WSET Level 3 mock exam written questions
What criteria do we use to assess quality in a wine? correct answerBalance - Concentration (Intensity) - Length - Complexity
List 4 tertiary aromas. correct answerAlmond - Marzipan - Hazelnut - Walnut - Chocolate - Coffee - Toffee - Caramel Dried Apricot - Marmalade - Dried Apple - Dried Banana Fig - Prune - Tar - Dried Blackberry - Dried Cranberry Cooked Blackberry - Cooked Plum Petrol - Kerosene - Cinnamon - Ginger - Nutmeg - Toast - Nut - Mushroom - Hay - Honey Leather - Forest Floor - Earth - Game - Tobacco - Vegetal - Wet Leaves - Savour - Meaty
What does umami in food increase and decrease in a wine? correct answerIncreases Perception of: Alcohol - Bitterness - Astringency - Acidity Decreases Perception of: Body - Sweetness - Fruitiness
Name the 7 wine faults and the odours they produce. correct answerTCA - damp cardboard Reduction - rotten eggs, boiled cabbage Sulfur Dioxide - recently extinguished matches Oxidation - toffee, honey, caramel Out of Condition - dull, stale Volatile Acidity - vinegar, nail polish remover Brettanomyces - plastic, animal
How many positive criteria do each of the following quality statements hold correct answerPoor - 0 Acceptable - 1 Good - 2 Very Good - 3 Outstanding - 4
List 4 main methods to combat Spring frost correct answerHeaters - Wind Machines - Sprinklers - Vineyard Design
What is meant by diurnal range and what are the benefits? correct answerThe difference between daytime and night-time temperatures. Cool nights help slow the loss of aromas and acidity in the grapes.
Warm nights accelerate ripening. A large diurnal range can produce wines that are fresher and more aromatic compared with a vineyard that has a smaller diurnal range.
What are the 3 main irrigation techniques? correct answerDrip Irrigation - Sprinklers - Flood Irrigation
What is the difference between a hybrid and a crossing? correct answerHybrid: a vine whose parents come from two different vine species Crossing: a vine whose parents come from the same vine species
What are the pros and cons of using machine harvesting? correct answerPro: speed, work at night, efficient, less expensive Con: Can only be used on flat lands, cannot be used to pick for specialised wine styles (whole bunches, Noble Rot)
Pinot Noir - name 3 premium New World regions in 3 different countries in which it is produced. correct answerSonoma/Los Carneros (California) - Central Otago (New Zealand) - Yarra Valley/Mornington Peninsula/Tasmania (Australia) - Walker Bay (South Africa) - Casablanca Valley (Chile)
Explain what carbonic maceration is and the style of wine it produces correct answerWhole, uncrushed bunches that are placed into vats filled with CO2 to remove oxygen. Intercellular fermentation begins and when the grapes reach 2% abv they split and release their juice. These wines are soft in tannin but full of fruit with distinctive notes of kirsch, banana, bubble gum and cinnamon.
List 4 methods of concentrating the grapes sugars in the production of sweet wines. correct answerNoble Rot - Drying grapes on the vine - Drying grapes after picking - Freezing grapes on the vine
What criteria do we use to assess quality in a wine? correct answerBalance - Concentration (Intensity) - Length - Complexity
List 4 tertiary aromas. correct answerAlmond - Marzipan - Hazelnut - Walnut - Chocolate - Coffee - Toffee - Caramel Dried Apricot - Marmalade - Dried Apple - Dried Banana Fig - Prune - Tar - Dried Blackberry - Dried Cranberry Cooked Blackberry - Cooked Plum Petrol - Kerosene - Cinnamon - Ginger - Nutmeg - Toast - Nut - Mushroom - Hay - Honey Leather - Forest Floor - Earth - Game - Tobacco - Vegetal - Wet Leaves - Savour - Meaty
What does umami in food increase and decrease in a wine? correct answerIncreases Perception of: Alcohol - Bitterness - Astringency - Acidity Decreases Perception of: Body - Sweetness - Fruitiness
Name the 7 wine faults and the odours they produce. correct answerTCA - damp cardboard Reduction - rotten eggs, boiled cabbage Sulfur Dioxide - recently extinguished matches Oxidation - toffee, honey, caramel Out of Condition - dull, stale Volatile Acidity - vinegar, nail polish remover Brettanomyces - plastic, animal
How many positive criteria do each of the following quality statements hold correct answerPoor - 0 Acceptable - 1 Good - 2 Very Good - 3 Outstanding - 4
List 4 main methods to combat Spring frost correct answerHeaters - Wind Machines - Sprinklers - Vineyard Design
What is meant by diurnal range and what are the benefits? correct answerThe difference between daytime and night-time temperatures. Cool nights help slow the loss of aromas and acidity in the grapes.
Warm nights accelerate ripening. A large diurnal range can produce wines that are fresher and more aromatic compared with a vineyard that has a smaller diurnal range.
What are the 3 main irrigation techniques? correct answerDrip Irrigation - Sprinklers - Flood Irrigation
What is the difference between a hybrid and a crossing? correct answerHybrid: a vine whose parents come from two different vine species Crossing: a vine whose parents come from the same vine species
What are the pros and cons of using machine harvesting? correct answerPro: speed, work at night, efficient, less expensive Con: Can only be used on flat lands, cannot be used to pick for specialised wine styles (whole bunches, Noble Rot)
Pinot Noir - name 3 premium New World regions in 3 different countries in which it is produced. correct answerSonoma/Los Carneros (California) - Central Otago (New Zealand) - Yarra Valley/Mornington Peninsula/Tasmania (Australia) - Walker Bay (South Africa) - Casablanca Valley (Chile)
Explain what carbonic maceration is and the style of wine it produces correct answerWhole, uncrushed bunches that are placed into vats filled with CO2 to remove oxygen. Intercellular fermentation begins and when the grapes reach 2% abv they split and release their juice. These wines are soft in tannin but full of fruit with distinctive notes of kirsch, banana, bubble gum and cinnamon.
List 4 methods of concentrating the grapes sugars in the production of sweet wines. correct answerNoble Rot - Drying grapes on the vine - Drying grapes after picking - Freezing grapes on the vine
