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WSET Level 1 Wine Exam Question &
Answers ( Latest 2026 )
Wine Types/Styles - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Light
Sparkling
Fortified


Fermentation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Natural
process caused by yeast.


What does yeast do? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Feed
on the sugar, converting it into alcohol and carbon
dioxide gas


Light Wines - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Still wines
Majority fall under this category
8-15% alcohol


Sparkling Wine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wine were
bubbles of carbon dioxide gas trapped in wine


Fortified Wine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wines that
have extra alcohol added
15-22% alcohol

,WSET Level 1 Wine Exam Question &
Answers ( Latest 2026 )
Color styles of Wine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Red -
Black grapes
White - Juice of white grapes
Rosé - Black grapes with less contact with skins


Sweetness Styles of Wine - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Dry - Majority of all wines
Medium - Usually white or rosé
Sweet - Thicker & Richer


Body Styles of Wine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Light
Bodied
Medium Bodied
Full Bodied


Other Factors Wine Styles - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Oak
Tannin
Acidity


Cool Climate Wines - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mainly
white

, WSET Level 1 Wine Exam Question &
Answers ( Latest 2026 )
High acidity
Lower alcohol


Cool Climate Wine Regions - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Northern France
Germany
Washington
Oregan


Warm Climate Wines - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mainly
Red
High Alcohol
Rich in Flavor


Warm Climate Wine Regions - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Southern France
Central Spain
Australia
California


Cooler Region Chardonnay - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Sweetness - Dry