2025/2026 WSET Level 2 Wines Awards Exam Prep Test
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Sweetness in food can make dry wines seem: - Answer -More drying,
more bitter, more acidic. Less sweet and fruity
Umami in food can make wines seem: - Answer -More drying, more
bitter, more acidic. Less sweet and fruity
Salty foods can make wines seem: - Answer -Less drying, less bitter,
less acidic. More fruity, more body
Acidic foods can make wines seem: - Answer -Less drying, less bitter,
less acidic. More sweet, more fruity
For long term storage of wines, how should wines be stored? -
Answer -At a cool constant temperature
Away from sunshine and bright light
If sealed with a cork, bottle should be stored on their side
What are the optimal service temperatures for Sweet and Sparkling
wines? - Answer -Sweet wines - well chilled - 6-8°
Sparkling wines - well chilled - 6-10°
What are the aromas associated with the following faults:
Cork Taint
Failure of Closure
Name the main components of a grape and what they contain: -
Answer –
Stalk - Tannins
Skin - Tannins, Colour, Flavours
Pulp - Sugar, Acid, Water
Seeds - Bitter Oils
pg. 1
,What is the most important region for Gamay production? - Answer -
Beaujolais AOC
What are the typical acidity, tannins and flavours expected from a
Gamay wine? - Answer –
Acidity - high
Tannins - low to medium
Flavours - red fruit (raspberry, red cherry, red plum)
What service temperature is often recommended for Beaujolais
wines? - Answer -Lightly chilled
What difference would you expect between a Beaujolais AOC wine
and a Beaujolais Villages AOC wine? - Answer -Beaujolais Villages
wines typically have greater flavour intensity and body
What is an example of a Beaujolais cru? - Answer -Fleurie AOC
What climate is best suited to Grenache production? - Answer -Warm
What are the typical levels of acidity, tannin and flavour expected
from a Grenache wine? - Answer –
Acidity - low
Tannin - low to medium
Flavour - red fruits (strawberry, red plum, red cherry), sometimes
spice (white pepper, liquorice)
What grape variety is often blended with Grenache in the Southern
Rhône? - Answer -Syrah
What is the Southern Rhone AOC with a reputation for very good to
outstanding wines made from Grenache based blends? - Answer -
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
What type of wine is often produced in Navarra DO? - Answer -Dry
Rosé wines made from Garnacha
pg. 2
,Which region in Spain produces the most powerful and full-bodied
Garnacha-based wine? - Answer -Priorat DOCa
What two regions in Australia have a reputation for producing
premium single varietal and blended Grenache? - Answer -Barossa
Valley and McLaren Vale
What acidity, tannin and flavour would you expect from a wine made
from Tempranillo? - Answer –
Acidity - medium
Tannin - medium
Flavours - red fruit (strawberry, red cherry), black fruit (blackberry,
black plum)
What grape variety is sometimes blended with Tempranillo in Rioja
DOCa? - Answer -Garnacha
What are the four labelling terms used in Spain to reflect the style and
quality of the wine from least to most aging? - Answer -Joven,
Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
What difference would be expected between a Crianza and Joven
Rioja DOCa wine? - Answer -Crianza will have secondary oak-
derived flavours (vanilla, smoke, cedar)
What difference would be expected between a Reserva and Gran
Reserva Rioja DOCa wine? - Answer -Gran Reserva wines have the
highest minimum aging requirements and will have the most
pronounced secondary and tertiary (mushroom, leather, dried fruit)
characteristics
What is the name of the inland region in Spain famous for very good
to outstanding quality wines made from Tempranillo? - Answer -
Ribera del Duero DO
What is the country most associated with Carmenère production? -
Answer -Chile
pg. 3
, What acidity, tannin and flavour would you expect from a wine made
from Carmenère? - Answer –
Acidity - high
Tannin - high
Not fully ripe flavour - green bell pepper, tomato leaf
Fully ripe flavour - blackberry
Oak - coffee, chocolate
What is the country most associated with Malbec production? -
Answer -Argentina
What body, tannin and flavour would you expect from a Mendoza
Malbec? - Answer –
Body - full
Tannin - high
Flavour - blackberry, black plum
What is the black grape variety that has been specifically developed
for the warm dry climate of South Africa? - Answer -Pinotage
What acidity, tannin and flavour would expect from a wine made from
Pinotage? - Answer –
Acidity - high
Tannin - medium
Flavour - strawberry, raspberry, red cherry
What is the term used for South African red wines that blend
Pinotage, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and other varieties? - Answer -
Cape Blends
What acidity, body and flavours would you expect from a wine made
from Cortese? - Answer –
