WSET LEVEL 1 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH STEP-BY-STEP SOLUTIONS 2026

WSET LEVEL 1 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS
WITH STEP-BY-STEP SOLUTIONS 2026
• Wine types . CORRECT ANSWER: Light wines, sparkling wine, fortified wine


• Light wines . CORRECT ANSWER: Majority of wines fall into this category,
they are still and are between 8-15% alcohol level


• sparkling wine . CORRECT ANSWER: Wines with bubbles of carbon dioxide
gas trapped in the wine


• Fortified wine . CORRECT ANSWER: These wines have extra alcohol added to
them & therefore have higher levels of alcohol (15-22%) i.e Sherry & Port


• Styles . CORRECT ANSWER: Each of the 3 types of wines can be made in to a
variety of __________ according to color and taste


• Wine . CORRECT ANSWER: A drink made from the fermented juice of freshly
picked grapes, one of the most natural alcoholic drinks


• Yeast . CORRECT ANSWER: Microscopic organisms that live naturally
alongside the grapes in the vineyard and winery


• Fermentation . CORRECT ANSWER: Natural process caused by yeast


• Color of the wine . CORRECT ANSWER: Can be determined by the type of
grapes used and/or the way the wine is made

,• The color of Red Wine . CORRECT 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 . CORRECT ANSWER: Made from juice of white
grapes, can be made from black grape, just have to remove the skin before
fermentation


• White wines . CORRECT ANSWER: Seen as the lighter, refreshing alternative
to red wines


• Rosé color . CORRECT ANSWER: Made from black grapes, wine has had less
contact with the grapes skin


• Sweetness . CORRECT ANSWER: Determined by how much sugar is left once
the yeast is dead from fermentation with the grape juice


• Yeast dies . CORRECT ANSWER: Once the alcohol level reaches 15% or when
all the sugars have been used


• Dry wine . CORRECT ANSWER: Yeast turned all the sugar into alcohol and
carbon monoxide makings the wine _____


• Medium wine . CORRECT 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 . CORRECT ANSWER: Made from grapes so rich in sugar that the
yeast dies before all sugar is consumed, usually thicker and richer

, • Body . CORRECT ANSWER: The general feel of the wine in the mouth when
you taste it


• Light Bodied wine . CORRECT ANSWER: Refreshing and easy to drink


• Medium bodied wine . CORRECT ANSWER: Feel richer and more substantial,
maybe cuz of grapes used or wine could have been in oak barrels


• full bodied wine . CORRECT ANSWER: Powerful and more concentrated and
heavy. Usually due to the ripeness of the grape and for white wine, the use of oak


• Oaky . CORRECT ANSWER: Wine has been fermented or matured in oak and
will have gained flavors, tannin & texture


• White wines . CORRECT ANSWER: _____become buttery and gain vanilla
flavors when have contact with wood


• Red wines . CORRECT ANSWER: Become smoother, with added spicy
character when come in contact with wood


• Tannin . CORRECT ANSWER: Substance found in black grape skins, felt on
teeth, gums and tongue to make the mouth feel dry


• Tannin . CORRECT ANSWER: Same substance that makes cold black tea feel
dry, can make young wed wine seem harsh