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WSET Level 1 Exam Practice Questions
and Answers
Which of the following is NOT a type of wine:
a. fortified wine
b. light wine
c. sparkling wine
d. sweet wine - Answer✔✔-Sweet Wine - they are not a type of wine, but they are a style of
wine
What of the following is true about all light wines?
1. They are all dry
2. the range of alcohol is 11-18%
3. No spirit has been added
4. it is still
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a. 1,3, 4
b. 2 only
c. 3 & 4 only
d. all of the above - Answer✔✔-3 & 4 only - no alcohol has been added and it is still
Fino Sherry is a dry wine - Answer✔✔-True
Which of the following pairs are both fortified wine
a. Port and Madeira
b. Sherry and Sancerre
c. Port and Amarone
d. Cava and Icewine - Answer✔✔-Port and Madeira
Which type of wine is a Sauternes
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet - Answer✔✔-light
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Which type of wine is Asti from Italy?
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet - Answer✔✔-Sparkling
Which type of wine is a Chateauneuf-du-Pape
a. fortified
b. light
c. red
d. sparkling - Answer✔✔-light
which of the following determines the color of the wine?
1. alcohol degree
2. grape type
3. vintage
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4. winemaking
a. 1,2,4
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 2 only
d. all of the above - Answer✔✔-2 & 4 only - grape type and winemaking
which gives color to a red wine
a. pups
b. pulp
c. skin
d. stalk - Answer✔✔-skin
White wine can be made from black grapes
a. true
b. false - Answer✔✔-true
Rose wines usually have more body than white wines
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WSET Level 1 Exam Practice Questions
and Answers
Which of the following is NOT a type of wine:
a. fortified wine
b. light wine
c. sparkling wine
d. sweet wine - Answer✔✔-Sweet Wine - they are not a type of wine, but they are a style of
wine
What of the following is true about all light wines?
1. They are all dry
2. the range of alcohol is 11-18%
3. No spirit has been added
4. it is still
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a. 1,3, 4
b. 2 only
c. 3 & 4 only
d. all of the above - Answer✔✔-3 & 4 only - no alcohol has been added and it is still
Fino Sherry is a dry wine - Answer✔✔-True
Which of the following pairs are both fortified wine
a. Port and Madeira
b. Sherry and Sancerre
c. Port and Amarone
d. Cava and Icewine - Answer✔✔-Port and Madeira
Which type of wine is a Sauternes
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet - Answer✔✔-light
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Which type of wine is Asti from Italy?
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet - Answer✔✔-Sparkling
Which type of wine is a Chateauneuf-du-Pape
a. fortified
b. light
c. red
d. sparkling - Answer✔✔-light
which of the following determines the color of the wine?
1. alcohol degree
2. grape type
3. vintage
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4. winemaking
a. 1,2,4
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 2 only
d. all of the above - Answer✔✔-2 & 4 only - grape type and winemaking
which gives color to a red wine
a. pups
b. pulp
c. skin
d. stalk - Answer✔✔-skin
White wine can be made from black grapes
a. true
b. false - Answer✔✔-true
Rose wines usually have more body than white wines
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