WSET 2 Practice Exam
1. What does the pulp of a grape mainly contain?: Water and Sugar
2. What does a vine need for photosynthesis?: Sunlight and Carbon Dioxide
3. In what season do flower clusters form?: Spring
4. Which one of the following statements best describe the changes in black
grapes as they ripen?: The sugars increase and the flavours change from fresh to cooked
fruit
5. What are the ideal conditions for botrytis/noble rot to grow?: Damp, misty, mornings
and warm dry afternoons
6. What latitudes north and south of the equator mark the zone where most vineyards
are found?: 30 Degrees and 50 Degrees
7. The vineyards of northern Europe are warmed by what?: ocean currents from the
Caribbean
8. Very good or outstanding wines can be made from both hand and machine harvested
grapes. True or False?: True
9. Which one of the following is a French labeling term used to indicate a wine with a
protected designated of origin (PDO)?: Appellation d'origine controlee
10. A late-harvest wine could be dry, off-dry, medium or sweet. True or False?-
: True
11. The alcohol levels in most dry wines are between?: 11.5% abv and 16% abv
12. What is the correct sequence of events for most red winemaking?: Crushing,
alcoholic fermentation, pressing
13. Which part of winemaking gives red wines their colour?: Fermentation in contact
with the grape skins
14. What techniques are used to produce sweet wines?: 1. Juice is extracted from
grapes with high levels of concentrated sugars
2. A dry wine is blended with a sweet wine
15. What do old-oak vessels do?: 1. Allow oxygen to interact with wine
2. Allow the tannins in red wine to soften
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16. What can be used to add complexity to dry white wines?: Blending, Malolactic
conversion, lees - stirring, barrel fermenation
17. What best describes a white wine that has matured in bottle?: Medium, gold with
aromas of honey and dried apricot
18. Outstanding-quality red wines age well for several years because they have...: high
tannins, concentrated fruit and highly acidity
19. Which of the following AOC's is a full-bodied wine with high tannins, high acidity
and black fruit, cedar, and tobacco characteristics?: Margaux
20. Youthful Sauvignon Blanc wines have flavours of ..: grass, blossom, and passion
fruit
21. What region has a reputation of outstanding quality Chardonnay?: Burgundy 22.
Pinot Noir is best when grown in a cool or moderate climate, true or
false?: True
23. What is renowned for Syrah-based wines?: Hermitage
24. Which grape variety is used to make Sancerre?: Sauvignon Blanc
25. What grape varieties are commonly grown in Alsace?: Pinot Gris and Reisling
26. In Bordeaux, very good and outstanding dry white wines are usually made from?:
Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon
27. Which grape variety is used to make Meursault?: Chardonnay
28. Sweet with high acidity, low alcohol and dried apricot and honey characteristics
best describes?: Trockenbeerenauslese
29. A wine labelled as Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC is typically described as: dry,
light-bodied and simple
30. Appearance of a Pouilly-Fume?: Pale - Lemon
31. Nose on a Pouilly-Fume?: Pronounced intensity of grass, asparagus, apple and wet
stones.
32. Palate on a Pouilly-Fume?: Dry with high acidity
33. Australia has a reputation for premium quality Rieslings produced in
______________.
1. Margaret River
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1. What does the pulp of a grape mainly contain?: Water and Sugar
2. What does a vine need for photosynthesis?: Sunlight and Carbon Dioxide
3. In what season do flower clusters form?: Spring
4. Which one of the following statements best describe the changes in black
grapes as they ripen?: The sugars increase and the flavours change from fresh to cooked
fruit
5. What are the ideal conditions for botrytis/noble rot to grow?: Damp, misty, mornings
and warm dry afternoons
6. What latitudes north and south of the equator mark the zone where most vineyards
are found?: 30 Degrees and 50 Degrees
7. The vineyards of northern Europe are warmed by what?: ocean currents from the
Caribbean
8. Very good or outstanding wines can be made from both hand and machine harvested
grapes. True or False?: True
9. Which one of the following is a French labeling term used to indicate a wine with a
protected designated of origin (PDO)?: Appellation d'origine controlee
10. A late-harvest wine could be dry, off-dry, medium or sweet. True or False?-
: True
11. The alcohol levels in most dry wines are between?: 11.5% abv and 16% abv
12. What is the correct sequence of events for most red winemaking?: Crushing,
alcoholic fermentation, pressing
13. Which part of winemaking gives red wines their colour?: Fermentation in contact
with the grape skins
14. What techniques are used to produce sweet wines?: 1. Juice is extracted from
grapes with high levels of concentrated sugars
2. A dry wine is blended with a sweet wine
15. What do old-oak vessels do?: 1. Allow oxygen to interact with wine
2. Allow the tannins in red wine to soften
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16. What can be used to add complexity to dry white wines?: Blending, Malolactic
conversion, lees - stirring, barrel fermenation
17. What best describes a white wine that has matured in bottle?: Medium, gold with
aromas of honey and dried apricot
18. Outstanding-quality red wines age well for several years because they have...: high
tannins, concentrated fruit and highly acidity
19. Which of the following AOC's is a full-bodied wine with high tannins, high acidity
and black fruit, cedar, and tobacco characteristics?: Margaux
20. Youthful Sauvignon Blanc wines have flavours of ..: grass, blossom, and passion
fruit
21. What region has a reputation of outstanding quality Chardonnay?: Burgundy 22.
Pinot Noir is best when grown in a cool or moderate climate, true or
false?: True
23. What is renowned for Syrah-based wines?: Hermitage
24. Which grape variety is used to make Sancerre?: Sauvignon Blanc
25. What grape varieties are commonly grown in Alsace?: Pinot Gris and Reisling
26. In Bordeaux, very good and outstanding dry white wines are usually made from?:
Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon
27. Which grape variety is used to make Meursault?: Chardonnay
28. Sweet with high acidity, low alcohol and dried apricot and honey characteristics
best describes?: Trockenbeerenauslese
29. A wine labelled as Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC is typically described as: dry,
light-bodied and simple
30. Appearance of a Pouilly-Fume?: Pale - Lemon
31. Nose on a Pouilly-Fume?: Pronounced intensity of grass, asparagus, apple and wet
stones.
32. Palate on a Pouilly-Fume?: Dry with high acidity
33. Australia has a reputation for premium quality Rieslings produced in
______________.
1. Margaret River
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