WSET DIPLOMA D4 CH 4–9 EXAM WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

WSET DIPLOMA - D4 - CH 4-9 EXAM s s s s s s s




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1. WhatbisbabCremantbwine?:bTraditionalbmethodbsparklingbappellationsbfrom
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bout- bside bof bChampagne bin bFrance.
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2. Where bdid bthe bterm bCremant boriginate?: bUsed bto bbe ba bsemi bsparkling bstyle
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bproducedbinbChampagne,bbutbafterb1985bwhenbEUbbannedbthebtermbChampenoise
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bon bnonbChampagnebsparklers,bitbbecamebabtermbforbtraditionalbmethodbwinesbof
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bFrance bfrom boutside bof bChampagne.
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3. How bmany bCremantbappellations bandbwhat bare bthe bthree blargest?:b8
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Alsace
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bLoire
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4. HowbdobtheblargestbCremantbappellationsbcomparebinbtermsbofbproduction
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bto bChampagne?: b10% bthe bproduction bof bChampagne
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5. CommonbrequirementsbforbCremantbAlsace,bBourgogne,bLoire?: s s s s s s




bWhole bbunch bpressing
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max b100 bL bper b150 bkg
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minb9bmoblees,b12bmobbetweenbtiragebandbrelease
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sb max b13% babv s s




min b4 bATM s s




6. What bpercentage bof bAlsatian bproduction bis bCremant?:b25%
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7. Main bgrape bof bCremant bd'Alsace?:bPinot bBlanc s s s s s s




8. HowbmanybCremantbproducersbinbAlsace?bHowbmanybhabofbplantings
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bfor bCremant?: b500 bproducers
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3600 bha b(15% bincrease bin blast bdecade)
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1b/b12
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, 9. Where bare bthe bvineyards bof bCremant bd'Alsace band bhow bdoes bit baffect
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bthe bgrowingbenvironment?:bEasternbflankbofbthebVosgebatb200-400mbprotecting
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bfrom bprevailing bwesterlies band bproviding ba brain bshadow.
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10. WhatbisbthebclimatebofbCremantbd'Alsace?:bSunnybsemi bcontinental,bdry
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band bhot bduring bthe bgrowing bseason.
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Hotbdays,bcoolbnightsbslowsbripeningbandbretainsbacidbwhichbisbidealbforbsparkling
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bgrapes.
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11. ThreatsbforbCremantbd'Alsacebinbthebvineyards?:bWarm,bearlybsprings
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bpro- bduce ban bearlier bbud bbreak bso bmore bvulnerable bto bspring bfrost.
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2b/b12
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