WSET LEVEL 2 – PORT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a lighter style of inexpensive Port? - Answer-.Tawny Port.
Paler colored ruby ports are? - Answer-Tawny Ports.
How is color sometimes adjusted in Tawny Ports? - Answer-By adding a little white Port.
Reserve Tawny Ports are made by ageing the wine how many years? - Answer-6
The very best Tawny Ports are: - Answer-Tawny Ports with an Indication of Age.
The state age of a Port is an average not a minimum? - Answer-True.
What temperature should you serve Tawny Ports? - Answer-Slightly chilled.
what kind of wine tastes better? - Answer-it depends what you like
Name one significant difference between port and sherry. - Answer-Port is made with
black grapes; sherry is made with white grapes.
What are the steps for producing Port? - Answer-1. Rapidly extract color and tannins
from the skins during a short period of fermentation. While there is still a high proportion
of sugar in the must, a grape derived spirit is added, resulting in a sweet wine, high in
alcohol. The wine is then aged in oak vessels before blending and bottling.
In the production of Port, the fermentation process is interrupted. - Answer-True.
In the production of Sherry, the fermentation process is completed. - Answer-True.
Is it true that sherries come out dry, but then can be sweetened before bottling? -
Answer-Yes.
Describe a Ruby Port. - Answer-They are deeply colored and fruity and they only spend
a short period in large oak vessels and are bottled ready to drink.
What are the three main styles of Port? - Answer-Inexpensive Ruby Port, Reserve Ruby
Port and Late Bottled Vintage Port.
Is Ruby Port non vintage? - Answer-Yes.
How many years do Ruby Port spend ageing? - Answer-Generally, less than 3 years.
How may years do Ruby Reserve Ports spend ageing? - Answer-Up to 5 years.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a lighter style of inexpensive Port? - Answer-.Tawny Port.
Paler colored ruby ports are? - Answer-Tawny Ports.
How is color sometimes adjusted in Tawny Ports? - Answer-By adding a little white Port.
Reserve Tawny Ports are made by ageing the wine how many years? - Answer-6
The very best Tawny Ports are: - Answer-Tawny Ports with an Indication of Age.
The state age of a Port is an average not a minimum? - Answer-True.
What temperature should you serve Tawny Ports? - Answer-Slightly chilled.
what kind of wine tastes better? - Answer-it depends what you like
Name one significant difference between port and sherry. - Answer-Port is made with
black grapes; sherry is made with white grapes.
What are the steps for producing Port? - Answer-1. Rapidly extract color and tannins
from the skins during a short period of fermentation. While there is still a high proportion
of sugar in the must, a grape derived spirit is added, resulting in a sweet wine, high in
alcohol. The wine is then aged in oak vessels before blending and bottling.
In the production of Port, the fermentation process is interrupted. - Answer-True.
In the production of Sherry, the fermentation process is completed. - Answer-True.
Is it true that sherries come out dry, but then can be sweetened before bottling? -
Answer-Yes.
Describe a Ruby Port. - Answer-They are deeply colored and fruity and they only spend
a short period in large oak vessels and are bottled ready to drink.
What are the three main styles of Port? - Answer-Inexpensive Ruby Port, Reserve Ruby
Port and Late Bottled Vintage Port.
Is Ruby Port non vintage? - Answer-Yes.
How many years do Ruby Port spend ageing? - Answer-Generally, less than 3 years.
How may years do Ruby Reserve Ports spend ageing? - Answer-Up to 5 years.
