WSET Level1
WSET Level 1 Test Questions and Answers
Question 1
Name the 2 principal grapes for making wine
Correct Answer
White Grapes , black grapes
Question 2
Parts of the Grape
Correct Answer
Stem , Skin, Seed, pulp
On the inside, white and black grapes look very similar (they each have clear juice
inside).
Question 3
Grape Skins
Correct Answer
Pictured here is a black grape, which has a deeply colored skin. The skin contains
tannin, which can make the mouth feel dry.
The white grapes skins are golden in color.
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Question 4
The pulp
Correct Answer
The pulp of a grape is soft and fleshy. The color of the pulp is the same (clear)
regardless of the color of the grape skin.
The pulp contains the grape juice, which is mostly made up of water, sugar and acid.
Question 5
The juice in the pulp of red and white grapes is made up of water, sugar and __
Correct Answer
acid
Question 6
Tannins make your mouth feel
Correct Answer
dry
Question 7
Color and tannin are found in the __ of red grapes
Correct Answer
skin
Question 8
Fermentation
Correct Answer
Fermentation - the process of turning sugar into alcohol
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Question 9
What is required for alcoholic fermentation to take place?
Correct Answer
yeast
Question 10
Whats yeast?
Correct Answer
Yeast are microscopic organisms that eat sugar and convert it into alcohol and
carbon dioxide gas, as you see in this diagram.
Question 11
__is the process when
___consumes __, which results in the production of___ and carbon dioxide.
Correct Answer
Fermentation, yeast, sugar, alcohol
Question 12
How long can grape vines live?
Correct Answer
Several decades. Once they reach maturity, a couple of years after they are planted,
they produce a crop of grapes every year.
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Question 13
Stages of grape growing (3)
Correct Answer
Flowering, flowers become grapes, grapes ripen
Question 14
flowering
Correct Answer
This is part of a cluster of grapevine flowers. It is made up of many individual
flowers, and each flower will become a grape.
Question 15
flowers become grapes
Correct Answer
After flowering, each flower is transformed into a small grape.
All grapes are hard and green at this stage.
Question 16
Grapes Ripen
Correct Answer
As grapes ripen, a number of changes occur:
-The grapes swell with water
-Sugar levels in the grapes rise
-Acid levels in the grapes fall
-Flavors become riper
-White grapes change in color from green to golden
-Black grapes change in color from green to purple
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WSET Level 1 Test Questions and Answers
Question 1
Name the 2 principal grapes for making wine
Correct Answer
White Grapes , black grapes
Question 2
Parts of the Grape
Correct Answer
Stem , Skin, Seed, pulp
On the inside, white and black grapes look very similar (they each have clear juice
inside).
Question 3
Grape Skins
Correct Answer
Pictured here is a black grape, which has a deeply colored skin. The skin contains
tannin, which can make the mouth feel dry.
The white grapes skins are golden in color.
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Question 4
The pulp
Correct Answer
The pulp of a grape is soft and fleshy. The color of the pulp is the same (clear)
regardless of the color of the grape skin.
The pulp contains the grape juice, which is mostly made up of water, sugar and acid.
Question 5
The juice in the pulp of red and white grapes is made up of water, sugar and __
Correct Answer
acid
Question 6
Tannins make your mouth feel
Correct Answer
dry
Question 7
Color and tannin are found in the __ of red grapes
Correct Answer
skin
Question 8
Fermentation
Correct Answer
Fermentation - the process of turning sugar into alcohol
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Question 9
What is required for alcoholic fermentation to take place?
Correct Answer
yeast
Question 10
Whats yeast?
Correct Answer
Yeast are microscopic organisms that eat sugar and convert it into alcohol and
carbon dioxide gas, as you see in this diagram.
Question 11
__is the process when
___consumes __, which results in the production of___ and carbon dioxide.
Correct Answer
Fermentation, yeast, sugar, alcohol
Question 12
How long can grape vines live?
Correct Answer
Several decades. Once they reach maturity, a couple of years after they are planted,
they produce a crop of grapes every year.
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Question 13
Stages of grape growing (3)
Correct Answer
Flowering, flowers become grapes, grapes ripen
Question 14
flowering
Correct Answer
This is part of a cluster of grapevine flowers. It is made up of many individual
flowers, and each flower will become a grape.
Question 15
flowers become grapes
Correct Answer
After flowering, each flower is transformed into a small grape.
All grapes are hard and green at this stage.
Question 16
Grapes Ripen
Correct Answer
As grapes ripen, a number of changes occur:
-The grapes swell with water
-Sugar levels in the grapes rise
-Acid levels in the grapes fall
-Flavors become riper
-White grapes change in color from green to golden
-Black grapes change in color from green to purple
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