WSET LEVEL 2 TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PASS GUIDE
◉ Learning Outcome 1
Answer: Understand the environmental influences and grape-
growing options in the vineyard and how these will impact the style
and quality of wine.
◉ Learning Outcome 2
Answer: Understand how winemaking and bottle ageing influence
the style and quality of wine.
◉ Learning Outcome 3
Answer: Understand how environmental influences, grape-growing
options, winemaking and bottle ageing influence the style and
quality of wines made from the principal grape varieties.
◉ Learning Outcome 4
Answer: Know the style and quality of wines produced from
regionally important black and white grape varieties.
◉ Learning Outcome 5
,Answer: Understand how the production process can influence the
styles of sparkling and fortified wines.
◉ Learning Outcome 6
Answer: Understand the key principles and processes involved in
the storage and service of wine, and in the pairing of food and wine.
◉ Total Qualification Time (TQT)
Answer: An estimate of the total amount of time, measured in hours,
that a learner would need to show the level of achievement
necessary for the award of a qualification.
◉ Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
Answer: Include all tutor-supervised learning and supervised
assessments.
◉ TQT for Level 2 Award in Wines
Answer: 28 hours.
◉ Examination Regulations
Answer: Guidance concerning the examination, including weight of
the learning outcomes content.
,◉ Recommended Tasting Samples
Answer: A list provided to candidates to enhance their learning
experience.
◉ Sample Examination Questions
Answer: Examples of questions that may appear on the examination.
◉ Qualification Aims
Answer: To provide a good level of wine knowledge required to
underpin job skills and competencies.
◉ Environmental Influences
Answer: Factors in the vineyard that affect the style and quality of
wine.
◉ Grape-Growing Options
Answer: Choices made in the vineyard that can impact wine
characteristics.
◉ Winemaking
Answer: The process of producing wine from grapes.
◉ Bottle Ageing
, Answer: The maturation process of wine in bottles that can affect its
style and quality.
◉ Sparkling Wines
Answer: Wines that contain significant levels of carbon dioxide,
making them fizzy.
◉ Fortified Wines
Answer: Wines that have had a distilled spirit added to them,
increasing their alcohol content.
◉ Food and Wine Pairing
Answer: The practice of matching food dishes with specific wines to
enhance the dining experience.
◉ Entry Requirements
Answer: No restrictions on entry to the WSET Level 2 Award in
Wines.
◉ GLH
Answer: A total of 17 Guided Learning Hours, including 1 hour for
the examination.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PASS GUIDE
◉ Learning Outcome 1
Answer: Understand the environmental influences and grape-
growing options in the vineyard and how these will impact the style
and quality of wine.
◉ Learning Outcome 2
Answer: Understand how winemaking and bottle ageing influence
the style and quality of wine.
◉ Learning Outcome 3
Answer: Understand how environmental influences, grape-growing
options, winemaking and bottle ageing influence the style and
quality of wines made from the principal grape varieties.
◉ Learning Outcome 4
Answer: Know the style and quality of wines produced from
regionally important black and white grape varieties.
◉ Learning Outcome 5
,Answer: Understand how the production process can influence the
styles of sparkling and fortified wines.
◉ Learning Outcome 6
Answer: Understand the key principles and processes involved in
the storage and service of wine, and in the pairing of food and wine.
◉ Total Qualification Time (TQT)
Answer: An estimate of the total amount of time, measured in hours,
that a learner would need to show the level of achievement
necessary for the award of a qualification.
◉ Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
Answer: Include all tutor-supervised learning and supervised
assessments.
◉ TQT for Level 2 Award in Wines
Answer: 28 hours.
◉ Examination Regulations
Answer: Guidance concerning the examination, including weight of
the learning outcomes content.
,◉ Recommended Tasting Samples
Answer: A list provided to candidates to enhance their learning
experience.
◉ Sample Examination Questions
Answer: Examples of questions that may appear on the examination.
◉ Qualification Aims
Answer: To provide a good level of wine knowledge required to
underpin job skills and competencies.
◉ Environmental Influences
Answer: Factors in the vineyard that affect the style and quality of
wine.
◉ Grape-Growing Options
Answer: Choices made in the vineyard that can impact wine
characteristics.
◉ Winemaking
Answer: The process of producing wine from grapes.
◉ Bottle Ageing
, Answer: The maturation process of wine in bottles that can affect its
style and quality.
◉ Sparkling Wines
Answer: Wines that contain significant levels of carbon dioxide,
making them fizzy.
◉ Fortified Wines
Answer: Wines that have had a distilled spirit added to them,
increasing their alcohol content.
◉ Food and Wine Pairing
Answer: The practice of matching food dishes with specific wines to
enhance the dining experience.
◉ Entry Requirements
Answer: No restrictions on entry to the WSET Level 2 Award in
Wines.
◉ GLH
Answer: A total of 17 Guided Learning Hours, including 1 hour for
the examination.
