WSET LEVEL 2 ACTUAL
CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION.
▶ TQT for Level 2 Award in Wines. Answer: 28 hours.
▶ Examination Regulations. Answer: Guidance concerning the
examination, including weight of the learning outcomes content.
▶ Recommended Tasting Samples. Answer: A list provided to
candidates to enhance their learning experience.
▶ Sample Examination Questions. Answer: Examples of questions
that may appear on the examination.
▶ Qualification Aims. Answer: To provide a good level of wine
knowledge required to underpin job skills and competencies.
▶ Environmental Influences. Answer: Factors in the vineyard that
affect the style and quality of wine.
▶ Grape-Growing Options. Answer: Choices made in the vineyard
that can impact wine characteristics.
,▶ Winemaking. Answer: The process of producing wine from
grapes.
▶ Bottle Ageing. Answer: The maturation process of wine in bottles
that can affect its style and quality.
▶ Sparkling Wines. Answer: Wines that contain significant levels of
carbon dioxide, making them fizzy.
▶ Fortified Wines. Answer: Wines that have had a distilled spirit
added to them, increasing their alcohol content.
▶ Food and Wine Pairing. Answer: The practice of matching food
dishes with specific wines to enhance the dining experience.
▶ Entry Requirements. Answer: No restrictions on entry to the
WSET Level 2 Award in Wines.
▶ GLH. Answer: A total of 17 Guided Learning Hours, including 1
hour for the examination.
▶ Parts of a grape. Answer: Skin, pulp, seeds and stems.
▶ Skin. Answer: Provides colour, tannins, and flavours.
, ▶ Pulp. Answer: Contains sugar, acids, water, and flavours.
▶ Seeds and stems. Answer: Contribute tannins.
▶ Vine requirements. Answer: Warmth, sunlight, water, nutrients,
and carbon dioxide (CO2).
▶ Stages of grape formation. Answer: Flowering, fruit set, and
véraison.
▶ Ripeness. Answer: Stages include unripe grapes, ripe grapes, and
extra-ripe grapes (late harvest, raisined).
▶ General component changes. Answer: Changes in colour, sugar,
acid, and tannins as grapes ripen.
▶ General aroma and flavour changes. Answer: Differences in
aroma and flavour for white grapes and black grapes.
▶ General climatic influences. Answer: Cool, moderate, and warm
climates affecting vineyards.
▶ Other climatic influences. Answer: Latitude, altitude, mountains,
slope, aspect, soils, seas, rivers, air, fog, cloud, and mist.
CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION.
▶ TQT for Level 2 Award in Wines. Answer: 28 hours.
▶ Examination Regulations. Answer: Guidance concerning the
examination, including weight of the learning outcomes content.
▶ Recommended Tasting Samples. Answer: A list provided to
candidates to enhance their learning experience.
▶ Sample Examination Questions. Answer: Examples of questions
that may appear on the examination.
▶ Qualification Aims. Answer: To provide a good level of wine
knowledge required to underpin job skills and competencies.
▶ Environmental Influences. Answer: Factors in the vineyard that
affect the style and quality of wine.
▶ Grape-Growing Options. Answer: Choices made in the vineyard
that can impact wine characteristics.
,▶ Winemaking. Answer: The process of producing wine from
grapes.
▶ Bottle Ageing. Answer: The maturation process of wine in bottles
that can affect its style and quality.
▶ Sparkling Wines. Answer: Wines that contain significant levels of
carbon dioxide, making them fizzy.
▶ Fortified Wines. Answer: Wines that have had a distilled spirit
added to them, increasing their alcohol content.
▶ Food and Wine Pairing. Answer: The practice of matching food
dishes with specific wines to enhance the dining experience.
▶ Entry Requirements. Answer: No restrictions on entry to the
WSET Level 2 Award in Wines.
▶ GLH. Answer: A total of 17 Guided Learning Hours, including 1
hour for the examination.
▶ Parts of a grape. Answer: Skin, pulp, seeds and stems.
▶ Skin. Answer: Provides colour, tannins, and flavours.
, ▶ Pulp. Answer: Contains sugar, acids, water, and flavours.
▶ Seeds and stems. Answer: Contribute tannins.
▶ Vine requirements. Answer: Warmth, sunlight, water, nutrients,
and carbon dioxide (CO2).
▶ Stages of grape formation. Answer: Flowering, fruit set, and
véraison.
▶ Ripeness. Answer: Stages include unripe grapes, ripe grapes, and
extra-ripe grapes (late harvest, raisined).
▶ General component changes. Answer: Changes in colour, sugar,
acid, and tannins as grapes ripen.
▶ General aroma and flavour changes. Answer: Differences in
aroma and flavour for white grapes and black grapes.
▶ General climatic influences. Answer: Cool, moderate, and warm
climates affecting vineyards.
▶ Other climatic influences. Answer: Latitude, altitude, mountains,
slope, aspect, soils, seas, rivers, air, fog, cloud, and mist.
