WSET Level 2 final exam Latest updated questions with 100% correct answers Newest Edition

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Both Tank and Bottled-Fermented Sparking Wines start with what? - CORRECT
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ANSWER-Still Base Wine, usually light in alchohol, and processes add approximately 12% Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




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What is Tank Method? - CORRECT ANSWER-part of fermentation takes place in
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sealed tank, which prevents any carbon dioxide gas from escaping
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True or False: The base wine could be partially fermented must, where the last part of
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the fermentation takes place in a sealed tank - CORRECT ANSWER-True
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What is Prosecco? - CORRECT ANSWER-A sparkling wine from NE Italy, and it's
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usually made using the tank method
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What grape variety is used for Prosecco? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Glera grape,
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which gives a medium body, dry or off dry sparkling wine with stone fruit flavor
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What does Spumante mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-fully sparkling wine
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What does frizzante mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-lightly sparkling wine
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What is Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG? - CORRECT ANSWER-a premier sparking
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wine from NE Italy
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What is Asti DOCG? - CORRECT ANSWER-a sweet fruity light bodied sparkling wine
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from Piedmont, and it's made from Muscat
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Flavors: peach, grape, rose
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What is Sekt? - CORRECT ANSWER-German word for sparkling wine, both made in
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Germany and Austria
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What are characteristics of Sekt? - CORRECT ANSWER-Most are simple, inexpensive
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Medium/Dry, light in body, floral and fruity
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Generally uses cheap base wines sourced from anywhere in the EU
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What is the main quality advantage of Bottled Fermentation? - CORRECT
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ANSWERThrough extended contact with dead yeast, the wines can gain bready, biscuity
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What is a base wine? - CORRECT ANSWER-A still wine that is blended with sugar and
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yeast and then bottled, sealed and stored.
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What is second fermentation? - CORRECT ANSWER-Takes place, in which the wine
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increases slightly in alcohol, and CO2, which cannot escape from the sealed bottle,
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becomes dissolved in the wine.
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,What is yeast autolysis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Most important part of bottle
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fermentation. The yeast self digest, release flavours into the wine. Flavours are described
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as autolytic.
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What is disgorge? - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of removing the yeast
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sediments after fermentation and aging in bottle.
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What is the traditional method? - CORRECT ANSWER-Bottle is slowly tipped and jiggled
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so the yeast cells slide into the neck of the bottle. The plug of yeast in the neck is frozen,
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and pops out when the bottle is unsealed. The bottle is topped up with wine and sugar.
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What is dosage? - CORRECT ANSWER-The amount of sugar added, which determines
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the sweetness of the final bottled product.
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What is Brut? - CORRECT ANSWER-A very small amount of sugar is used
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What is the transfer method? - CORRECT ANSWER-Method to remove the yeast. Empty
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the entire contents of the bottles into a tank under pressure, then filtered, and rebottled.
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Not permitted in Champagne or Cava.
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Which grape varieties are used in Champagne to make sparkling wine? - CORRECT
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What is Champagne's condition like? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cool climate, chalky soils,
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which allow sparkling wines to have high acidity, medium body, and light alcohol. The
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weather varies from vintage to vintage, and the grapes do not fully ripen.
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What are non-vintage wines? - CORRECT ANSWER-a blend of different vintages for
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What is vintage Champagne? - CORRECT ANSWER-A portion of the best wine of
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What is the minimum legal period of yeast autolysis? - CORRECT ANSWER-15 months
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What are Grandes Marques? - CORRECT ANSWER-famous Champagne houses
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Describe Vintage Champagne - CORRECT ANSWER-Complex, intense fruity and Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`

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autolytic flavors with vegetal, nutty or honeyed complexity from bottle age.
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What is Cremant? - CORRECT ANSWER-Indicates sparkling wine made in France. The
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Where in the Loire Valley is Cremant made? - CORRECT ANSWER-Saumur, where
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Chenin Blanc is the main grape variety. It has high acidity, green and citrus fruit flavors, with
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some autolytic character.
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What is Cava? - CORRECT ANSWER-Spanish term for traditional-method sparkling
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wines. The main grape varieties are local Spanish ones.
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What are Cava's characteristics? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fairly neutral fruit flavors, hint
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Characteristics of Sparkling Reds in Australia? - CORRECT ANSWER-made with Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




Shiraz, full bodied, with medium acidity, and intense black and red berry fruit notes.
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What are 3 ways for yeast to stop processing sugar into alcohol? - CORRECT
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What are Vin Doux Naturels? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sweet fortified wines from
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What are characterisitcs of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise and Muscat de Rivesaltes? -
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Where is Moscatel de Valencia from? - CORRECT ANSWER-Spain
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Where is Rutherglen Muscat from? - CORRECT ANSWER-Northern Victoria, Australia
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What are the tasting notes for Rutherglen Muscat? - CORRECT ANSWER-Aged for a
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long period in oak, which oxydizes. Dried fruit and kernel flavors (raisin, prune, fig, dried
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apricot, coffee, toffee). Sweet, full bodied, with high alcohol and med or low acidity
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What is süssreserve? - CORRECT ANSWER-unfermented grape juice, used to
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When do yeasts die? - CORRECT ANSWER-When alcohol reaches 15%
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What are 3 ways to concentrate sugar in grapes? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Dry the
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How are grapes dried? - CORRECT ANSWER-They shrivel on the vine, or are laid out
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in well-ventilated, dry spaces that encourage evaporation.
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What is Botrytis cinerea? - CORRECT ANSWER-Noble rot, it attacks the skins,
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weakens skins, speeding up evaporation of water. The mold adds its own unique flavors
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What does Botrytis need? - CORRECT ANSWER-ripe, healthy grapes, damp, misty
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Which grape varieties are susceptible to noble rot? - CORRECT ANSWER-Semillon,
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What are tasting notes of botrytis wines? - CORRECT ANSWER-dried apricots,
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ryebread, pineapple, sweet biscuit, cabbage, orange marmalade, pineapple, mushroom
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Describe Sauternes - CORRECT ANSWER-region south of Graves AC in Bordeaux.
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Semillon is the main grape variety. Full bodied wines have high alcohol and citrus stone
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fruit and botrytis flavor (lemon, peach). Hint of new oak: vanilla, toast, coffee.
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What is Tokaji? - CORRECT ANSWER-wine from NE Hungary, the most famous are
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What are puttonyos? - CORRECT ANSWER-Level of sweetness in the wine. The
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