WSET DIPLOMA D1 EXAM SCRIPT TESTED
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION PREMIUM
STUDY MATERIAL
●● According to biodynamic practices when is a good time to prune?
Answer: When the moon is descending (winter mood)
●● According to biodynamic practices when is a good time to take
cuttings for grafting?
Answer: Moon is ascending (summer mood)
●● Do biodynamic farmers user traditional chemicals
Answer: Yes
●● How do grape growers use sustainable viticulture to minimize
chemical application?
Answer: Understand lifecycles of the vine
Understand vineyard pests
Monitor weather forecasts
To apply chemicals when needed vs. regimented cycle
●● How do organic growers fight mildew (2)?
, Answer: Traditional remedies such as sulfur and copper
Monitor weather for timing
●● How does the grape grower manage vineyards sustainably (4)?
Answer: Anticipate problems
Boost the vine's own defense mechanisms
Act when economic threshold met (damage $ > chem $)
Act at the most effective time
●● How is data for precision viticulture collected?
Answer: Sensors on aircraft (remote)
Sensors on tractor/harvester in field (proximal)
●● How is the vineyard soiled viewed in biodynamic viticulture
Answer: A connected system with the Earth, air, and other planets
●● How were production levels and reduced labor requirements
achieved in the 2nd half of the 20th century (4)?
Answer: Mechanization
Chemical inputs
Irrigation
Clonal selection
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION PREMIUM
STUDY MATERIAL
●● According to biodynamic practices when is a good time to prune?
Answer: When the moon is descending (winter mood)
●● According to biodynamic practices when is a good time to take
cuttings for grafting?
Answer: Moon is ascending (summer mood)
●● Do biodynamic farmers user traditional chemicals
Answer: Yes
●● How do grape growers use sustainable viticulture to minimize
chemical application?
Answer: Understand lifecycles of the vine
Understand vineyard pests
Monitor weather forecasts
To apply chemicals when needed vs. regimented cycle
●● How do organic growers fight mildew (2)?
, Answer: Traditional remedies such as sulfur and copper
Monitor weather for timing
●● How does the grape grower manage vineyards sustainably (4)?
Answer: Anticipate problems
Boost the vine's own defense mechanisms
Act when economic threshold met (damage $ > chem $)
Act at the most effective time
●● How is data for precision viticulture collected?
Answer: Sensors on aircraft (remote)
Sensors on tractor/harvester in field (proximal)
●● How is the vineyard soiled viewed in biodynamic viticulture
Answer: A connected system with the Earth, air, and other planets
●● How were production levels and reduced labor requirements
achieved in the 2nd half of the 20th century (4)?
Answer: Mechanization
Chemical inputs
Irrigation
Clonal selection
