WSET LEVEL 2: GRAPE VARIETIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WSET LEVEL 2: GRAPE VARIETIES
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Premium Pinot Noir regions- South Africa - Answer-coastal regions

Premium Pinot Noir regions - Germany - Answer-Pfalz, Baden

bulk/ inexpensive regions for Pinot Noir - Answer-Central Valley chile

pint noir blends with _____ - Answer-gamay, Chardonnay for champagne & other
sparkling wines

moderate climate Cabernet sauvignon characteristics - Answer-black fruit, high acid,
high tannin

hot climate Cabernet Sauvignon characteristics - Answer-black fruit, medium acid, high
tannin

classic Cabernet Sauvignon regions - Answer-France : Bordeaux , Médoc, Haut-Médoc
(Pauillac, Margaux), Graves (Pessac-Léognan

Cabernet Sauvignon premium regions - Australia - Answer-Coonawarra, Margaret river

Cabernet Sauvignon premium regions - New Zealand - Answer-Hawke's bay

Cabernet Sauvignon premium regions - California - Answer-Napa Valley

Cabernet Sauvignon premium regions - Chile - Answer-Central Valley

Cabernet Sauvignon premium regions - Argentina - Answer-Mendoza

Cabernet Sauvignon premium regions - South Africa - Answer-Stellenbosch

bulk/inexpensive regions for Cabernet Sauvignon - Answer-Pays d'Oc IGP, Central
Valley California, Central Valley chile, Mendoza, SE Australia, Western Cape

Cabernet Sauvignon blends with ____ - Answer-merlot, Shiraz, Malbec, carmenère

moderate climate Merlot characteristics - Answer-red fruit, medium acid, light/medium
tannin

hot climate Merlot characteristics - Answer-black fruit, low acid, medium tannin

classic regions for Merlot - Answer-France : Bordeaux , Saint-Emilion, Pomerol

, premium regions for Merlot - Australia - Answer-Margaret river

premium regions for Merlot - New Zealand - Answer-Hawke's bay

premium regions for Merlot - California - Answer-napa valley

premium regions for Merlot - chile - Answer-Central Valley

premium regions for Merlot - Argentina - Answer-mendoza

premium regions for Merlot - - Answer-Stellenbosch

bulk/inexpensive regions for Merlot - Answer-pays d'oc IGP, Central Valley California,
Central Valley chile, Mendoza, SE Australia, Western Cape, northern Italy

Merlot blends with ____ - Answer-Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, carmenère

cool climate Sauvignon Blanc - Answer-pungent herbaceous & green fruit, high acid, dry

moderate climate Sauvignon Blanc - Answer-less pungent, stone fruit, medium/high
acid, dry

classic regions for Sauvignon Blanc - Answer-France: Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé,
Bordeaux Blanc

premium regions for Sauvignon Blanc - New Zealand - Answer-Marlborough

premium regions for Sauvignon Blanc - California - Answer-Napa Fumé Blanc

premium regions for Sauvignon Blanc - South Africa - Answer-coastal regions

premium regions for Sauvignon Blanc - Chile - Answer-Casablanca

bulk/ inexpensive regions for Sauvignon Blanc - Answer-Val de Loire IGP, Pays d'Oc
IGP, Central Valley California, Central Valley chile

Sauvingnon Blanc blends with _____ - Answer-Sémillon

cool climate Riesling characteristics - Answer-green and citrus fruit
high acid
dry medium or sweet

moderate climate Riesling characteristics - Answer-citrus and stone fruit
high acid
usually dry