WSET 3: Regions and Grapes Exam Questions and Answers With Verified
Solutions 2025
Bordeaux's Climate - ✔✔Moderate Maritime
Black Bordeaux Grapes in Order of Quantity - ✔✔Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petit
Verdot
White Bordeaux Grapes in Order of Quantity - ✔✔Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle
The Important Soil Type in Medoc and Graves for Cab Growing - ✔✔Gravel
The Key Soil Type in St Emilion and Pomerol - ✔✔Clay with limestone subsoil
The 5 Key AOCs of Medoc - ✔✔Haut Medoc, St Estephe, Paulliac, St Julien, and Margaux
The 4 Most Important AOCs of Graves - ✔✔Graves, Pessac Leognan, Barsac, and Sauternes
The 2 Key "Bordeaux Copies" in SW France Are... - ✔✔Bergerac and Monbazillac
The Bordeaux Copy AOC for Sweet White Wine in SW France - ✔✔Monbazillac
The 4 non-"Bordeaux Copy" Regions of SW France - ✔✔Cahors, Madiran, Jurançon, Côtes de Gascogne
(IGP)
What Style of Wines Is the Jurançon Best Known For? - ✔✔Sweet Whites Made From Petit Manseng
What Grapes are Common in the Madiran Region? - ✔✔Tannat, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet
Sauvignon
,What is the Climate of the SW France Wine Region? - ✔✔Maritime Influence in West, but Continental
Overall
What is the Climate of Chablis? - ✔✔Cool Continental
What is the Climate of Cote d'Or, Cote Chalonnaisse, and the Maconnais? - ✔✔Moderate Continental
What are the Weather Hazards in Burgundy? - ✔✔Frost, Hail, and Rot from Summer Rains
What are the 4 Key Wine Communes of the Cote de Nuits? - ✔✔Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot, Vosne-
Romanée, Nuits-St-Georges
What are the 7 Key Wine Communes of the Cote de Beaune? - ✔✔Beaune, Aloxe-Corton, Pommard,
Volnay, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, and Chassagne-Montrachet
What are the 3 Key Wine Denominations of the Maconnais? - ✔✔Macon, Macon-Villages, and Pouilly-
Fuissé
What are the 10 "Crus" of Beaujoulais (from North to South if possible)? - ✔✔St. Amour, Julienas,
Chenas, Moulin-a-Vent, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Regnié, Brouilly, and Cotes de Brouilly
What is the Climate of Alsace? - ✔✔Cool Continental; Dry and Sunny
What are the 4 Noble Grape Varieties of Alsace? - ✔✔Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurtztraminer, and Muscat
(a Petit Grains)
What are the 3 Key Non-Noble Grape Varieties of Alsace? - ✔✔Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc (also Auxerrois),
and Sylvaner
, In General, where are the Best Vineyard Sites in Alsace? - ✔✔In the Haut-Rhine (South) on East-Facing
Slopes of Vosges Foothills
What does Edelzwicker or Gentil indicate on a wine label and where is it used? - ✔✔A wine from Alsace
that is a blend of more than one variety
Which part of this statement is False and Why?: Vendange Tardive indicates a Medium-Sweet wine from
Alsace made from Late-Harvested grapes - ✔✔Vendange Tardive indicates a wine that *may be Dry to
Medium-Sweet*, but is indeed used in Alsace from Late-Harvested grapes.
