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WSET e Level e 1 e exam e questions e and e answers e correct e and e verified e 100% What e is e wine? e - e correct e answers-A e drink e made e from e the e fermented e juice e or e freshly-picked e grapes. One e of e the e most e natural e of e all e alcoholic e drinks. What e is e fermentation? e - e correct e answers-A e natural e process e caused e by e yeast. What e is e yeast? e - e correct e answers-Are e microscopic e organisms e that e live e naturally e alongside e grapes e int e he e vineyard e and e winery. How e does e yeast e live? e - e correct e answers-They e feed e on e sugar, e as e found e in e grape e juice, e converting e it e to e alcohol e and e carbon e dioxide e gas. What e are e the e three e types e of e wine? e - e correct e answers-Light e wine Sparking e wine Fortified e wine Light e wines e - e correct e answers-Majority e of e wines e fall e into e this e category. Between e 8-15% e alcohol, e but e a e majority e containing e 11.5-14% e alcohol. Light e wines e are e named e from.. e - e correct e answers-The e region e they e are e produced e in. Bordeaux e and e Burgundy e from e France. Rioja e from e Spain. Chianti e from e Italy. Light e wines e from e the e New e World e countries e get e their e name e from.. e - e correct e answers-Labeled e with e the e name e of e the e grape e used. Chardonnay e or e Shiraz e from e Australia. Sparking e wines e - e correct e answers-Bubbles e of e CO2 e gas e have e been e trapped e in e the e wine. Made e all e over e the e world. What e are e examples e of e sparking e wines? e - e correct e answers-Champagne e from e France. Cava e from e Spain. Fortified e wines e - e correct e answers-Extra e alcohol e is e added. Alcohol e levels e of e 15-22%. Examples e of e fortified e wines.. e - e correct e answers-Sherry e from e Spain. Port e from e Portugal. Colour: e Red e - e correct e answers-Using e black e grapes e to e make e the e wine. Color e comes e from e the e grape e skins. Juice e is e fermented e in e contact e with e the e grape e skin, e coloring e the e juice. Colour: e White e - e correct e answers-Usually e made e with e white e grapes, e but e can e also e use e black e grapes. Often e seen e lighter, e refreshing, e alternative e to e red e wines. Colour: e Rosé e - e correct e answers-Made e from e black e grapes; e less e contact e with e the e skins. Not e as e full e as e reds e but e offer e more e body e than e whites. Tends e to e be e a e seasonal e drink, e mostly e summer e time. Sweetness.. e - e correct e answers-Dry Medium Sweet Explain e the e steps e on e how e sweetness e is e "produced" e - e correct e answers-1.) e Grape e juice e is e naturally e sweet e but e yeast e feeds e not e he e grape e sugars e during e fermentation, e then e the e juice e becomes e less e sweet. 2.) e The e yeast e will e die e once e the e alcohol e reaches e 15% e or e when e all e the e sugars e have e been e used. 3.) e Once e the e yeast e is e dead, e any e sugar e remaining e in e the e wine e will e determine e how e sweet e the e wine e is. Sweetness: e Dry e - e correct e answers-Process: e The e yeast e will e have e turned e all e the e sugar e into e alcohol e and e CO2. Most e red e wines e and e a e majority e of e whites, e some e more e than e others. Examples e of e dry e white e wines.. e - e correct e answers-Sauvignon e Blanc e from e New e Zealand. Fino e Sherry e from e Spain. Brut e from e Champagne. Examples e of e dry e red e wines.. e - e correct e answers-Châteauneuf-du-Pape e from e France. Chianti e from e Italy. Cabernet e Sauvignon e from e California. Sweetness: e Medium e - e correct e answers-Process: e The e winemaker e either e removed e the e yeast e from e the e juice e before e all e the e sugar e has e been e consumed e or e adds e unfermented, e sweet e grape e juice e to e dry e wine. Usually e white e and e rosé. Taste: e Should e have e sweetness e but e not e by e cloying e or e sickly. Examples e of e medium e wines.. e - e correct e answers-Many e popular e wines e from e Germany. Rosé e wines e such e as e White e Zinfandel e from e California. Sweetness: e Sweet e - e correct e answers-Process: e Can e be e made e from e grapes e so e rich e in e sugar e that e the e yeast e dies e before e all e the e sugar e is e consumed. e Alternatively e the e yeast e can e die e through e the e addition e of e extra e alcohol. Taste: e Should e be e balanced e with e a e refreshing e acidity e to e prevent e these e wines e from e being e cloying. e Amount e of e sugar e can e make e them e feel e thicker e and e richer. Examples e of e sweet e wines.. e - e correct e answers-Sauternes e from e France. Port e from e Portugal. Body e - e correct e answers-The e general e feel e of e the e wine e in e the e mouth e when e you e taste. Light e Bodied e - e correct e answers-Usually e refreshing e and e easy e to e drink. Example e of e a e light-bodied e white e wine.. e - e correct e answers-Pinot e Grigio e from e Italy Example e of e a e light-bodied e red e wine.. e - e correct e answers-Beaujolais e from e France. Medium e Bodied e - e correct e answers-Will e feel e richer e and e more e substantial Because e of e the e grapes e used e or e due e to e aging e in e oak e barrels, e thereby e giving e it e extra e texture e to e the e wine. Examples e of e medium-bodied e wines.. e - e correct e answers-White e Burgundy e from e France. Merlot e from e Chil