CMS - Certified Sommelier Exam / WSET Advanced
CMS - Certified Sommelier Exam / WSET
Advanced Exam Questions & Answers Latest
Updated
Question 1
What is the formula of alcoholic fermentation?
Correct Answer
Sugar + Yeast = Alcohol + Carbon Dioxide
(C6H12O6 -> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2)
Question 2
What are the three main acids naturally occurring in the grapes?
Correct Answer
Tartaric Acid,
Malic Acid,
and Citric Acid.
Question 3
What are the three main acids occurring as a result of fermentation?
Correct Answer
Succinic Acid, Acetic Acid, and Lactic Acid.
Question 4
What are the two main acids occurring in botrytised wines?
Correct Answer
Gluconic Acid, and Galacturonic Acid.
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Question 5
Who discovered the effect of fermentation by yeast?
Correct Answer
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
Question 6
What is the French term for Sparkling Wine?
Correct Answer
Vin Mousseux, or Crémant
Question 7
What is the French term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine?
Correct Answer
Vin Pétillant
Question 8
What is the German term for
Sparkling Wine?
Correct Answer
Schaumwein
It is a blanket term encompassing all types of sparkling wine whether the gas
naturally occurs as a result of fermentation or otherwise.
Question 9
What is the German term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine?
Correct Answer
Sekt (secondary fermentation must occur in the bottle), Perlwein (CO2 can be
added.)
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Question 10
What is the Italian term for
Sparkling Wine?
Correct Answer
Vino Spumante
Question 11
What is the Italian term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine?
Correct Answer
Vino Frizzante
Question 12
What is the Spanish term for
Sparkling Wine?
Correct Answer
Vino Espumosso
Question 13
What is the Spanish term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine?
Correct Answer
Vino de Aguja
Question 14
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation
takes place in the bottle?
Correct Answer
Méthode Traditionelle, or
Traditional Method in English
("Méthode Champenoise" is now outlawed in EU)
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Question 15
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation
and soutillage (racking) takes place in a large air-tight fermentation tank?
Correct Answer
Méthode Charmat, or
Méthode de la Cuvée Close
Question 16
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine that has gone
through the secondary fermentation is transferred to the pressurized tank, then
cooled, and racked before bottled?
Correct Answer
Méthode par Transversage, or
Transfer Method in English
Question 17
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine going through the
fermentation is bottled and the remaining fermentation takes place in the bottle?
Correct Answer
Méthode Rurale, or Rural Method in English
Question 18
What are the two levels of EU wine classification according to the 1962 Treaty of
Rome?
Correct Answer
Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions (QWpsr) or Vin de Qualité Produits
dans une Région Déterminé (VQPRD) and Table Wine (TW) or Vins de Table
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CMS - Certified Sommelier Exam / WSET
Advanced Exam Questions & Answers Latest
Updated
Question 1
What is the formula of alcoholic fermentation?
Correct Answer
Sugar + Yeast = Alcohol + Carbon Dioxide
(C6H12O6 -> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2)
Question 2
What are the three main acids naturally occurring in the grapes?
Correct Answer
Tartaric Acid,
Malic Acid,
and Citric Acid.
Question 3
What are the three main acids occurring as a result of fermentation?
Correct Answer
Succinic Acid, Acetic Acid, and Lactic Acid.
Question 4
What are the two main acids occurring in botrytised wines?
Correct Answer
Gluconic Acid, and Galacturonic Acid.
Page 1 of 164
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Question 5
Who discovered the effect of fermentation by yeast?
Correct Answer
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
Question 6
What is the French term for Sparkling Wine?
Correct Answer
Vin Mousseux, or Crémant
Question 7
What is the French term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine?
Correct Answer
Vin Pétillant
Question 8
What is the German term for
Sparkling Wine?
Correct Answer
Schaumwein
It is a blanket term encompassing all types of sparkling wine whether the gas
naturally occurs as a result of fermentation or otherwise.
Question 9
What is the German term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine?
Correct Answer
Sekt (secondary fermentation must occur in the bottle), Perlwein (CO2 can be
added.)
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Question 10
What is the Italian term for
Sparkling Wine?
Correct Answer
Vino Spumante
Question 11
What is the Italian term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine?
Correct Answer
Vino Frizzante
Question 12
What is the Spanish term for
Sparkling Wine?
Correct Answer
Vino Espumosso
Question 13
What is the Spanish term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine?
Correct Answer
Vino de Aguja
Question 14
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation
takes place in the bottle?
Correct Answer
Méthode Traditionelle, or
Traditional Method in English
("Méthode Champenoise" is now outlawed in EU)
Page 3 of 164
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Question 15
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation
and soutillage (racking) takes place in a large air-tight fermentation tank?
Correct Answer
Méthode Charmat, or
Méthode de la Cuvée Close
Question 16
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine that has gone
through the secondary fermentation is transferred to the pressurized tank, then
cooled, and racked before bottled?
Correct Answer
Méthode par Transversage, or
Transfer Method in English
Question 17
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine going through the
fermentation is bottled and the remaining fermentation takes place in the bottle?
Correct Answer
Méthode Rurale, or Rural Method in English
Question 18
What are the two levels of EU wine classification according to the 1962 Treaty of
Rome?
Correct Answer
Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions (QWpsr) or Vin de Qualité Produits
dans une Région Déterminé (VQPRD) and Table Wine (TW) or Vins de Table
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