How many Grand Cru sites are there in Alsace? - ✔✔51
What are the 4 General Wine Regions of the Loire Valley from West to East? - ✔✔Nantais, Anjou-
Saumur, Touraine, and the "Central Valley Vineyards"
What is the Climate of the Loire Valley in the Eastern vs. Western vineyards? - ✔✔East: Cool Maritime
West: Cool Continental
(With varying continentality inbetween)
What are the 2 Key Wine Denominations of the Nantais? - ✔✔"Muscadet" and "Muscadet-Sevré-et-
Maine Sur Lie"
What are the 3 Key Grape Varieties of Anjou-Saumur for Red and White wines? And the 4th Grape
Variety, used in Rosé here? - ✔✔Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, and Gamay. For Rosé wines, also
Grolleau
What are the 3 key Grape Varieties of the Touraine? - ✔✔Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, and Sauvignon
Blanc
What are the 2 Key Grape Varieties of the Central Valley Vineyards of the Loire? - ✔✔Sauvignon Blanc
and Pinot Noir
Solutions 2025
Bordeaux's Climate - ✔✔Moderate Maritime
Black Bordeaux Grapes in Order of Quantity - ✔✔Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petit
Verdot
White Bordeaux Grapes in Order of Quantity - ✔✔Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle
The Important Soil Type in Medoc and Graves for Cab Growing - ✔✔Gravel
The Key Soil Type in St Emilion and Pomerol - ✔✔Clay with limestone subsoil
The 5 Key AOCs of Medoc - ✔✔Haut Medoc, St Estephe, Paulliac, St Julien, and Margaux
The 4 Most Important AOCs of Graves - ✔✔Graves, Pessac Leognan, Barsac, and Sauternes
The 2 Key "Bordeaux Copies" in SW France Are... - ✔✔Bergerac and Monbazillac
The Bordeaux Copy AOC for Sweet White Wine in SW France - ✔✔Monbazillac
The 4 non-"Bordeaux Copy" Regions of SW France - ✔✔Cahors, Madiran, Jurançon, Côtes de Gascogne
(IGP)
What Style of Wines Is the Jurançon Best Known For? - ✔✔Sweet Whites Made From Petit Manseng
What Grapes are Common in the Madiran Region? - ✔✔Tannat, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet
Sauvignon
,What is the Climate of the SW France Wine Region? - ✔✔Maritime Influence in West, but Continental
Overall
What is the Climate of Chablis? - ✔✔Cool Continental
What is the Climate of Cote d'Or, Cote Chalonnaisse, and the Maconnais? - ✔✔Moderate Continental
What are the Weather Hazards in Burgundy? - ✔✔Frost, Hail, and Rot from Summer Rains
What are the 4 Key Wine Communes of the Cote de Nuits? - ✔✔Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot, Vosne-
Romanée, Nuits-St-Georges
What are the 7 Key Wine Communes of the Cote de Beaune? - ✔✔Beaune, Aloxe-Corton, Pommard,
Volnay, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, and Chassagne-Montrachet
What are the 3 Key Wine Denominations of the Maconnais? - ✔✔Macon, Macon-Villages, and Pouilly-
Fuissé
What are the 10 "Crus" of Beaujoulais (from North to South if possible)? - ✔✔St. Amour, Julienas,
Chenas, Moulin-a-Vent, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Regnié, Brouilly, and Cotes de Brouilly
What is the Climate of Alsace? - ✔✔Cool Continental; Dry and Sunny
What are the 4 Noble Grape Varieties of Alsace? - ✔✔Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurtztraminer, and Muscat
(a Petit Grains)
What are the 3 Key Non-Noble Grape Varieties of Alsace? - ✔✔Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc (also Auxerrois),
and Sylvaner
, In General, where are the Best Vineyard Sites in Alsace? - ✔✔In the Haut-Rhine (South) on East-Facing
Slopes of Vosges Foothills
What does Edelzwicker or Gentil indicate on a wine label and where is it used? - ✔✔A wine from Alsace
that is a blend of more than one variety
Which part of this statement is False and Why?: Vendange Tardive indicates a Medium-Sweet wine from
Alsace made from Late-Harvested grapes - ✔✔Vendange Tardive indicates a wine that *may be Dry to
Medium-Sweet*, but is indeed used in Alsace from Late-Harvested grapes.
How many Grand Cru sites are there in Alsace? - ✔✔51
What are the 4 General Wine Regions of the Loire Valley from West to East? - ✔✔Nantais, Anjou-
Saumur, Touraine, and the "Central Valley Vineyards"
What is the Climate of the Loire Valley in the Eastern vs. Western vineyards? - ✔✔East: Cool Maritime
West: Cool Continental
(With varying continentality inbetween)
What are the 2 Key Wine Denominations of the Nantais? - ✔✔"Muscadet" and "Muscadet-Sevré-et-
Maine Sur Lie"
What are the 3 Key Grape Varieties of Anjou-Saumur for Red and White wines? And the 4th Grape
Variety, used in Rosé here? - ✔✔Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, and Gamay. For Rosé wines, also
Grolleau
What are the 3 key Grape Varieties of the Touraine? - ✔✔Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, and Sauvignon
Blanc
What are the 2 Key Grape Varieties of the Central Valley Vineyards of the Loire? - ✔✔Sauvignon Blanc
and Pinot Noir
