WSET LEVEL 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following pairs of regions are famous for premium wine made from
Syrah/Shiraz?
a. Burgundy & Sancerre
b. Orvieto & Marlborough
c. Hermitage & Barossa Valley
d. Pomerol & St. Emilion - Answer-c. Hermitage & Barossa Valley
Which of the following gape varieties is often used to add color and tannin in a blend
with Merlot?
a. Pinot Grigio
b. Pinot Noir
c. Riesling
d. Cabernet Sauvignon - Answer-d. Cabernet Sauvignon
Which of the following grape varieties is typically used for dry, unoaked white wines with
pungent herbaceous flavors and high acidity?
a. Cabernet Sauvignon
b. Sauvignon Blanc
c. Chardonnay
d. Grenache - Answer-b. Sauvignon Blanc
Which variety is often used for rosé wines in Spain and Southern France?
a. Grenache
b. Chardonnay
c. Sangiovese
d. Zinfandel - Answer-a. Grenache
Which of the following grape varieties would struggle to ripen properlyif grown in a cool
climate region?
a. Grenache
b. Sauvignon Blanc
c. Pinot Noir
d. Chardonnay - Answer-a. Grenache
A wine labeled "Napa Fumé Blanc" will be made from
a. Chenin Blanc
b. Muscadet
c. Sauvignon Blanc
d. Ugni Blanc - Answer-c. Sauvignon Blanc
Which of the folllowing wines is most likely to have medium sweetness?
, a. Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
b. Mosel Riesling Spätlese
c. Fino Sherry
d. Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon - Answer-b. Mosel Riesling Spätlese
Which of the folllowing regions produces inexpensive wines from Cabernet Sauvignon?
a. South Eastern Australia
b. Chianti
c. Pauillac
d. Chablis - Answer-a. South Eastern Australia
Which grape variety is considered to produce very high-quality white wines in both
Germany and Australia?
a. Sauvignon Blanc
b. Sémillon
c. Shiraz
d. Riesling - Answer-d. Riesling
Which grape variety is used for red wines from the Côte d'Or (Burgundy)?
a. Riesling
b. Pinot Noir
c. Sauvignon Blanc
d. Cabernet Sauvignon - Answer-b. Pinot Noir
Which of the following tasting notes most accurately describes a young wine from
Pauillac AC?
a. Pale gold, exotic fruit aromas, sweet
b. Intense purple, black fruit & oak aromas, high tannins
c. Pale garnet, with red fruit & pepper aromas, low tannins
d. Pale lemon, green fruit aromas, dry - Answer-b. Intense purple, black fruit & oak
aromas, high tannins
Which of the following varieties is often used in South Africa for inexpensive unoaked
wines?
a. Malbec
b. Chenin Blanc
c. Shiraz
d. Trebbiano - Answer-b. Chenin Blanc
Which of the following regions are located in Chile
1. Barossa
2. Maipo
3. Carneros
4. Rapel - Answer-2. Maipo and 4. Rapel
the words "Sur Lie" on a bottle of muscadet indicate that
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following pairs of regions are famous for premium wine made from
Syrah/Shiraz?
a. Burgundy & Sancerre
b. Orvieto & Marlborough
c. Hermitage & Barossa Valley
d. Pomerol & St. Emilion - Answer-c. Hermitage & Barossa Valley
Which of the following gape varieties is often used to add color and tannin in a blend
with Merlot?
a. Pinot Grigio
b. Pinot Noir
c. Riesling
d. Cabernet Sauvignon - Answer-d. Cabernet Sauvignon
Which of the following grape varieties is typically used for dry, unoaked white wines with
pungent herbaceous flavors and high acidity?
a. Cabernet Sauvignon
b. Sauvignon Blanc
c. Chardonnay
d. Grenache - Answer-b. Sauvignon Blanc
Which variety is often used for rosé wines in Spain and Southern France?
a. Grenache
b. Chardonnay
c. Sangiovese
d. Zinfandel - Answer-a. Grenache
Which of the following grape varieties would struggle to ripen properlyif grown in a cool
climate region?
a. Grenache
b. Sauvignon Blanc
c. Pinot Noir
d. Chardonnay - Answer-a. Grenache
A wine labeled "Napa Fumé Blanc" will be made from
a. Chenin Blanc
b. Muscadet
c. Sauvignon Blanc
d. Ugni Blanc - Answer-c. Sauvignon Blanc
Which of the folllowing wines is most likely to have medium sweetness?
, a. Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
b. Mosel Riesling Spätlese
c. Fino Sherry
d. Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon - Answer-b. Mosel Riesling Spätlese
Which of the folllowing regions produces inexpensive wines from Cabernet Sauvignon?
a. South Eastern Australia
b. Chianti
c. Pauillac
d. Chablis - Answer-a. South Eastern Australia
Which grape variety is considered to produce very high-quality white wines in both
Germany and Australia?
a. Sauvignon Blanc
b. Sémillon
c. Shiraz
d. Riesling - Answer-d. Riesling
Which grape variety is used for red wines from the Côte d'Or (Burgundy)?
a. Riesling
b. Pinot Noir
c. Sauvignon Blanc
d. Cabernet Sauvignon - Answer-b. Pinot Noir
Which of the following tasting notes most accurately describes a young wine from
Pauillac AC?
a. Pale gold, exotic fruit aromas, sweet
b. Intense purple, black fruit & oak aromas, high tannins
c. Pale garnet, with red fruit & pepper aromas, low tannins
d. Pale lemon, green fruit aromas, dry - Answer-b. Intense purple, black fruit & oak
aromas, high tannins
Which of the following varieties is often used in South Africa for inexpensive unoaked
wines?
a. Malbec
b. Chenin Blanc
c. Shiraz
d. Trebbiano - Answer-b. Chenin Blanc
Which of the following regions are located in Chile
1. Barossa
2. Maipo
3. Carneros
4. Rapel - Answer-2. Maipo and 4. Rapel
the words "Sur Lie" on a bottle of muscadet indicate that
