WSET LEVEL 1: EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025.
1) Which of the following is NOT a type of wine:
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a. fortified wine _
b. light wine _
c. sparkling wine _
d. sweet wine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Sweet Wine - they are not a type of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
wine, but they are a style of wine
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2) What of the following is true about all light wines?
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1. They are all dry _ _ _
2. the range of alcohol is 11-18%
_ _ _ _ _
3. No spirit has been added
_ _ _ _
4. it is still
_ _
a. 1,3, 4 _
b. 2 only
_
c. 3 & 4 only
_ _ _
d. all of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 3 & 4 only - no alcohol has been
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added and it is still _ _ _ _
3) Fino Sherry is a dry wine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ True
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4) Which of the following pairs are both fortified wine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. Port and Madeira_ _
b. Sherry and Sancerre _ _
c. Port and Amarone_ _
d. Cava and Ice-wine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Port and Madeira
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,5) Which type of wine is a Sauternes
_ _ _ _ _ _
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ light
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6) Which type of wine is Asti from Italy?
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a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Sparkling
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7) Which type of wine is a Chateauneuf-du-Pape
_ _ _ _ _ _
a. fortified
b. light
c. red
d. sparkling -- Correct Answer ✔✔ light _ _ _ _ _
8) which of the following determines the color of the wine?
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1. alcohol degree _
2. grape type _
3. vintage
4. winemaking
a. 1,2,4
b. 2 & 4 only
_ _ _
c. 2 only
_
d. all of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 2 & 4 only - grape type and
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winemaking
9) which gives color to a red wine
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, a. pups
b. pulp
c. skin
d. stalk -- Correct Answer ✔✔ skin
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10) White wine can be made from black grapes
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a. true
b. false -- Correct Answer ✔✔ true
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11) Rose wines usually have more body than white wines
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. true
b. false -- Correct Answer ✔✔ true
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12) Which of the following are ways a winemaker can make a medium sweet wine
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1. add unfermented grape juice to dry wine
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2. add grape spirit to the fermenting wine
_ _ _ _ _ _
3. remove yeast during fermentation_ _ _
4. nothing - the winemaker does not influence the sweetness
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a. all of the above
_ _ _
b. 1,2,3
c. 2 & 3 only
_ _ _
d. 1 only -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1,2, 3 - winemaker can add unfermented
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grape juice to a dry wine, add spirit to fortify the wine during fermentation
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or remove yeast before all of the sugar is consumed
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13) Where in your mouth do you first perceive sweetness?
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a. tip of tongue
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b. top of teeth and gums
_ _ _ _
c. sides of mouth _ _
d. back of the palate -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. tip of tongue
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ANSWERS 2025.
1) Which of the following is NOT a type of wine:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. fortified wine _
b. light wine _
c. sparkling wine _
d. sweet wine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Sweet Wine - they are not a type of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
wine, but they are a style of wine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
2) What of the following is true about all light wines?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1. They are all dry _ _ _
2. the range of alcohol is 11-18%
_ _ _ _ _
3. No spirit has been added
_ _ _ _
4. it is still
_ _
a. 1,3, 4 _
b. 2 only
_
c. 3 & 4 only
_ _ _
d. all of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 3 & 4 only - no alcohol has been
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
added and it is still _ _ _ _
3) Fino Sherry is a dry wine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ True
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) Which of the following pairs are both fortified wine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. Port and Madeira_ _
b. Sherry and Sancerre _ _
c. Port and Amarone_ _
d. Cava and Ice-wine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Port and Madeira
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
,5) Which type of wine is a Sauternes
_ _ _ _ _ _
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ light
_ _ _ _ _
6) Which type of wine is Asti from Italy?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Sparkling
_ _ _ _ _
7) Which type of wine is a Chateauneuf-du-Pape
_ _ _ _ _ _
a. fortified
b. light
c. red
d. sparkling -- Correct Answer ✔✔ light _ _ _ _ _
8) which of the following determines the color of the wine?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1. alcohol degree _
2. grape type _
3. vintage
4. winemaking
a. 1,2,4
b. 2 & 4 only
_ _ _
c. 2 only
_
d. all of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 2 & 4 only - grape type and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
winemaking
9) which gives color to a red wine
_ _ _ _ _ _
, a. pups
b. pulp
c. skin
d. stalk -- Correct Answer ✔✔ skin
_ _ _ _ _
10) White wine can be made from black grapes
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. true
b. false -- Correct Answer ✔✔ true
_ _ _ _ _
11) Rose wines usually have more body than white wines
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. true
b. false -- Correct Answer ✔✔ true
_ _ _ _ _
12) Which of the following are ways a winemaker can make a medium sweet wine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1. add unfermented grape juice to dry wine
_ _ _ _ _ _
2. add grape spirit to the fermenting wine
_ _ _ _ _ _
3. remove yeast during fermentation_ _ _
4. nothing - the winemaker does not influence the sweetness
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. all of the above
_ _ _
b. 1,2,3
c. 2 & 3 only
_ _ _
d. 1 only -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1,2, 3 - winemaker can add unfermented
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
grape juice to a dry wine, add spirit to fortify the wine during fermentation
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
or remove yeast before all of the sugar is consumed
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
13) Where in your mouth do you first perceive sweetness?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. tip of tongue
_ _
b. top of teeth and gums
_ _ _ _
c. sides of mouth _ _
d. back of the palate -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. tip of tongue
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