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WSET Level 1 Study Questions and
Answers
The recommended temperature for Sauternes is - Answer✔✔-well chilled
The recommended temperature for Champagne is - Answer✔✔-well chilled
Why should wines be stored on their side? - Answer✔✔-so the cork stays moist
T/F: Wines sealed with a screw cap can be stored standing up - Answer✔✔-True
Light bodies wines like Beaujolas should be served - Answer✔✔-lightly chilled
haziness in a glass of wine could mean what - Answer✔✔-the wine is faulty
what color surface should you judge the color of wine? - Answer✔✔-white
What type of system removes air from inside a bottle? - Answer✔✔-vacuum system
Cava is always - Answer✔✔-sparkling
wines made from Shiraz will often have flavors of - Answer✔✔-black cherry
in the production of white wine, oak barrels - Answer✔✔-may be used for fermentation and
maturation
sweet food can make wine taste - Answer✔✔-more drying and bitter, more acidic, less fruity
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Chablis is a - Answer✔✔-is a white wine with high acidity from France
Sauvignon Blanc is widely produced in - Answer✔✔-New Zealand
T/F: Northern France has cool climate for growing grapes - Answer✔✔-True
The majority of still wines have an alcohol level of - Answer✔✔-11.5%-14%
Red Bordeaux has flavors of - Answer✔✔-black fruits
If a wine is sealed with a cork it should be stored - Answer✔✔-on its side
T/F: Chateauneuf du Pape has low levels of alcohol - Answer✔✔-False
Merlot is widely produced in - Answer✔✔-chile
Merlot typically produces wine from aromas of - Answer✔✔-plum and blackberry
Chardonnay grown in warm climate typically has aromas of - Answer✔✔-peach
in black grapes, tannin is mainly found in - Answer✔✔-skins
haziness in a wine could indicate that it is - Answer✔✔-faulty
which one of the following is a French sparkling wine?
a. Champagne
b. Port
c. White Zinfandel
D. Sauternes - Answer✔✔-a. Champagne
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Wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon will often have flavors of - Answer✔✔-blackberry and
vanilla
Chianti is a - Answer✔✔-medium-bodied red wine from Italy
T/F once a bottle is opened it will slowly become stale - Answer✔✔-True
highly flavored foods can overwhelm the flavors of wine - Answer✔✔-true
salty food can make wine taste - Answer✔✔-more full-body
T/F: as grapes ripen they swell with water and their acid levels fall - Answer✔✔-True
Sauvignon Blanc is used to produce - Answer✔✔-Sancerre
Rioja is produced in - Answer✔✔-Spain
T/F: Chardonnay can be produced in both warm and cold climates - Answer✔✔-True
In rose wine production, the skins are removed from the juice during - Answer✔✔-fermentation
Wines made from pinot grigio are typically - Answer✔✔-not matured in oak
Compared to cool climate regions, warm climate regions typically produce grapes that are:
1. riper
2. higher in acidity
3. higher in sugar - Answer✔✔-riper and higher in sugar
Fortified wines - Answer✔✔-always have extra alcohol added
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WSET Level 1 Study Questions and
Answers
The recommended temperature for Sauternes is - Answer✔✔-well chilled
The recommended temperature for Champagne is - Answer✔✔-well chilled
Why should wines be stored on their side? - Answer✔✔-so the cork stays moist
T/F: Wines sealed with a screw cap can be stored standing up - Answer✔✔-True
Light bodies wines like Beaujolas should be served - Answer✔✔-lightly chilled
haziness in a glass of wine could mean what - Answer✔✔-the wine is faulty
what color surface should you judge the color of wine? - Answer✔✔-white
What type of system removes air from inside a bottle? - Answer✔✔-vacuum system
Cava is always - Answer✔✔-sparkling
wines made from Shiraz will often have flavors of - Answer✔✔-black cherry
in the production of white wine, oak barrels - Answer✔✔-may be used for fermentation and
maturation
sweet food can make wine taste - Answer✔✔-more drying and bitter, more acidic, less fruity
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Chablis is a - Answer✔✔-is a white wine with high acidity from France
Sauvignon Blanc is widely produced in - Answer✔✔-New Zealand
T/F: Northern France has cool climate for growing grapes - Answer✔✔-True
The majority of still wines have an alcohol level of - Answer✔✔-11.5%-14%
Red Bordeaux has flavors of - Answer✔✔-black fruits
If a wine is sealed with a cork it should be stored - Answer✔✔-on its side
T/F: Chateauneuf du Pape has low levels of alcohol - Answer✔✔-False
Merlot is widely produced in - Answer✔✔-chile
Merlot typically produces wine from aromas of - Answer✔✔-plum and blackberry
Chardonnay grown in warm climate typically has aromas of - Answer✔✔-peach
in black grapes, tannin is mainly found in - Answer✔✔-skins
haziness in a wine could indicate that it is - Answer✔✔-faulty
which one of the following is a French sparkling wine?
a. Champagne
b. Port
c. White Zinfandel
D. Sauternes - Answer✔✔-a. Champagne
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Wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon will often have flavors of - Answer✔✔-blackberry and
vanilla
Chianti is a - Answer✔✔-medium-bodied red wine from Italy
T/F once a bottle is opened it will slowly become stale - Answer✔✔-True
highly flavored foods can overwhelm the flavors of wine - Answer✔✔-true
salty food can make wine taste - Answer✔✔-more full-body
T/F: as grapes ripen they swell with water and their acid levels fall - Answer✔✔-True
Sauvignon Blanc is used to produce - Answer✔✔-Sancerre
Rioja is produced in - Answer✔✔-Spain
T/F: Chardonnay can be produced in both warm and cold climates - Answer✔✔-True
In rose wine production, the skins are removed from the juice during - Answer✔✔-fermentation
Wines made from pinot grigio are typically - Answer✔✔-not matured in oak
Compared to cool climate regions, warm climate regions typically produce grapes that are:
1. riper
2. higher in acidity
3. higher in sugar - Answer✔✔-riper and higher in sugar
Fortified wines - Answer✔✔-always have extra alcohol added
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