WSET Level 2 Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)
If a wine is "off" it is referred to as ______ . - Correct
Answers ✅out-of-condition
The most common fault that can be discovered on the nose
is? - Correct Answers ✅Cork taint:
low levels - strips wine of fresh, friuty aromas
high levels - adds pungent, unpleasant damp cardboard or
musty smell to wine
Wines that are slightly sweet are called? - Correct Answers
✅off-dry
Tannin is present is grapes skins. High levels of tannins
indicate what type of climate? - Correct Answers
✅warm/hot climate
What is the body of the wine? - Correct Answers ✅"mouth-
feel"; richness, weight or viscosity
What characteristics indicate a good wine? - Correct
Answers ✅well balanced, smooth, complexity, layers to
wine
What wine would match a rich heavyweight food? - Correct
Answers ✅full-bodied wines. Preferably red wine, but full-
bodied white can go well
,WSET Level 2 Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)
What does a wine need to match tomatoes, olive oil and
vinegar? - Correct Answers ✅high acidity
If you have a dry wine with a dessert what happens to the
wine? - Correct Answers ✅it will seem tart and over-acidic
What component in wine is a good match with protein? -
Correct Answers ✅wines with high levels of tannin
In order to grow a vine needs:
a, b, c, d, e - Correct Answers ✅a. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
b. Sunlight
c. Water
d. Warmth
e. Nutrients
What affects the style and quality of wine each year? -
Correct Answers ✅Climate; weather conditions vary from
year to year
What are four vineyard activies? - Correct Answers ✅1.
careful pruning
2. controlling the number of bunches of grapes on each vine
,WSET Level 2 Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)
3. pest control
4. careful positioning of leaves to increase or decrease
temperature of grape bunches, or their degree of exposure to
sunlight
Lower yields result in ________ grapes - Correct Answers
✅riper; with more concentrated flavors
What are two pests in the vineyard? - Correct Answers
✅Animal pests (birds & insects)
Fungal diseases (long-term diseases caused by fungi,
bacteria, or viruses
When does harvesting occur? - Correct Answers ✅once the
grapes have ripened. End of September or end of August if
it's a good summer
White wines and red wines are both crushed but what extra
step happens to white wines after they have been crushed? -
Correct Answers ✅they are pressed to separate juice from
skins
What temperature does white wine get fermented at? -
Correct Answers ✅12-22 Celsius (53.6-71.6 Fahrenheit):
preserves delicate fruit aromas
, WSET Level 2 Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)
What temperature does red wine get fermented at? - Correct
Answers ✅20-32 Celsius (68-89.6 Fahrenheit)
What vessels can wine mature in? - Correct Answers
✅barrels or large neutral wooden or stainless steel vats,
concrete. Also takes place in bottle after bottling
What vessels allow oxidation? - Correct Answers ✅new and
old vats or barrels (oak)
What vessels do not allow oxidation? - Correct Answers
✅bottles, cement, and stainless steel vats
What does vintage mean? - Correct Answers ✅the year the
grapes were harvested
The European Union divides its wine into 2 categories that
are: - Correct Answers ✅a. wines with a geographical
location (GI)
b. wines without
State traditional terms for Protected Denomination of Origin
(PDO) for each country:
a. France
b. Italy
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)
If a wine is "off" it is referred to as ______ . - Correct
Answers ✅out-of-condition
The most common fault that can be discovered on the nose
is? - Correct Answers ✅Cork taint:
low levels - strips wine of fresh, friuty aromas
high levels - adds pungent, unpleasant damp cardboard or
musty smell to wine
Wines that are slightly sweet are called? - Correct Answers
✅off-dry
Tannin is present is grapes skins. High levels of tannins
indicate what type of climate? - Correct Answers
✅warm/hot climate
What is the body of the wine? - Correct Answers ✅"mouth-
feel"; richness, weight or viscosity
What characteristics indicate a good wine? - Correct
Answers ✅well balanced, smooth, complexity, layers to
wine
What wine would match a rich heavyweight food? - Correct
Answers ✅full-bodied wines. Preferably red wine, but full-
bodied white can go well
,WSET Level 2 Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)
What does a wine need to match tomatoes, olive oil and
vinegar? - Correct Answers ✅high acidity
If you have a dry wine with a dessert what happens to the
wine? - Correct Answers ✅it will seem tart and over-acidic
What component in wine is a good match with protein? -
Correct Answers ✅wines with high levels of tannin
In order to grow a vine needs:
a, b, c, d, e - Correct Answers ✅a. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
b. Sunlight
c. Water
d. Warmth
e. Nutrients
What affects the style and quality of wine each year? -
Correct Answers ✅Climate; weather conditions vary from
year to year
What are four vineyard activies? - Correct Answers ✅1.
careful pruning
2. controlling the number of bunches of grapes on each vine
,WSET Level 2 Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)
3. pest control
4. careful positioning of leaves to increase or decrease
temperature of grape bunches, or their degree of exposure to
sunlight
Lower yields result in ________ grapes - Correct Answers
✅riper; with more concentrated flavors
What are two pests in the vineyard? - Correct Answers
✅Animal pests (birds & insects)
Fungal diseases (long-term diseases caused by fungi,
bacteria, or viruses
When does harvesting occur? - Correct Answers ✅once the
grapes have ripened. End of September or end of August if
it's a good summer
White wines and red wines are both crushed but what extra
step happens to white wines after they have been crushed? -
Correct Answers ✅they are pressed to separate juice from
skins
What temperature does white wine get fermented at? -
Correct Answers ✅12-22 Celsius (53.6-71.6 Fahrenheit):
preserves delicate fruit aromas
, WSET Level 2 Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)
What temperature does red wine get fermented at? - Correct
Answers ✅20-32 Celsius (68-89.6 Fahrenheit)
What vessels can wine mature in? - Correct Answers
✅barrels or large neutral wooden or stainless steel vats,
concrete. Also takes place in bottle after bottling
What vessels allow oxidation? - Correct Answers ✅new and
old vats or barrels (oak)
What vessels do not allow oxidation? - Correct Answers
✅bottles, cement, and stainless steel vats
What does vintage mean? - Correct Answers ✅the year the
grapes were harvested
The European Union divides its wine into 2 categories that
are: - Correct Answers ✅a. wines with a geographical
location (GI)
b. wines without
State traditional terms for Protected Denomination of Origin
(PDO) for each country:
a. France
b. Italy
