WSET LEVEL 1 MAIN EXAM SCRIPT 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔How is acidity perceived in the mouth?
a. a burning sensation on the palate
b. a mouth drying sensation
c. a mouth watering sensation
d. a sticky sensation on the front of the tongue - ✔✔a mouth watering sensation
✔✔Acidity helps a wine mature
a. true
b. false - ✔✔true
✔✔At what % alcohol does yeast die?
a. 8
b. 15
c. 18
d. 22 - ✔✔15%
✔✔What does the term body refer to in wine?
a. the balance of acidity and sweetness in the wine
b. the complexity of flavor in the wine
c. the degree of alcohol in the wine
d. the general feel of the wine in the mouth - ✔✔the general feel of the wine in the
mouth
✔✔When are grapes pressed off the skins when making a white wine?
a. before fermentation
b. after fermentation - ✔✔a. before fermentation
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a full bodied red wine?
a. Australian Shiraz
B. Oaked Chard
C. Chilean Merlot - ✔✔Australian Shiraz - full bodied
✔✔Tannin is a flavor in wine
a. true
b. false - ✔✔false
,✔✔Which factors are important to have in order to ripen grapes?
1. carbon dioxide
2. heat
3. sunshine
4. water
a. 4 only
b. 1, 2
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 2 & 3 - ✔✔heat and sunshine are important to have grapes ripen
✔✔As the season continues:
a. acidity levels increase and sugar decreases
b. acidity levels decrease and sugars increases
c. acidity and sugar levels both increase
d. acidity and sugar levels both decrease - ✔✔acidity levels decrease and sugar
increases as the season progresses
✔✔a wine made from under ripe grapes will taste:
a. alcoholic and flaby
b. alcohol and thin
c. sour and flabby
d. sour and thin - ✔✔wines made from under ripe grapes will taste sour and thin
✔✔a wine that tastes alcoholic and flabby comes from which weather condition:
a. too much sunlight and heat
b. not enough sunlight and heat
c. too much water and not enough sunlight
d. not enough water and not enough heat - ✔✔too much sunlight and heat
✔✔which of the following best describes climate
a. a latitude range of 30-50 north or south of the equator
b. the amount of rainfall expected in a given year
c. the amount of sunlight and heat a region gets
d. the complex conditions expressed by a specific vineyard - ✔✔the amount of sunlight
and heat a region gets
✔✔Which of the following does a regions climate tell us?
1. expected temperatures
2. expected weather conditions
, 3. expected style of wine
4. expected type of grape
a. all of the above
b. 1,2,3 only
c. 1 and 2
d. 3 and 4 - ✔✔1, 2, 3: climate can tell us about the expected temperatures, weather
conditions and style of wine
✔✔which of the following pairs are examples of cool climate regions?
a. australia and germany
b. central spain and southern france
c. germany and northern france
d. northern and southern france - ✔✔Germany and Northern France are cool weather
climates
✔✔Which of the following statement are true about wine from a cool climate
1. high in acidity
2. mainly white
3. lower in alcohol
4. refreshing
a. 1 and 4
b. 2 and 3
c. 1,2,4
d. all of the above - ✔✔all of the above: high in acidity, mainly white, lower in alcohol
and refreshing
✔✔which of the following are considered hot climate regions?
1. australia
2. central spain
3. germany
4. southern france
a. 2 and 4
b. 1
c. 1,2,4
d. 2,3,4 - ✔✔1,2, 4: Australia, Central Spain and Southern France are considered hot
climates
✔✔Red, high in alcohol and rich in flavor is a typical of hot climate wine
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔How is acidity perceived in the mouth?
a. a burning sensation on the palate
b. a mouth drying sensation
c. a mouth watering sensation
d. a sticky sensation on the front of the tongue - ✔✔a mouth watering sensation
✔✔Acidity helps a wine mature
a. true
b. false - ✔✔true
✔✔At what % alcohol does yeast die?
a. 8
b. 15
c. 18
d. 22 - ✔✔15%
✔✔What does the term body refer to in wine?
a. the balance of acidity and sweetness in the wine
b. the complexity of flavor in the wine
c. the degree of alcohol in the wine
d. the general feel of the wine in the mouth - ✔✔the general feel of the wine in the
mouth
✔✔When are grapes pressed off the skins when making a white wine?
a. before fermentation
b. after fermentation - ✔✔a. before fermentation
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a full bodied red wine?
a. Australian Shiraz
B. Oaked Chard
C. Chilean Merlot - ✔✔Australian Shiraz - full bodied
✔✔Tannin is a flavor in wine
a. true
b. false - ✔✔false
,✔✔Which factors are important to have in order to ripen grapes?
1. carbon dioxide
2. heat
3. sunshine
4. water
a. 4 only
b. 1, 2
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 2 & 3 - ✔✔heat and sunshine are important to have grapes ripen
✔✔As the season continues:
a. acidity levels increase and sugar decreases
b. acidity levels decrease and sugars increases
c. acidity and sugar levels both increase
d. acidity and sugar levels both decrease - ✔✔acidity levels decrease and sugar
increases as the season progresses
✔✔a wine made from under ripe grapes will taste:
a. alcoholic and flaby
b. alcohol and thin
c. sour and flabby
d. sour and thin - ✔✔wines made from under ripe grapes will taste sour and thin
✔✔a wine that tastes alcoholic and flabby comes from which weather condition:
a. too much sunlight and heat
b. not enough sunlight and heat
c. too much water and not enough sunlight
d. not enough water and not enough heat - ✔✔too much sunlight and heat
✔✔which of the following best describes climate
a. a latitude range of 30-50 north or south of the equator
b. the amount of rainfall expected in a given year
c. the amount of sunlight and heat a region gets
d. the complex conditions expressed by a specific vineyard - ✔✔the amount of sunlight
and heat a region gets
✔✔Which of the following does a regions climate tell us?
1. expected temperatures
2. expected weather conditions
, 3. expected style of wine
4. expected type of grape
a. all of the above
b. 1,2,3 only
c. 1 and 2
d. 3 and 4 - ✔✔1, 2, 3: climate can tell us about the expected temperatures, weather
conditions and style of wine
✔✔which of the following pairs are examples of cool climate regions?
a. australia and germany
b. central spain and southern france
c. germany and northern france
d. northern and southern france - ✔✔Germany and Northern France are cool weather
climates
✔✔Which of the following statement are true about wine from a cool climate
1. high in acidity
2. mainly white
3. lower in alcohol
4. refreshing
a. 1 and 4
b. 2 and 3
c. 1,2,4
d. all of the above - ✔✔all of the above: high in acidity, mainly white, lower in alcohol
and refreshing
✔✔which of the following are considered hot climate regions?
1. australia
2. central spain
3. germany
4. southern france
a. 2 and 4
b. 1
c. 1,2,4
d. 2,3,4 - ✔✔1,2, 4: Australia, Central Spain and Southern France are considered hot
climates
✔✔Red, high in alcohol and rich in flavor is a typical of hot climate wine
