WSET Level 2 Exam Questions with
Correct Answers 2023/2024
What term is sometimes described as 'mouth feel'? - Answer- Body
Tannin - Answer- Is what makes strong black tea taste bitter
What aroma or flavor characteristics indicate wine has seen oak? - Answer- vanilla,
toast, and cedar notes
Dishes high in sugar should be paired with a wine that - Answer- has at least as much
sugar
Two components in food that tend to make wines taste 'harder' (most astringent and
bitter, less fruity) - Answer- Sweetness and umami
What does a vine need to grow and produce a crop of ripe, healthy grapes? - Answer-
warmth, water, sunlight, nutrients, and carbon dioxide
Hot climates in general lead to wines with - Answer- more alcohol, fuller body
Cool climates in general lead to wines with - Answer- less alcohol, more acidity
What is the most important time for good weather I the growing season? - Answer-
When the grapes are ripening
What part of the grape is fermented to become alcohol? - Answer- sugars
What is the normal order for white winemaking? - Answer- Crush, press, ferment
What is the normal order for red winemaking? - Answer- crush, ferment, press
What does the term 'rosado' on a Spanish wine label mean? - Answer- it is a rose wine
What is the correct order of minimum age classification from youngest to oldest in
Spain? - Answer- Vino Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
What is the higher quality in Italy, DOC or DOCG? - Answer- DOCG
DOCa on a Spanish wine label indicates - Answer- The wine comes from the most
prestigious wine regions in Spain, with the most regulations
In Germany, Pradikatswein are subdivided into six sub-categories that are defines by
what level at harvest? - Answer- The sugar level of the grapes at harvest
, In France, what terms indicates the highest quality level? - Answer- AOC
Most wines are treated before bottling to remove anything that may cause haziness.
This is called - Answer- Fining/Filtering
What is the fungus, or mold, that attacks grape berries and can be desirable in the
production of sweet wines? - Answer- botrytis cinerea/noble rot
Chardonnay can make good wines in climates ranging from cool to hot. True or False. -
Answer- True
Sparkling and sweet wines should be served at what temperature? - Answer- Well
chilled, 6-8 degrees Celsius
Puligny-Montrachet and Walker Bay are both premium regions for which grape varietal?
- Answer- Chardonnay
Carneros and Santa Barbera are both premium regions for which grape varietal? -
Answer- Pinot Noir
What are the Burgundy appellations in order of lowest to highest in quality? - Answer- -
Bourgogne AC: accounts for 1/2 of regions production
-Beaune, Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges: these are commune or village
appellations.
-Premier Cru
-Grand Cru
What is the main region for Cabernet Sauvignon in Argentina? - Answer- Mendoza
What are the two main regions in Australia for Cabernet? - Answer- Coonawarra and
Margaret River
Saint Emilion AC and Pomerol AC are both preodominantly what varietal? - Answer-
Merlot
What is a common labeling term used by the very best premium-quality Bordeaux
wines? - Answer- Cru Classe
Rutherford and Oakville in the Napa Valley are specifically known for - Answer-
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Correct Answers 2023/2024
What term is sometimes described as 'mouth feel'? - Answer- Body
Tannin - Answer- Is what makes strong black tea taste bitter
What aroma or flavor characteristics indicate wine has seen oak? - Answer- vanilla,
toast, and cedar notes
Dishes high in sugar should be paired with a wine that - Answer- has at least as much
sugar
Two components in food that tend to make wines taste 'harder' (most astringent and
bitter, less fruity) - Answer- Sweetness and umami
What does a vine need to grow and produce a crop of ripe, healthy grapes? - Answer-
warmth, water, sunlight, nutrients, and carbon dioxide
Hot climates in general lead to wines with - Answer- more alcohol, fuller body
Cool climates in general lead to wines with - Answer- less alcohol, more acidity
What is the most important time for good weather I the growing season? - Answer-
When the grapes are ripening
What part of the grape is fermented to become alcohol? - Answer- sugars
What is the normal order for white winemaking? - Answer- Crush, press, ferment
What is the normal order for red winemaking? - Answer- crush, ferment, press
What does the term 'rosado' on a Spanish wine label mean? - Answer- it is a rose wine
What is the correct order of minimum age classification from youngest to oldest in
Spain? - Answer- Vino Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
What is the higher quality in Italy, DOC or DOCG? - Answer- DOCG
DOCa on a Spanish wine label indicates - Answer- The wine comes from the most
prestigious wine regions in Spain, with the most regulations
In Germany, Pradikatswein are subdivided into six sub-categories that are defines by
what level at harvest? - Answer- The sugar level of the grapes at harvest
, In France, what terms indicates the highest quality level? - Answer- AOC
Most wines are treated before bottling to remove anything that may cause haziness.
This is called - Answer- Fining/Filtering
What is the fungus, or mold, that attacks grape berries and can be desirable in the
production of sweet wines? - Answer- botrytis cinerea/noble rot
Chardonnay can make good wines in climates ranging from cool to hot. True or False. -
Answer- True
Sparkling and sweet wines should be served at what temperature? - Answer- Well
chilled, 6-8 degrees Celsius
Puligny-Montrachet and Walker Bay are both premium regions for which grape varietal?
- Answer- Chardonnay
Carneros and Santa Barbera are both premium regions for which grape varietal? -
Answer- Pinot Noir
What are the Burgundy appellations in order of lowest to highest in quality? - Answer- -
Bourgogne AC: accounts for 1/2 of regions production
-Beaune, Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges: these are commune or village
appellations.
-Premier Cru
-Grand Cru
What is the main region for Cabernet Sauvignon in Argentina? - Answer- Mendoza
What are the two main regions in Australia for Cabernet? - Answer- Coonawarra and
Margaret River
Saint Emilion AC and Pomerol AC are both preodominantly what varietal? - Answer-
Merlot
What is a common labeling term used by the very best premium-quality Bordeaux
wines? - Answer- Cru Classe
Rutherford and Oakville in the Napa Valley are specifically known for - Answer-
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