WSET Level 1
Questions & Correct
Solutions2023//2024
What is *Wine*? - ANSWER An Alcoholic drink made from the total or partial
fermentation of freshly-picked grapes' juice.
What is *Fermentation*? - ANSWER Yeast feed on sugar, converting it into alcohol and
carbon dioxide gas and heat
*Type...
WSET Level 1
Questions & Correct
Solutions2023//2024
What is *Wine*? - ANSWER An Alcoholic drink made from the total or partial
fermentation of freshly-picked grapes' juice.
What is *Fermentation*? - ANSWER Yeast feed on sugar, converting it into alcohol and
carbon dioxide gas and heat
*Types* of wine. - ANSWER 1. Still wine
2. Sparkling wine
3. Fortified wine
*Still* wines. - ANSWER • They have no bubbles
• 8-15% alcohol
• Named after a region (old world)
• Named after a grape variety (new world)
*Sparkling* wines. - ANSWER • Carbon dioxide trapped (bubbles)
• Champagne is the best known French Sparkling
• Crémant is also an sparkling wine from France
• Cava is made in Spain
• Prosecco is made in Italy
• Sekt is made in Austria and Germany
*Styles* of wine. - ANSWER • Colour
• Sweetness
• Body
• Oak
• Tannins
• Acidity
*Colour* of wine. - ANSWER • *Red* ➜ Black grapes. Juice fermented in contact with
skins
• *White* ➜ Usually white grapes but black grapes as well, no skin contact. Lighter &
refreshing
• *Rosé* ➜ Black grapes. Less skin contact.
Level of *Sweetness*. - ANSWER • Yeast dies at 15% above
• Remaining sugar will determine how sweet the wine is
• Dry - Medium - Sweet
*Dry* wines. - ANSWER • No sugar left during fermentation
• Most wines are dry
Examples of *Dry* wines. - ANSWER • *White* ➜ Sauvignong Blanc from NZ, Sherry
from Spain & Brut Champagne from France
• *Red* ➜ Chianti from Italy, Cabernet Sauvignon from California & Châteauneuf-du-
Pape from France
*Medium* wines. - ANSWER • Usually white or rosé wines
• Winemaker either stops fermentation by removing yeast before all sugars are
consumed or adds unfermented grape juice
Examples of *Medium* wines. - ANSWER • Germany white wines (Riesling)
• White Zinfandel (rosé) from California
*Sweet* wines. - ANSWER • Wine made out of grapes rich in sugar, yeast dies before
all sugars are consumed or yeast dies because of the addition of extra alcohol
• Sweetness and acidiy must be balanced ➜ not cloying
Examples of *Sweet* wines. - ANSWER • *Sauternes* from France
• *Port* from Portugal
What is *Body*? - ANSWER • The general feel of the wine in the mouth when you taste
it
• Light - Medium - Full
*Light* bodied wine. - ANSWER • Refreshing and easy to drink
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