WSET LEVEL 4 LATEST 2026 MOCK QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Which of the following does tannin contribute to wine?
1. ability to age
2. complexity
3. length
4. structure
a. 2 only
b. 1 & 3
c. 1,2,4
d. 1,3,4 - ✔✔1,2,4 - tannin provides the ability to mature, complexity and structure
✔✔How is acidity perceived in the mouth?
a. a burning sensation on the palate
b. a mouth drying sensation
c. a mouth watering sensation
d. a sticky sensation on the front of the tongue - ✔✔a mouth watering sensation
✔✔Acidity helps a wine mature
a. true
b. false - ✔✔true
✔✔At what % alcohol does yeast die?
a. 8
b. 15
c. 18
d. 22 - ✔✔15%
✔✔What does the term body refer to in wine?
a. the balance of acidity and sweetness in the wine
b. the complexity of flavor in the wine
c. the degree of alcohol in the wine
d. the general feel of the wine in the mouth - ✔✔the general feel of the wine in the
mouth
✔✔When are grapes pressed off the skins when making a white wine?
a. before fermentation
b. after fermentation - ✔✔a. before fermentation
, ✔✔Which of the following is an example of a full bodied red wine?
a. Australian Shiraz
B. Oaked Chard
C. Chilean Merlot - ✔✔Australian Shiraz - full bodied
✔✔Tannin is a flavor in wine
a. true
b. false - ✔✔false
✔✔Which factors are important to have in order to ripen grapes?
1. carbon dioxide
2. heat
3. sunshine
4. water
a. 4 only
b. 1, 2
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 2 & 3 - ✔✔heat and sunshine are important to have grapes ripen
✔✔As the season continues:
a. acidity levels increase and sugar decreases
b. acidity levels decrease and sugars increases
c. acidity and sugar levels both increase
d. acidity and sugar levels both decrease - ✔✔acidity levels decrease and sugar
increases as the season progresses
✔✔a wine made from under ripe grapes will taste:
a. alcoholic and flaby
b. alcohol and thin
c. sour and flabby
d. sour and thin - ✔✔wines made from under ripe grapes will taste sour and thin
✔✔a wine that tastes alcoholic and flabby comes from which weather condition:
a. too much sunlight and heat
b. not enough sunlight and heat
c. too much water and not enough sunlight
d. not enough water and not enough heat - ✔✔too much sunlight and heat
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Which of the following does tannin contribute to wine?
1. ability to age
2. complexity
3. length
4. structure
a. 2 only
b. 1 & 3
c. 1,2,4
d. 1,3,4 - ✔✔1,2,4 - tannin provides the ability to mature, complexity and structure
✔✔How is acidity perceived in the mouth?
a. a burning sensation on the palate
b. a mouth drying sensation
c. a mouth watering sensation
d. a sticky sensation on the front of the tongue - ✔✔a mouth watering sensation
✔✔Acidity helps a wine mature
a. true
b. false - ✔✔true
✔✔At what % alcohol does yeast die?
a. 8
b. 15
c. 18
d. 22 - ✔✔15%
✔✔What does the term body refer to in wine?
a. the balance of acidity and sweetness in the wine
b. the complexity of flavor in the wine
c. the degree of alcohol in the wine
d. the general feel of the wine in the mouth - ✔✔the general feel of the wine in the
mouth
✔✔When are grapes pressed off the skins when making a white wine?
a. before fermentation
b. after fermentation - ✔✔a. before fermentation
, ✔✔Which of the following is an example of a full bodied red wine?
a. Australian Shiraz
B. Oaked Chard
C. Chilean Merlot - ✔✔Australian Shiraz - full bodied
✔✔Tannin is a flavor in wine
a. true
b. false - ✔✔false
✔✔Which factors are important to have in order to ripen grapes?
1. carbon dioxide
2. heat
3. sunshine
4. water
a. 4 only
b. 1, 2
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 2 & 3 - ✔✔heat and sunshine are important to have grapes ripen
✔✔As the season continues:
a. acidity levels increase and sugar decreases
b. acidity levels decrease and sugars increases
c. acidity and sugar levels both increase
d. acidity and sugar levels both decrease - ✔✔acidity levels decrease and sugar
increases as the season progresses
✔✔a wine made from under ripe grapes will taste:
a. alcoholic and flaby
b. alcohol and thin
c. sour and flabby
d. sour and thin - ✔✔wines made from under ripe grapes will taste sour and thin
✔✔a wine that tastes alcoholic and flabby comes from which weather condition:
a. too much sunlight and heat
b. not enough sunlight and heat
c. too much water and not enough sunlight
d. not enough water and not enough heat - ✔✔too much sunlight and heat
