WSET Level 2 Award in Wines and Spirits
Questions with Complete Solutions
What are the most important countries and regions who produce RIESLING? Correct
Answ_France: Alsace
Germany: Mossel, Rheingau, Pfalz
Austria
Australia: Clare Valley, Eden Valley
Which is the most important country that produces bulk/inexpensive Riesling? Correct
Answ_Germany
What are the most important countries and regions who produce Pinot Noir? Correct
Answ_France: Bourgogne, Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Beaune, Pommard
Germany: Pfalz, Baden
USA: California; Sonama, Carneros, Santa Barbara County; Oregon
Chile: Casablanca Valley
Australia: Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula
New Zealand: Marlborough, Central Otago
,South Africa: Walker Bay
Which is the most important country that produces bulk/inexpensive Pinot Noir? Correct
Answ_Chile
What are the most important countries and regions that produce Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot?
Correct Answ_France: Bordeaux; Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Pauillac, Margaux, Graves, Pessac-
Léognan, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Bordeaux
USA: California; Napa Valley, Oakville, Rutherford, Alexander Valley
Argentina: Mendoza
Chile: Maipo Valley, Colchagua Valley, Cachapoal Valley
Australia: Margaret River, Coonawarra
New Zealand: Hawke's Bay
South Africa: Stellenbosch
What are the most important countries and regions who produce bulk/inexpensive Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot? Correct Answ_Pays d'Oc, California, Central Valley (Chile),
Mendoza, South Eastern Australia, Western Cape, Northern Italy
,What are the most important blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot? Correct
Answ_Cabernet + Merlot, Cabernet + Shiraz
What are the most important countries and regions that produce Syrah/Shiraz and
Grenache/Granacha? Correct Answ_France: Northern Rhône; Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage,
Côte-Rôtie
Southern Rhône; Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages (+Name), Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Languedoc-Roussillon: Minervois
Spain: Rioja, Navarra, Priorat
Australia: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Hunter Valley
What are the most important countries and regions who produce bulk/inexpensive Syrah/Shiraz
and Grenache/Granacha? Correct Answ_South Eastern Australia, Côtes du Rhône,
Languedoc, Pays d'Oc, Spain
What are the most important blends of Syrah/Shiraz and Grenach/Granacha? Correct
Answ_Grenache + Shiraz, Shiraz + Cabernet, Grenache + local varieties, Shiraz/Syrah + local
varieties
, If a wine is too old, been badly stored or the cork seal has failed allowing air to damage the wine,
this is described as? Correct Answ_Out-Of-Condition
For red wine, the color purple is an indication of what? Correct Answ_Youth
For red wine, the colors orange and amber are indications of what? Correct Answ_Age
For white wine, the color green indicates what? Correct Answ_Youth
For white wine, the colors orange and brown indicate what? Correct Answ_Age
What is the most common fault in wine that can be discovered on the nose? Correct
Answ_Cork Taint
What can cork taint smell like? Correct Answ_Pungent, unpleasant damp carboard or musty
smelling
A long, complex finishing wine is an indication of what? Correct Answ_Higher quality
Questions with Complete Solutions
What are the most important countries and regions who produce RIESLING? Correct
Answ_France: Alsace
Germany: Mossel, Rheingau, Pfalz
Austria
Australia: Clare Valley, Eden Valley
Which is the most important country that produces bulk/inexpensive Riesling? Correct
Answ_Germany
What are the most important countries and regions who produce Pinot Noir? Correct
Answ_France: Bourgogne, Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Beaune, Pommard
Germany: Pfalz, Baden
USA: California; Sonama, Carneros, Santa Barbara County; Oregon
Chile: Casablanca Valley
Australia: Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula
New Zealand: Marlborough, Central Otago
,South Africa: Walker Bay
Which is the most important country that produces bulk/inexpensive Pinot Noir? Correct
Answ_Chile
What are the most important countries and regions that produce Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot?
Correct Answ_France: Bordeaux; Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Pauillac, Margaux, Graves, Pessac-
Léognan, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Bordeaux
USA: California; Napa Valley, Oakville, Rutherford, Alexander Valley
Argentina: Mendoza
Chile: Maipo Valley, Colchagua Valley, Cachapoal Valley
Australia: Margaret River, Coonawarra
New Zealand: Hawke's Bay
South Africa: Stellenbosch
What are the most important countries and regions who produce bulk/inexpensive Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot? Correct Answ_Pays d'Oc, California, Central Valley (Chile),
Mendoza, South Eastern Australia, Western Cape, Northern Italy
,What are the most important blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot? Correct
Answ_Cabernet + Merlot, Cabernet + Shiraz
What are the most important countries and regions that produce Syrah/Shiraz and
Grenache/Granacha? Correct Answ_France: Northern Rhône; Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage,
Côte-Rôtie
Southern Rhône; Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages (+Name), Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Languedoc-Roussillon: Minervois
Spain: Rioja, Navarra, Priorat
Australia: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Hunter Valley
What are the most important countries and regions who produce bulk/inexpensive Syrah/Shiraz
and Grenache/Granacha? Correct Answ_South Eastern Australia, Côtes du Rhône,
Languedoc, Pays d'Oc, Spain
What are the most important blends of Syrah/Shiraz and Grenach/Granacha? Correct
Answ_Grenache + Shiraz, Shiraz + Cabernet, Grenache + local varieties, Shiraz/Syrah + local
varieties
, If a wine is too old, been badly stored or the cork seal has failed allowing air to damage the wine,
this is described as? Correct Answ_Out-Of-Condition
For red wine, the color purple is an indication of what? Correct Answ_Youth
For red wine, the colors orange and amber are indications of what? Correct Answ_Age
For white wine, the color green indicates what? Correct Answ_Youth
For white wine, the colors orange and brown indicate what? Correct Answ_Age
What is the most common fault in wine that can be discovered on the nose? Correct
Answ_Cork Taint
What can cork taint smell like? Correct Answ_Pungent, unpleasant damp carboard or musty
smelling
A long, complex finishing wine is an indication of what? Correct Answ_Higher quality
