WSET Level 3 Practice Test 2024.

WSET Level 3 Practice Test nentality - ANSWER temperature difference between the coldest and hottest month Diurnal Range - ANSWER difference between the day time and night time temperatures spring frost mitigation - ANSWER heaters placed through vineyard wind machines sprinklers vineyard design - plant on slopes or trained high water hazards - ANSWER once a sufficient canopy has grown, important to limit water to promote grape ripening rather than shoot growth. this would leave less sugar for the grapes. also increases canopy growth - more shade - less ripening. droughts risk photosynthesis stopping, killing the vine rainfall during flowring and fruitset can disrupt. Pinot Noir Characteristics - ANSWER color intensity: light Tannins: low Acidity: high Flavour characteristics: strawberry, raspberry, red cherry Burgundy - entry level - light, high acid, hint of oak. Cote D'Or have intensity and complexity. Range from delicate and floral to tannic and spicy. cool vintage risk of vegetal notes like cabbage and wet leaves. if too hot, jammy and unattractive. Baden, Carneros, Sonoma, Martinborough, Marlborough, Central Otago (NZ), Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Tasmania (Australia), Walker Bay (South Africa), Casablanca Valley (Chile). Pinot Noir can be amove 30F ferment to extract more flavor, color and tannin. Cabernet Sauvignon Characteristics - ANSWER Colour intensity: deep Tannins: high Acidity: high Flavour characteristics: blackcurrant, black cherry, green bell pepper thick skinned, late ripening. can be astringent and herbaceous if not ripened fully Haut Medoc: Grippy tannins in youth, cedar and black currant leaf. (Merlot gives it smoother texture. Italy, Spain, South of France - blended with indigineous grape varieties Napa, Margaret River, Hawke's Bay, Stellenbosch, Colchagua Valley - warm, long bright sunlight ripens fruit Merlot Characteristics - ANSWER Colour intensity: medium -deep Tannins: medium Acidity: medium Flavour characteristics: strawberry, red plum, red cherry ripens earlier than Cabernet