contact with the skins, as the flesh of almost all
grape varieties is white and the color is obtained by soaking the
colored skins in the fermenting juice.
Answer: Which technique is used to give most red wines their color?
◉ French/European.
Answer: Which type of oak is more expensive, French/European or
American?
