WSET level 3 Exam practice questions & Answers ( Latest 2026 ).docx

WSET level 3 Exam practice questions
& Answers ( Latest 2026 )
pairing for goat cheese - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Sancerre


local food pairs with - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔local
wine


pairing with stilton cheese - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔port


pair w/ sweet food - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sweeter
wine/no tannins


3 species of grapes native to north america - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔vitis riparia, vitis berlandieri, vitis
rupestris


what is a "shoot" on a vine - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔the new growth a vine produces each year


what does bitterness in food do - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔increases bitterness in wine

,WSET level 3 Exam practice questions
& Answers ( Latest 2026 )
chili heat in food does what? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔increases perception of bitterness, astringency,
acidity, and alcohol burn


decreases the perception of body, richness, sweetness,
and fruitiness in wine


"reduction" giveaway - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rotten
eggs


pairing for curry - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔light bodied
unoaked white wine


non-conventional pairing w/ sweet wine - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔salty food


TCA giveaway - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔damp
cardboard


what is a "cane" of a vine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
long vine with 8-15 buds

,WSET level 3 Exam practice questions
& Answers ( Latest 2026 )
what is a "spur" of a vine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
short vine with only 2-3 buds


color descriptors for WSET red wines - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔ruby, purple, garnet, brown


sweetness on the tongue location - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔tip


tannin in the mouth is found - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔mainly the gums, especially the front top


salt in food does what - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔increases the perception of body in wine


decreases the perception of astringency, bitterness, and
acidity in wine


oxidation giveaway - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔deeper
colored and browner than it should be
scents of toffee, honey, caramel or coffee with a lack of
fruit

, WSET level 3 Exam practice questions
& Answers ( Latest 2026 )
volatile acidity (VA) giveaway - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔vinegar or nail polish remover


Sulphur dioxide giveaway - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔acrid smell like a stuck match


(more present in sweet white wines)


Primary aromas - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fruity and
floral (aromas due to the actual grapes)


secondary aromas - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔aromas
that arise due to production processes like oak or malo or
lees contact


i.e. nutty/buttery (malo), yeasty and creamy (lees)


dry wine = ___ g/L? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔up to
about 4 g/l


medium sweet = ___ g/l? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔about 10-45 g/l