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WSET Level 1 exam/97 Questions and Answers
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WSET Level 1 exam/97 Questions andAnswers
What is wine? - -A drink made from the fermented juice or freshly-picked
grapes.
One of the most natural of all alcoholic drinks.
-What is fermentation? - -A natural process caused by yeast.
-What is yeast? - -Are microscopic organisms that live naturally alongside
grapes int he vineyard and winery.
-How does yeast live? - -They feed on sugar, as found in grape juice,
converting it to alcohol and carbon dioxide gas.
-What are the three types of wine? - -Light wine
Sparking wine
Fortified wine
-Light wines - -Majority of wines fall into this category.
Between 8-15% alcohol, but a majority containing 11.5-14% alcohol.
-Light wines are named from.. - -The region they are produced in.
Bordeaux and Burgundy from France.
Rioja from Spain.
Chianti from Italy.
-Light wines from the New World countries get their name from.. - -Labeled
with the name of the grape used.
Chardonnay or Shiraz from Australia.
-Sparking wines - -Bubbles of CO2 gas have been trapped in the wine.
Made all over the world.
-What are examples of sparking wines? - -Champagne from France.
Cava from Spain.
-Fortified wines - -Extra alcohol is added.
Alcohol levels of 15-22%.
-Examples of fortified wines.. - -Sherry from Spain.
Port from Portugal.
-Colour: Red - -Using black grapes to make the wine.
, Color comes from the grape skins.
Juice is fermented in contact with the grape skin, coloring the juice.
-Colour: White - -Usually made with white grapes, but can also use black
grapes.
Often seen lighter, refreshing, alternative to red wines.
-Colour: Rosé - -Made from black grapes; less contact with the skins.
Not as full as reds but offer more body than whites.
Tends to be a seasonal drink, mostly summer time.
-Sweetness.. - -Dry
Medium
Sweet
-Explain the steps on how sweetness is "produced" - -1.) Grape juice is
naturally sweet but yeast feeds not he grape sugars during fermentation,
then the juice becomes less sweet.
2.) The yeast will die once the alcohol reaches 15% or when all the sugars
have been used.
3.) Once the yeast is dead, any sugar remaining in the wine will determine
how sweet the wine is.
-Sweetness: Dry - -Process: The yeast will have turned all the sugar into
alcohol and CO2.
Most red wines and a majority of whites, some more than others.
-Examples of dry white wines.. - -Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.
Fino Sherry from Spain.
Brut from Champagne.
-Examples of dry red wines.. - -Châteauneuf-du-Pape from France.
Chianti from Italy.
Cabernet Sauvignon from California.
-Sweetness: Medium - -Process: The winemaker either removed the yeast
from the juice before all the sugar has been consumed or adds unfermented,
sweet grape juice to dry wine.
Usually white and rosé.
Taste: Should have sweetness but not by cloying or sickly.
-Examples of medium wines.. - -Many popular wines from Germany.
Rosé wines such as White Zinfandel from California.
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