Acidity - high
pg. 4
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Sweetness in food can make dry wines seem: - Answer -More drying,
more bitter, more acidic. Less sweet and fruity
Umami in food can make wines seem: - Answer -More drying, more
bitter, more acidic. Less sweet and fruity
Salty foods can make wines seem: - Answer -Less drying, less bitter,
less acidic. More fruity, more body
Acidic foods can make wines seem: - Answer -Less drying, less bitter,
less acidic. More sweet, more fruity
For long term storage of wines, how should wines be stored? -
Answer -At a cool constant temperature
Away from sunshine and bright light
If sealed with a cork, bottle should be stored on their side
What are the optimal service temperatures for Sweet and Sparkling
wines? - Answer -Sweet wines - well chilled - 6-8°
Sparkling wines - well chilled - 6-10°
What are the aromas associated with the following faults:
Cork Taint
Failure of Closure
Name the main components of a grape and what they contain: -
Answer –
Stalk - Tannins
Skin - Tannins, Colour, Flavours
Pulp - Sugar, Acid, Water
Seeds - Bitter Oils
pg. 1
,What is the most important region for Gamay production? - Answer -
Beaujolais AOC
What are the typical acidity, tannins and flavours expected from a
Gamay wine? - Answer –
Acidity - high
Tannins - low to medium
Flavours - red fruit (raspberry, red cherry, red plum)
What service temperature is often recommended for Beaujolais
wines? - Answer -Lightly chilled
What difference would you expect between a Beaujolais AOC wine
and a Beaujolais Villages AOC wine? - Answer -Beaujolais Villages
wines typically have greater flavour intensity and body
What is an example of a Beaujolais cru? - Answer -Fleurie AOC
What climate is best suited to Grenache production? - Answer -Warm
What are the typical levels of acidity, tannin and flavour expected
from a Grenache wine? - Answer –
Acidity - low
Tannin - low to medium
Flavour - red fruits (strawberry, red plum, red cherry), sometimes
spice (white pepper, liquorice)
What grape variety is often blended with Grenache in the Southern
Rhône? - Answer -Syrah
What is the Southern Rhone AOC with a reputation for very good to
outstanding wines made from Grenache based blends? - Answer -
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
What type of wine is often produced in Navarra DO? - Answer -Dry
Rosé wines made from Garnacha
pg. 2
,Which region in Spain produces the most powerful and full-bodied
Garnacha-based wine? - Answer -Priorat DOCa
What two regions in Australia have a reputation for producing
premium single varietal and blended Grenache? - Answer -Barossa
Valley and McLaren Vale
What acidity, tannin and flavour would you expect from a wine made
from Tempranillo? - Answer –
Acidity - medium
Tannin - medium
Flavours - red fruit (strawberry, red cherry), black fruit (blackberry,
black plum)
What grape variety is sometimes blended with Tempranillo in Rioja
DOCa? - Answer -Garnacha
What are the four labelling terms used in Spain to reflect the style and
quality of the wine from least to most aging? - Answer -Joven,
Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
What difference would be expected between a Crianza and Joven
Rioja DOCa wine? - Answer -Crianza will have secondary oak-
derived flavours (vanilla, smoke, cedar)
What difference would be expected between a Reserva and Gran
Reserva Rioja DOCa wine? - Answer -Gran Reserva wines have the
highest minimum aging requirements and will have the most
pronounced secondary and tertiary (mushroom, leather, dried fruit)
characteristics
What is the name of the inland region in Spain famous for very good
to outstanding quality wines made from Tempranillo? - Answer -
Ribera del Duero DO
What is the country most associated with Carmenère production? -
Answer -Chile
pg. 3
, What acidity, tannin and flavour would you expect from a wine made
from Carmenère? - Answer –
Acidity - high
Tannin - high
Not fully ripe flavour - green bell pepper, tomato leaf
Fully ripe flavour - blackberry
Oak - coffee, chocolate
What is the country most associated with Malbec production? -
Answer -Argentina
What body, tannin and flavour would you expect from a Mendoza
Malbec? - Answer –
Body - full
Tannin - high
Flavour - blackberry, black plum
What is the black grape variety that has been specifically developed
for the warm dry climate of South Africa? - Answer -Pinotage
What acidity, tannin and flavour would expect from a wine made from
Pinotage? - Answer –
Acidity - high
Tannin - medium
Flavour - strawberry, raspberry, red cherry
What is the term used for South African red wines that blend
Pinotage, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and other varieties? - Answer -
Cape Blends
What acidity, body and flavours would you expect from a wine made
from Cortese? - Answer –
Acidity - high
pg. 4
