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WSET Level 1 Exam Questions and
Answers
What is Wine? - Answer✔✔-Fermentation of grape juice
Grape sugars + Yeast = ? - Answer✔✔-Alcohol, C02, Heat
What are the 3 main types of wine? - Answer✔✔-Light wine, sparkling wine, fortified wine
How are light wines named? - Answer✔✔-Name of region or name of grape
The bubbles in sparkling wine are a result of what? - Answer✔✔-Trapped C02
Name a sparkling wine from Italy - Answer✔✔-Asti, Prosecco
Name a sparkling wine from France - Answer✔✔-Champagne
Name a sparkling wine from Spain - Answer✔✔-Cava
Fortified wine have what added to them? - Answer✔✔-Extra Alcohol
When in the fermentation process for port is the spirit added? - Answer✔✔-BEFORE
fermentation has started
When in the fermentation process for sherry is the spirit added? - Answer✔✔-AFTER
fermentation is over
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Historically, why was extra alcohol added to wine? - Answer✔✔-Extend shelf life
Where does tannin come from? - Answer✔✔-Grape skin
Where does a wines colour come from? - Answer✔✔-The skin
How does rose get its colour? - Answer✔✔-White grape juice and contact (brief) with red grape
skin
At what alcohol % will yeast begin to die? - Answer✔✔-15% --> once all the sugar is used
If all of the available sugar has turned into alcohol. The wine would be categorized as what? -
Answer✔✔-Dry
What are the 2 ways you can make medium sweet wine? - Answer✔✔-Either stop fermentation
& filter yeast or take dry wine and add sweet wine
The majority of red and white wines are _________ wines. - Answer✔✔-Dry
Give an example of a dry white wine from New Zealand - Answer✔✔-Sauvignon Blanc
Give an example of a dry white wine from Spain - Answer✔✔-Fino Sherry, Brut Champagne
Give an example of a dry red wine from France - Answer✔✔-Chateauneuf-du-pape
Give an example of a dry red wine from Italy - Answer✔✔-Valpolicella
Give an example of a dry red wine from South Africa - Answer✔✔-Pinotage
Give an example of a medium rosé from California - Answer✔✔-White Zinfandel
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WSET Level 1 Exam Questions and
Answers
What is Wine? - Answer✔✔-Fermentation of grape juice
Grape sugars + Yeast = ? - Answer✔✔-Alcohol, C02, Heat
What are the 3 main types of wine? - Answer✔✔-Light wine, sparkling wine, fortified wine
How are light wines named? - Answer✔✔-Name of region or name of grape
The bubbles in sparkling wine are a result of what? - Answer✔✔-Trapped C02
Name a sparkling wine from Italy - Answer✔✔-Asti, Prosecco
Name a sparkling wine from France - Answer✔✔-Champagne
Name a sparkling wine from Spain - Answer✔✔-Cava
Fortified wine have what added to them? - Answer✔✔-Extra Alcohol
When in the fermentation process for port is the spirit added? - Answer✔✔-BEFORE
fermentation has started
When in the fermentation process for sherry is the spirit added? - Answer✔✔-AFTER
fermentation is over
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Historically, why was extra alcohol added to wine? - Answer✔✔-Extend shelf life
Where does tannin come from? - Answer✔✔-Grape skin
Where does a wines colour come from? - Answer✔✔-The skin
How does rose get its colour? - Answer✔✔-White grape juice and contact (brief) with red grape
skin
At what alcohol % will yeast begin to die? - Answer✔✔-15% --> once all the sugar is used
If all of the available sugar has turned into alcohol. The wine would be categorized as what? -
Answer✔✔-Dry
What are the 2 ways you can make medium sweet wine? - Answer✔✔-Either stop fermentation
& filter yeast or take dry wine and add sweet wine
The majority of red and white wines are _________ wines. - Answer✔✔-Dry
Give an example of a dry white wine from New Zealand - Answer✔✔-Sauvignon Blanc
Give an example of a dry white wine from Spain - Answer✔✔-Fino Sherry, Brut Champagne
Give an example of a dry red wine from France - Answer✔✔-Chateauneuf-du-pape
Give an example of a dry red wine from Italy - Answer✔✔-Valpolicella
Give an example of a dry red wine from South Africa - Answer✔✔-Pinotage
Give an example of a medium rosé from California - Answer✔✔-White Zinfandel
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