WSET LEVEL 2 PRACTICAL EXAM UPDATED
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is the structural component in red wines that can
sometimes have a bitter taste that lingers at the back of your mouth?
Answer: Tannin
◉ ___ flavored food can overwhelm a dry wine.
Answer: Highly
◉ True of False -- With dishes containing sugar a good general rule
is to select a wine that has a lower level of sweetness than the dish.
Answer: False. With dishes containing sugar, a good general rule is to
select a wine that has HIGHER level of sweetness than the dish.
◉ Which could be useful when pairing a wine with fatty or oily
foods?
A. very little or no sweetness in the wine
B. high acidity in the wine
C. light body in the wine
D. high tannin in the wine
Answer: B. high acidity in the wine
,◉ Recommended service temperatures for sweet wines:
Answer: Well chilled, 43-46 F
◉ Recommended service temperatures for sparkling wines:
Answer: Well chilled, 43-50 F
◉ Recommended service temperatures for full-bodied white wines:
Answer: Lightly chilled, 50-55 F
◉ Recommended service temperatures for Medium, full-bodied red
wines:
Answer: Room temp, 59-64 F
◉ ____ systems remove the air from inside the bottle with a pump.
Answer: Vacuum
◉ ___ systems pump gas into a bottle and push out the air inside it as
a result. This gas is not harmful for the wine.
Answer: Blanket
◉ Cork Taint is caused by:
,A. sunlight
B. a chemical called TCA
C. heat
D. cold conditions
Answer: B. a chemical called TCA
◉ Failure of a ____ is a wine fault that happens when unwanted
oxygen interacts with the wine and oxidizes it.
Answer: closure
◉ True or False -- A wine stored in cold conditions (-2-O C) will
maintain its freshness and fruitiness.
Answer: False. Wines should be kept at a cool and constant
temperature. Extremes of cold and heat, as well as significant
changes in temperature, can damage a wine.
◉ Which latitudes north and south of the equator mark the
temperature zone where most vineyards are found?
Answer: 30 and 50 degrees
◉ Why are there very few vineyards lying closer to the equator than
30 degrees?
A. there is not enough sunlight
, B. it is too windy
C. it is generally too hot
D. it is generally too cold
Answer: C. it is generally too hot. Grapes grown close to the equator
my become overripe and lose some of the finesse and characteristics
of that grape variety.
◉ Order the timing of events in red wine making using the
following:
-alcoholic fermentation
-draining
-packaging
-storage and maturation
-pressing
-crushing
Answer: 1. crushing
2. alcoholic fermentation
3. draining
4. pressing
5. storage and maturation
6. packaging
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is the structural component in red wines that can
sometimes have a bitter taste that lingers at the back of your mouth?
Answer: Tannin
◉ ___ flavored food can overwhelm a dry wine.
Answer: Highly
◉ True of False -- With dishes containing sugar a good general rule
is to select a wine that has a lower level of sweetness than the dish.
Answer: False. With dishes containing sugar, a good general rule is to
select a wine that has HIGHER level of sweetness than the dish.
◉ Which could be useful when pairing a wine with fatty or oily
foods?
A. very little or no sweetness in the wine
B. high acidity in the wine
C. light body in the wine
D. high tannin in the wine
Answer: B. high acidity in the wine
,◉ Recommended service temperatures for sweet wines:
Answer: Well chilled, 43-46 F
◉ Recommended service temperatures for sparkling wines:
Answer: Well chilled, 43-50 F
◉ Recommended service temperatures for full-bodied white wines:
Answer: Lightly chilled, 50-55 F
◉ Recommended service temperatures for Medium, full-bodied red
wines:
Answer: Room temp, 59-64 F
◉ ____ systems remove the air from inside the bottle with a pump.
Answer: Vacuum
◉ ___ systems pump gas into a bottle and push out the air inside it as
a result. This gas is not harmful for the wine.
Answer: Blanket
◉ Cork Taint is caused by:
,A. sunlight
B. a chemical called TCA
C. heat
D. cold conditions
Answer: B. a chemical called TCA
◉ Failure of a ____ is a wine fault that happens when unwanted
oxygen interacts with the wine and oxidizes it.
Answer: closure
◉ True or False -- A wine stored in cold conditions (-2-O C) will
maintain its freshness and fruitiness.
Answer: False. Wines should be kept at a cool and constant
temperature. Extremes of cold and heat, as well as significant
changes in temperature, can damage a wine.
◉ Which latitudes north and south of the equator mark the
temperature zone where most vineyards are found?
Answer: 30 and 50 degrees
◉ Why are there very few vineyards lying closer to the equator than
30 degrees?
A. there is not enough sunlight
, B. it is too windy
C. it is generally too hot
D. it is generally too cold
Answer: C. it is generally too hot. Grapes grown close to the equator
my become overripe and lose some of the finesse and characteristics
of that grape variety.
◉ Order the timing of events in red wine making using the
following:
-alcoholic fermentation
-draining
-packaging
-storage and maturation
-pressing
-crushing
Answer: 1. crushing
2. alcoholic fermentation
3. draining
4. pressing
5. storage and maturation
6. packaging
