WSET DIPLOMA - D4 - CH 4-9 EXAM WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
1.What bis ba bCremant bwine?: bTraditional bmethod bsparkling bappellations
bfrom bout- bside bof bChampagne bin bFrance.
2.Where bdid bthe bterm bCremant boriginate?: bUsed bto bbe ba bsemi bsparkling
bstyle bproduced bin bChampagne, bbut bafter b1985 bwhen bEU bbanned bthe
bterm bChampenoise bon bnon bChampagne bsparklers, bit bbecame ba bterm
bfor btraditional bmethod bwines bof bFrance bfrom boutside bof bChampagne.
3.How bmany bCremant bappellations band bwhat bare bthe bthree blargest?: b8
Alsace
bBourgogne
bLoire
4.How bdo bthe blargest bCremant bappellations bcompare bin bterms bof
bproduction bto bChampagne?: b10% bthe bproduction bof bChampagne
5.Common brequirements bfor bCremant bAlsace, bBourgogne, bLoire?:
bWhole bbunch bpressing
max b100 bL bper b150 bkg
min b9 bmo blees, b12 bmo bbetween btirage band
b release bmax b13% babv
min b4 bATM
6.What bpercentage bof bAlsatian bproduction bis bCremant?: b25%
7.Main bgrape bof bCremant bd'Alsace?: bPinot bBlanc
1 b/
b14
, 8.How bmany bCremant bproducers bin bAlsace? bHow bmany bha bof bplantings
bfor bCremant?: b500 bproducers
3600 bha b(15% bincrease bin blast bdecade)
9.Where bare bthe bvineyards bof bCremant bd'Alsace band bhow bdoes bit baffect
bthe bgrowing benvironment?: bEastern bflank bof bthe bVosge bat b200-400m
bprotecting bfrom bprevailing bwesterlies band bproviding ba brain bshadow.
10.What bis bthe bclimate bof bCremant bd'Alsace?: bSunny bsemi bcontinental,
bdry band bhot bduring bthe bgrowing bseason.
Hot bdays, bcool bnights bslows bripening band bretains bacid bwhich bis bideal bfo
bsparkling bgrapes.
11.Threats bfor bCremant bd'Alsace bin bthe bvineyards?: bWarm, bearly
bsprings bpro- bduce ban bearlier bbud bbreak bso bmore bvulnerable bto
bspring bfrost.
2 b/
b14
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
1.What bis ba bCremant bwine?: bTraditional bmethod bsparkling bappellations
bfrom bout- bside bof bChampagne bin bFrance.
2.Where bdid bthe bterm bCremant boriginate?: bUsed bto bbe ba bsemi bsparkling
bstyle bproduced bin bChampagne, bbut bafter b1985 bwhen bEU bbanned bthe
bterm bChampenoise bon bnon bChampagne bsparklers, bit bbecame ba bterm
bfor btraditional bmethod bwines bof bFrance bfrom boutside bof bChampagne.
3.How bmany bCremant bappellations band bwhat bare bthe bthree blargest?: b8
Alsace
bBourgogne
bLoire
4.How bdo bthe blargest bCremant bappellations bcompare bin bterms bof
bproduction bto bChampagne?: b10% bthe bproduction bof bChampagne
5.Common brequirements bfor bCremant bAlsace, bBourgogne, bLoire?:
bWhole bbunch bpressing
max b100 bL bper b150 bkg
min b9 bmo blees, b12 bmo bbetween btirage band
b release bmax b13% babv
min b4 bATM
6.What bpercentage bof bAlsatian bproduction bis bCremant?: b25%
7.Main bgrape bof bCremant bd'Alsace?: bPinot bBlanc
1 b/
b14
, 8.How bmany bCremant bproducers bin bAlsace? bHow bmany bha bof bplantings
bfor bCremant?: b500 bproducers
3600 bha b(15% bincrease bin blast bdecade)
9.Where bare bthe bvineyards bof bCremant bd'Alsace band bhow bdoes bit baffect
bthe bgrowing benvironment?: bEastern bflank bof bthe bVosge bat b200-400m
bprotecting bfrom bprevailing bwesterlies band bproviding ba brain bshadow.
10.What bis bthe bclimate bof bCremant bd'Alsace?: bSunny bsemi bcontinental,
bdry band bhot bduring bthe bgrowing bseason.
Hot bdays, bcool bnights bslows bripening band bretains bacid bwhich bis bideal bfo
bsparkling bgrapes.
11.Threats bfor bCremant bd'Alsace bin bthe bvineyards?: bWarm, bearly
bsprings bpro- bduce ban bearlier bbud bbreak bso bmore bvulnerable bto
bspring bfrost.
2 b/
b14
