WSET Level 1 Questions Correctly Answered 2024.
WSET Level 1 Questions Correctly Answered 2024.What is *Wine*? - ANSWER An Alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of freshly-picked grapes. What is *Fermentation*? - ANSWER Yeast feed on sugar, converting it into alcohol and carbon dioxide gas. *Types* of wine. - ANSWER 1. Light wine 2. Sparkling wine 3. Fortified wine *Light* wines. - ANSWER • They are still (no bubbles) • 8-15% alcohol • Named after a region (old world) • Named after a grape variety (new world) *Sparkling* wines. - ANSWER • Carbon dioxide trapped (bubbles) • Champagne is the best known • Cava is made in Spain *Fortified* wines. - ANSWER • Extra alcohol added • 15-22% alcohol • E.g. Sherry (Spain) & Port (Portugal) *Styles* of wine. - ANSWER • Colour • Sweetness • Body • Oak • Tannins • Acidity *Colour* of wine. - ANSWER • *Red* Black grapes. Juice fermented in contact with skins • *White* Usually white grapes. Lighter & refreshing • *Rosé* Black grapes. Less skin contact. Level of *Sweetness*. - ANSWER • Yeast dies at 15% above • Remaining sugar will determine how sweet the wine is • Dry - Medium - Sweet *Dry* wines. - ANSWER • No sugar left during fermentation • Most wines are dry
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