WSET LEVEL 1 ACTUAL TEST PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS BUNDLED RESOURCE
●● Light wines
Answer: Majority of wines fall into this category, they are still and are
between 8-15% alcohol level
●● sparkling wine
Answer: Wines with bubbles of carbon dioxide gas trapped in the wine
●● Fortified wine
Answer: These wines have extra alcohol added to them & therefore have
higher levels of alcohol (15-22%) i.e Sherry & Port
●● Styles
Answer: Each of the 3 types of wines can be made in to a variety of
__________ according to color and taste
●● Wine
Answer: A drink made from the fermented juice of freshly picked
grapes, one of the most natural alcoholic drinks
,●● Yeast
Answer: Microscopic organisms that live naturally alongside the grapes
in the vineyard and winery
●● Fermentation
Answer: Natural process caused by yeast
●● Color of the wine
Answer: Can be determined by the type of grapes used and/or the way
the wine is made
●● The color of Red Wine
Answer: Comes from using black grapes to make the wine, comes from
the grapes skins. The juice is fermented in contact with the grape skin,
coloring the juice
●● The color of white wine
Answer: Made from juice of white grapes, can be made from black
grape, just have to remove the skin before fermentation
●● White wines
Answer: Seen as the lighter, refreshing alternative to red wines
, ●● Rosé color
Answer: Made from black grapes, wine has had less contact with the
grapes skin
●● Sweetness
Answer: Determined by how much sugar is left once the yeast is dead
from fermentation with the grape juice
●● Yeast dies
Answer: Once the alcohol level reaches 15% or when all the sugars have
been used
●● Dry wine
Answer: Yeast turned all the sugar into alcohol and carbon monoxide
makings the wine _____
●● Medium wine
Answer: White or rosé, winemaker removes yeast from the juice before
the sugar is all gone or adds in fermented sweet grape juice making the
wine have________
●● Sweet wine
Answer: Made from grapes so rich in sugar that the yeast dies before all
sugar is consumed, usually thicker and richer
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS BUNDLED RESOURCE
●● Light wines
Answer: Majority of wines fall into this category, they are still and are
between 8-15% alcohol level
●● sparkling wine
Answer: Wines with bubbles of carbon dioxide gas trapped in the wine
●● Fortified wine
Answer: These wines have extra alcohol added to them & therefore have
higher levels of alcohol (15-22%) i.e Sherry & Port
●● Styles
Answer: Each of the 3 types of wines can be made in to a variety of
__________ according to color and taste
●● Wine
Answer: A drink made from the fermented juice of freshly picked
grapes, one of the most natural alcoholic drinks
,●● Yeast
Answer: Microscopic organisms that live naturally alongside the grapes
in the vineyard and winery
●● Fermentation
Answer: Natural process caused by yeast
●● Color of the wine
Answer: Can be determined by the type of grapes used and/or the way
the wine is made
●● The color of Red Wine
Answer: Comes from using black grapes to make the wine, comes from
the grapes skins. The juice is fermented in contact with the grape skin,
coloring the juice
●● The color of white wine
Answer: Made from juice of white grapes, can be made from black
grape, just have to remove the skin before fermentation
●● White wines
Answer: Seen as the lighter, refreshing alternative to red wines
, ●● Rosé color
Answer: Made from black grapes, wine has had less contact with the
grapes skin
●● Sweetness
Answer: Determined by how much sugar is left once the yeast is dead
from fermentation with the grape juice
●● Yeast dies
Answer: Once the alcohol level reaches 15% or when all the sugars have
been used
●● Dry wine
Answer: Yeast turned all the sugar into alcohol and carbon monoxide
makings the wine _____
●● Medium wine
Answer: White or rosé, winemaker removes yeast from the juice before
the sugar is all gone or adds in fermented sweet grape juice making the
wine have________
●● Sweet wine
Answer: Made from grapes so rich in sugar that the yeast dies before all
sugar is consumed, usually thicker and richer
