WSET LEVEL 1 EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION 2026
• What of the following is true about all light wines?
1. They are all dry
2. the range of alcohol is 11-18%
3. No spirit has been added
4. it is still
a. 1,3, 4
b. 2 only
c. 3 & 4 only
d. all of the above -✓✓ 3 & 4 only - no alcohol has been added and it is still
• Fino Sherry is a dry wine -✓✓ True
• Which of the following pairs are both fortified wine
a. Port and Madeira
b. Sherry and Sancerre
c. Port and Amarone
d. Cava and Icewine -✓✓ Port and Madeira
• Which type of wine is a Sauternes
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet -✓✓ light
• Which type of wine is Asti from Italy?
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet -✓✓ Sparkling
• Which type of wine is a Chateauneuf-du-Pape
a. fortified
b. light
c. red
d. sparkling -✓✓ light
, • which of the following determines the color of the wine?
1. alcohol degree
2. grape type
3. vintage
4. winemaking
a. 1,2,4
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 2 only
d. all of the above -✓✓ 2 & 4 only - grape type and winemaking
• which gives color to a red wine
a. pups
b. pulp
c. skin
d. stalk -✓✓ skin
• White wine can be made from black grapes
a. true
b. false -✓✓ true
• Rose wines usually have more body than white wines
a. true
b. false -✓✓ true
• Which of the following are ways a winemaker can make a medium sweet wine
1. add unfermented grape juice to dry wine
2. add grape spirit to the fermenting wine
3. remove yeast during fermentation
4. nothing - the winemaker does not influence the sweetness
a. all of the above
b. 1,2,3
c. 2 & 3 only
d. 1 only -✓✓ 1,2, 3 - winemaker can add unfermented grape juice to a dry wine, add
spirit to fortify the wine during fermentation or remove yeast before all of the sugar is
consumed
• Where in your mouth do you first perceive sweetness?
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION 2026
• What of the following is true about all light wines?
1. They are all dry
2. the range of alcohol is 11-18%
3. No spirit has been added
4. it is still
a. 1,3, 4
b. 2 only
c. 3 & 4 only
d. all of the above -✓✓ 3 & 4 only - no alcohol has been added and it is still
• Fino Sherry is a dry wine -✓✓ True
• Which of the following pairs are both fortified wine
a. Port and Madeira
b. Sherry and Sancerre
c. Port and Amarone
d. Cava and Icewine -✓✓ Port and Madeira
• Which type of wine is a Sauternes
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet -✓✓ light
• Which type of wine is Asti from Italy?
a. fortified
b. light
c. sparkling
d. sweet -✓✓ Sparkling
• Which type of wine is a Chateauneuf-du-Pape
a. fortified
b. light
c. red
d. sparkling -✓✓ light
, • which of the following determines the color of the wine?
1. alcohol degree
2. grape type
3. vintage
4. winemaking
a. 1,2,4
b. 2 & 4 only
c. 2 only
d. all of the above -✓✓ 2 & 4 only - grape type and winemaking
• which gives color to a red wine
a. pups
b. pulp
c. skin
d. stalk -✓✓ skin
• White wine can be made from black grapes
a. true
b. false -✓✓ true
• Rose wines usually have more body than white wines
a. true
b. false -✓✓ true
• Which of the following are ways a winemaker can make a medium sweet wine
1. add unfermented grape juice to dry wine
2. add grape spirit to the fermenting wine
3. remove yeast during fermentation
4. nothing - the winemaker does not influence the sweetness
a. all of the above
b. 1,2,3
c. 2 & 3 only
d. 1 only -✓✓ 1,2, 3 - winemaker can add unfermented grape juice to a dry wine, add
spirit to fortify the wine during fermentation or remove yeast before all of the sugar is
consumed
• Where in your mouth do you first perceive sweetness?
