WSET Level 2 Award Exam Study Guide with
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Pinot Noir blends with what grape varieties? - ✔✔Gamay, Chardonnay for Champagne and
other sparkling wines
Cabernet Sauvignon Flavor Profiles - ✔✔Moderate Climate: *Black fruit, high acid, high tannin*
Hot Climate: *Black fruit, medium acid, high tannin*
Other Flavors: *Oak, Bell Pepper, Cedar*
Cabernet Sauvignon Classic Regions - ✔✔*France:* Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc (Pauillac,
Margaux), Graves (Pessac-Léognan)
Cabernet Sauvignon Premium Regions - ✔✔Australia: *Coonawarra, Margaret River*
New Zealand: *Hawke's Bay*
California: *Napa Valley*
Chile: *Central Valley*
Argentina: *Mendoza*
South Africa: *Stellenbosch*
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends with what grape varieties? - ✔✔Merlot, Shiraz, Malbec, Carmenère
Merlot Flavor Profiles - ✔✔Moderate Climate: *Red fruit, medium acid, light/medium tannin*
Hot Climate: *Black fruit, low acid, medium tannin*
Other Flavors: *Oak, Fruitcake, Chocolate*
,Merlot Classic Regions - ✔✔*France:* Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion, Pomeral
Merlot Premium Regions - ✔✔Australia: *Margaret River*
New Zealand: *Hawke's Bay*
California: *Napa Valley*
Chile: *Central Valley*
Argentina: *Mendoza*
South Africa: *Stellenbosch*
Merlot blends with what grape varieties? - ✔✔Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Carmenère
Sauvignon Blanc Flavor Profiles - ✔✔Cool Climate: *Pungent herbaceous and green fruit, high acid, dry*
Moderate Climate: *Less pungent, stone fruit, medium/high acid, dry*
Other Flavors: *Green Fruit, Elderflower, Mineral*
Sauvignon Blanc Classic Regions - ✔✔*France:* Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Bordeaux Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc Premium Regions - ✔✔New Zealand: *Marlborough*
California: *Napa Valley (Fumé Blanc)*
South Africa: *Coastal Regions*
Chile: *Casablanca*
Sauvignon Blanc blends with what grape varieties? - ✔✔Sémillon
Riesling Flavor Profiles - ✔✔Cool Climate: *Green and citrus fruit, high acid, dry, medium or sweet*
Moderate Climate: *Citrus and stone fruit, high acid, usually dry*
Other Flavors: *Smoke, Honey, Tropical Fruit, Mineral, Botrytis*
,Riesling Classic Regions - ✔✔*Germany:* Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz
Riesling Premium Regions - ✔✔France: *Alsace*
Austria: *Austria*
Australia: *Clara Valley, Eden Valley*
Riesling blends with what grape varieties? - ✔✔Other Aromatic Varieties
Syrah (Shiraz) Flavor Profiles - ✔✔Moderate Climate: *Pepper, black fruit, medium acid, high tannin*
Hot Climate: *Spice, black fruit, medium acid, high tannin*
Other Flavors: *Oak, Vegetal, Animal, Chocolate*
Syrah (Shiraz) Classic Regions - ✔✔*France:*
*Nothern Rhône*: Crozes-Hermitage, Côtes du Rôtie
*Southern Rhône (blended)*: Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, Châteaneuf-du-Pape
Syrah (Shiraz) Premium Regions - ✔✔*Australia:*
Moderate Climate: *Western Australia, Heathcote*
Hot Climate: *Hunter Valley, Barossa, McLaren Vale*
Syrah (Shiraz) blends with what grape varieties? - ✔✔Grenache, Cabernet, Viognier
Grenache (Garnacha) Flavor Profiles - ✔✔Hot Climate: *Red fruit, low acidity, low tannin*
Other Flavors: *Spice, Toffee, used for Rosé wines*
Grenache (Garnacha) Classic Regions - ✔✔*France:* Southern Rhône: (blended) Côtes du Rhône, Côtes
du Rhône Villages, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
, Grenache (Garnacha) Premium Regions - ✔✔Spain: *Rioja, Navarra, Priorat*
Australia: *Barossa, McLaren Vale*
Grenache (Garnacha) blends with what grape varieties? - ✔✔Syrah, other Southern French
varieties, Tempranillo
What does the following tasting note most accurately describe?
Pale lemon color; green fruit and smokey mineral aromas; dry, with high acidity.alley Chardonnay
1. Chablis AC
2. Oaked Hunter Valley Chardonnay
3. Chianti Classico DOCG
4. Côte-Rôtie AC - ✔✔Pale lemon color; green fruit and smokey mineral aromas; dry, with high acidity.
1. Chablis AC
Which of the following pair of regions are famous for premium wines made from Syrah/Shiraz?
1. Burgundy and Sancerre
2. Orvieto and Marlborough Region
3. Hermitage AC and Barossa Valley
4. Pomeral AC and Saint Emilion AC - ✔✔Which of the following pair of regions are famous for
premium wines made from Syrah/Shiraz?
3. Hermitage AC and Barossa Valley
Which of the following grape varieties is often used to add color and tannin in a blend with Merlot?