WSET Level 3 Award in Wines and Spirits 2023 Practice Examination Questions with correct answers

d San Antonio Valley is a sub-region that a. has a hot climate b. is cooled by descending mountain air c. is located in Argentina d. has a reputation for Sauvignon Blanc c Which of the following are paired correctly? a. Rheingau and Bernkastle b. Rheinhessen and Deidesheim c. Pfalz and Forst d. Mosel and Johannisberg c Which one of the following statements is true? a. Temperature increases with altitude b. Vineyards planted on the middle of the slope are more at risk to frosts than those at the bottom of the slope c. Vines do not grow at temperatures lower than 10 C d. In the Northern Hemisphere, the growing season is from October to April c Which of the following is a wine from Beaujolais? a. Beaune b. Mercurey c. Brouilly d. Cahors a Which one of the following pairs of Australian regions has a reputation for the production of premium sparkling wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay? a. Yarra Valley and Tasmania b. Barossa Valley and Coonawarra c. Margaret River and Hunter Valley d. Eden Valley and McLaren Valley a Which one of the following statements is true? a. Wines from Mâcon can be either red or white b. The white wines of Meursault are typically unoaked c. Grand cru vineyards in Burgundy are usually located at the bottom of slopes d. Whole bunches are never used in red winemaking in Burgundy b Which winemaking technique is used to produce a red wine with low levels of tannins and flavors of cinnamon and kirsch? a. Rack and return b. Carbonic maceration c. The use of rotary fermenters d. Autovinification d Which of the following statements is true? a. Recioto della Valpolicella is a dry wine made from dried grapes b. Garganega is the most important grape variety in Valpolicella c. Amorone della Valpolicella is fermented immediately after the grapes have been harvested d. Valpolicella Ripasso is made by adding unpressed grape skins to a wine that has already finished fermenting d What is the name given to the process whereby the sediment is expelled from a bottle of Champagne? a. Drawing off b. Riddling c. Racking d. Disgorgement d Which one of the following is closest in style to Sancerre? a. Vouvray b. Bourgueil c. Muscadet d. Menetou-Salon a Which one of the following will guarantee microbiological stability in a wine? a. Sterile filtration b. Racking c. Fining d. Cool fermentation a Which of the following statements is true? a. Flor cannot grow if a wine is fortified to 17% ABV b. Oloroso Sherry undergoes biological ageing c. Flor gives Sherry intense tropical fruit aromas d. The levels of humidity and temperature have no effect on the growth of flor d Wines made from Baga typically have the following characteristics: COLOR TANNIN a. pale low b. pale high c. deep low d. deep high a Which of the following is a style of Port? a. Tawny b. Cream c. Solera d. Touriga c Which of the following is a category in South Africa's Wine of Origin scheme? a. Zone b. Sub-region c. Ward d. AVA b Santorini is best known for white wines made from a. Xinomavro b. Assyrtiko c. Nemea d. Agiorgitiko a Racking is the process of a. removing wine from its sediment b. pumping over of must during fermentation c. adding additional sugar to increase alcohol d. twisting bottles to move yeast sediment in bottle-fermented sparkling wine d The term Grosses Gewächs indicates that a wine a. has been made from grapes grown anywhere in Germany b. is lusciously sweet c. must be made from Riesling d. is dry c The Cascade Mountains have an important impact on grape growing in a. New York State b. San Luis Obispo County c. Washington State d. Napa County b Which one of the following grape varieties is not permitted for Alsace Grand Cru? a. Gewurztraminer b. Pinot Blanc c. Muscat d. Riesling b Within the context of Bordeaux what is unique about the classification system in St-Émilion? a. It applies to the vineyard and not the Château b. It forms part of the appellation law c. Unlike the Médoc it does not permit promotion and demotion d. There is a different ranking for red and white wine b Which one of the following areas is cooled by the ocean? a. Columbia Valley b. Los Carneros c. Yakima Valley d. Okanagan Valley c Which one of the following sets of conditions can be used to prevent malolactic fermentation? TEMPERATURE SO2 a. high high b. high low c. low high d. low low