WSET Level 1 Wine Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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WSET Level 1 Wine Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers

Question: Wine Types/Styles


Ans: Light


Sparkling


Fortified


Question: Fermentation


Ans: Natural process caused by yeast.


Question: What does yeast do?


Ans: Feed on the sugar, converting it into alcohol and carbon dioxide gas


Question: Light Wines


Ans: Still wines


Majority fall under this category


8-15% alcohol

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Question: Sparkling Wine


Ans: Wine were bubbles of carbon dioxide gas trapped in wine


Question: Fortified Wine


Ans: Wines that have extra alcohol added


15-22% alcohol


Question: Color styles of Wine


Ans: Red - Black grapes


White - Juice of white grapes


Rosé - Black grapes with less contact with skins


Question: Sweetness Styles of Wine


Ans: Dry - Majority of all wines


Medium - Usually white or rosé


Sweet - Thicker & Richer


Question: Body Styles of Wine

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Ans: Light Bodied


Medium Bodied


Full Bodied


Question: Other Factors Wine Styles


Ans: Oak


Tannin


Acidity


Question: Cool Climate Wines


Ans: Mainly white


High acidity


Lower alcohol


Question: Cool Climate Wine Regions