WSET LEVEL 2 CORRECT EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Bordeaux - ✔✔A renowned wine region in France known for its prestigious red and
white wines.
✔✔Grand Cru - ✔✔A term used in France to denote the highest quality vineyards.
✔✔Kabinett - ✔✔A German wine classification indicating a light, off-dry style of Riesling.
✔✔Spätlese - ✔✔A German wine classification for late-harvest wines that are typically
sweeter.
✔✔Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) - ✔✔A German classification for very sweet wines
made from individually selected, overripe grapes.
✔✔Eiswein - ✔✔A type of dessert wine made from grapes that have frozen on the vine.
✔✔GAMAY - ✔✔GIs: France: Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages, Beaujolais Cru (Fleurie)
✔✔GRENACHE/GARNACHA - ✔✔GIs: France: Southern Rhône: Côtes du Rhône,
Côtes du Rhône Villages, Châteauneuf-du-Pape; South of France: Minervois; Spain:
Rioja, Navarra, Priorat; Australia: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale
✔✔TEMPRANILLO - ✔✔GIs: Spain: Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Catalunya; Labelling
terms: Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
✔✔NEBBIOLO - ✔✔GIs: Italy: Barolo, Barbaresco
✔✔BARBERA - ✔✔GI: Italy: Barbera d'Asti
✔✔SANGIOVESE - ✔✔GIs: Italy: Chianti, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino;
Labelling terms: Classico, Riserva
, ✔✔CORVINA - ✔✔GIs: Italy: Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico; Labelling terms:
Classico, Amarone, Recioto
✔✔MONTEPULCIANO - ✔✔GI: Italy: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
✔✔ZINFANDEL/PRIMITIVO - ✔✔GIs: USA: California; Italy: Puglia
✔✔PINOTAGE - ✔✔GI: South Africa: Western Cape; Labelling term: Cape Blend
✔✔CARMENÈRE - ✔✔GI: Chile: Central Valley
✔✔MALBEC - ✔✔GI: Argentina: Mendoza
✔✔CHENIN BLANC - ✔✔GIs: France: Loire: Vouvray; South Africa
✔✔SÉMILLON/SEMILLON - ✔✔GIs: France: Bordeaux, Sauternes; Australia: Hunter
Valley, Barossa Valley
✔✔VIOGNIER - ✔✔GI: France: Northern Rhône: Condrieu
✔✔GEWURZTRAMINER - ✔✔GIs: France: Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
✔✔VERDICCHIO - ✔✔GI: Italy: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
✔✔CORTESE - ✔✔GI: Italy: Gavi
✔✔GARGANEGA - ✔✔GIs: Italy: Soave, Soave Classico; Labelling terms: Classico,
Recioto
✔✔FIANO - ✔✔GI: Italy: Fiano di Avellino
✔✔ALBARIÑO - ✔✔GI: Spain: Rías Baixas
✔✔FURMINT - ✔✔GI: Hungary: Tokaj; Labelling term: Aszú
✔✔Sparkling wines - Grape varieties - ✔✔Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier, Moscato
(Muscat), Glera
✔✔Sparkling wines - Winemaking processes - ✔✔Bottle fermentation method:
Traditional method; Tank method: Dry styles, sweet styles
✔✔Fortified wines - Sherry - ✔✔Fortification after fermentation, ageing in contact with
flor, ageing in contact with oxygen
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Bordeaux - ✔✔A renowned wine region in France known for its prestigious red and
white wines.
✔✔Grand Cru - ✔✔A term used in France to denote the highest quality vineyards.
✔✔Kabinett - ✔✔A German wine classification indicating a light, off-dry style of Riesling.
✔✔Spätlese - ✔✔A German wine classification for late-harvest wines that are typically
sweeter.
✔✔Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) - ✔✔A German classification for very sweet wines
made from individually selected, overripe grapes.
✔✔Eiswein - ✔✔A type of dessert wine made from grapes that have frozen on the vine.
✔✔GAMAY - ✔✔GIs: France: Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages, Beaujolais Cru (Fleurie)
✔✔GRENACHE/GARNACHA - ✔✔GIs: France: Southern Rhône: Côtes du Rhône,
Côtes du Rhône Villages, Châteauneuf-du-Pape; South of France: Minervois; Spain:
Rioja, Navarra, Priorat; Australia: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale
✔✔TEMPRANILLO - ✔✔GIs: Spain: Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Catalunya; Labelling
terms: Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
✔✔NEBBIOLO - ✔✔GIs: Italy: Barolo, Barbaresco
✔✔BARBERA - ✔✔GI: Italy: Barbera d'Asti
✔✔SANGIOVESE - ✔✔GIs: Italy: Chianti, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino;
Labelling terms: Classico, Riserva
, ✔✔CORVINA - ✔✔GIs: Italy: Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico; Labelling terms:
Classico, Amarone, Recioto
✔✔MONTEPULCIANO - ✔✔GI: Italy: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
✔✔ZINFANDEL/PRIMITIVO - ✔✔GIs: USA: California; Italy: Puglia
✔✔PINOTAGE - ✔✔GI: South Africa: Western Cape; Labelling term: Cape Blend
✔✔CARMENÈRE - ✔✔GI: Chile: Central Valley
✔✔MALBEC - ✔✔GI: Argentina: Mendoza
✔✔CHENIN BLANC - ✔✔GIs: France: Loire: Vouvray; South Africa
✔✔SÉMILLON/SEMILLON - ✔✔GIs: France: Bordeaux, Sauternes; Australia: Hunter
Valley, Barossa Valley
✔✔VIOGNIER - ✔✔GI: France: Northern Rhône: Condrieu
✔✔GEWURZTRAMINER - ✔✔GIs: France: Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
✔✔VERDICCHIO - ✔✔GI: Italy: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
✔✔CORTESE - ✔✔GI: Italy: Gavi
✔✔GARGANEGA - ✔✔GIs: Italy: Soave, Soave Classico; Labelling terms: Classico,
Recioto
✔✔FIANO - ✔✔GI: Italy: Fiano di Avellino
✔✔ALBARIÑO - ✔✔GI: Spain: Rías Baixas
✔✔FURMINT - ✔✔GI: Hungary: Tokaj; Labelling term: Aszú
✔✔Sparkling wines - Grape varieties - ✔✔Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier, Moscato
(Muscat), Glera
✔✔Sparkling wines - Winemaking processes - ✔✔Bottle fermentation method:
Traditional method; Tank method: Dry styles, sweet styles
✔✔Fortified wines - Sherry - ✔✔Fortification after fermentation, ageing in contact with
flor, ageing in contact with oxygen
