WSET LEVEL 2 PRACTICAL COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PREPARATION GUIDE DETAILED SOLUTIONS
• Which of the following statements is true?
A. Top quality wines can only be made from hand-harvested grapes
B. Top quality wine can only be made from machine harvested grapes
C. Top quality wine can be made from both hand and machine harvested grapes
D. Top quality wine cannot be made from machine harvested grapes -✓✓ C. Top
quality wine can be made from both hand and machine harvested grapes
• What is the correct sequence of events for most red winemaking? -✓✓ Crush,
ferment, press
• Old Oak Vats
1. Add the flavor of oak to a wine.
2. allow oxygen to dissolve in the wine.
3. Allow the tannin's in red wine to soften. -✓✓ 2. allow oxygen to dissolve in the
wine & 3. Allow the tannin's in red wine to soften.
• Which of the following techniques is the ones that is used to give most red wines
their color?
A. Fermentation in contact with just the pips and stalks
B. Pressing the juice from the grape
C. Fermentation in oak casks
D. Fermentation in contact with the skins -✓✓ D. Fermentation in contact with the
skins
, • Which one of the following grape varieties can be used to make premium quality
wines in cool, moderate and hot climates?
A. Chardonnay
B. Pinot Noir
C. Sauvignon Blanc
D. Riesling -✓✓ A. Chardonnay
• Which of the following are commonly used to add complexity to premium quality
dry chardonnay wines?
1. Flor yeast
2. Botrytis
3. Lees Stirring
4. Barrel fermenation -✓✓ 3. Lees Stirring
4. Barrel fermenation
• Youthful Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wines have flavors of ___________.
A. Pineapple and Oak
B. Gooseberry and Passion Fruit
C. Pear and Honey
D. Citrus and Butter -✓✓ B. Gooseberry and Passion Fruit
• Which one of the following regions has a reputation for premium quality
Riesling?
A. Burgundy
PREPARATION GUIDE DETAILED SOLUTIONS
• Which of the following statements is true?
A. Top quality wines can only be made from hand-harvested grapes
B. Top quality wine can only be made from machine harvested grapes
C. Top quality wine can be made from both hand and machine harvested grapes
D. Top quality wine cannot be made from machine harvested grapes -✓✓ C. Top
quality wine can be made from both hand and machine harvested grapes
• What is the correct sequence of events for most red winemaking? -✓✓ Crush,
ferment, press
• Old Oak Vats
1. Add the flavor of oak to a wine.
2. allow oxygen to dissolve in the wine.
3. Allow the tannin's in red wine to soften. -✓✓ 2. allow oxygen to dissolve in the
wine & 3. Allow the tannin's in red wine to soften.
• Which of the following techniques is the ones that is used to give most red wines
their color?
A. Fermentation in contact with just the pips and stalks
B. Pressing the juice from the grape
C. Fermentation in oak casks
D. Fermentation in contact with the skins -✓✓ D. Fermentation in contact with the
skins
, • Which one of the following grape varieties can be used to make premium quality
wines in cool, moderate and hot climates?
A. Chardonnay
B. Pinot Noir
C. Sauvignon Blanc
D. Riesling -✓✓ A. Chardonnay
• Which of the following are commonly used to add complexity to premium quality
dry chardonnay wines?
1. Flor yeast
2. Botrytis
3. Lees Stirring
4. Barrel fermenation -✓✓ 3. Lees Stirring
4. Barrel fermenation
• Youthful Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wines have flavors of ___________.
A. Pineapple and Oak
B. Gooseberry and Passion Fruit
C. Pear and Honey
D. Citrus and Butter -✓✓ B. Gooseberry and Passion Fruit
• Which one of the following regions has a reputation for premium quality
Riesling?
A. Burgundy
