WSET Level 4 Exam Questions and
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there are two components in food that tend to make wines taste `harder. Name
them - Correct answer-Sweetness and umami
There are two components that makes wine taste "softer". Name them - Correct
answer-Salt and acidity
A sweetness in a dish can make a dry wine seem less - Correct answer-Fruity and
taste unpleasanty acidic
what is a good general rule with dishes containing sugar? - Correct answer-To
select a wine that has a higher level of sweetness than the dish.
Umami in food increases the perception of? - Correct answer-Bitterness and
Astringency, Acidity and the warming effect of the alcohol in the wine.
Many foods that are considered difficult to pair with wine contains high levels of? -
Correct answer-Umami but lack the salt necessary to counteract its hardening
effect on wine
Many foods that are considered difficult to pair with wine contains high levels of?
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, 2. what kind of food can we find this? - Correct answer-Asparagus, eggs,
mushrooms and ripe soft cheeses
What kind of food are high in both umami and salt? - Correct answer-Cured or
smoked seafood and meats, hard cheeses such as parmesan.
Acidity in food can increase ? - Correct answer-Body, sweetness and fruitiness in
the wine
if the level of acidity in the wine is low, high levels of acidity in foods can make it
seem? - Correct answer-Flat, flabby and lacking focus
Salt in food increases the perception of? - Correct answer-Body in wine
Salt in food decreases the perception of ? - Correct answer-astringency, bitterness
and acidity in the wine
Salt is another wine - friendly component of food that can enhance what? - Correct
answer-A fruit character and soften astringency
Bitterness in food increases? - Correct answer-Bitterness in wine
Chilli in food increases the perception of? - Correct answer-Bitterness,
Astringency, acidity and the burning effect of alcohol in the wine
High risk wines:
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Answers Graded A+
there are two components in food that tend to make wines taste `harder. Name
them - Correct answer-Sweetness and umami
There are two components that makes wine taste "softer". Name them - Correct
answer-Salt and acidity
A sweetness in a dish can make a dry wine seem less - Correct answer-Fruity and
taste unpleasanty acidic
what is a good general rule with dishes containing sugar? - Correct answer-To
select a wine that has a higher level of sweetness than the dish.
Umami in food increases the perception of? - Correct answer-Bitterness and
Astringency, Acidity and the warming effect of the alcohol in the wine.
Many foods that are considered difficult to pair with wine contains high levels of? -
Correct answer-Umami but lack the salt necessary to counteract its hardening
effect on wine
Many foods that are considered difficult to pair with wine contains high levels of?
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, 2. what kind of food can we find this? - Correct answer-Asparagus, eggs,
mushrooms and ripe soft cheeses
What kind of food are high in both umami and salt? - Correct answer-Cured or
smoked seafood and meats, hard cheeses such as parmesan.
Acidity in food can increase ? - Correct answer-Body, sweetness and fruitiness in
the wine
if the level of acidity in the wine is low, high levels of acidity in foods can make it
seem? - Correct answer-Flat, flabby and lacking focus
Salt in food increases the perception of? - Correct answer-Body in wine
Salt in food decreases the perception of ? - Correct answer-astringency, bitterness
and acidity in the wine
Salt is another wine - friendly component of food that can enhance what? - Correct
answer-A fruit character and soften astringency
Bitterness in food increases? - Correct answer-Bitterness in wine
Chilli in food increases the perception of? - Correct answer-Bitterness,
Astringency, acidity and the burning effect of alcohol in the wine
High risk wines:
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