WSET LEVEL 2 WINES2024/2025 | ACTUAL EXAM
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Acidic foods can make wines seem: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Less drying, less bitter, less acidic.
More sweet, more fruity
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG is a dry red wine made from partially dried grapes.
What alcohol, tannin and flavour would you expect from this wine? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Alcohol - high
Tannin - high
Flavour - red cherries, fig, prune
At what stage in production is port fortified? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..During fermentation
Between what latitudes are vineyards generally located? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..30° and 50°
north and south of the equator
For long term storage of wines, how should wines be stored? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..At a cool
constant temperature
Away from sunshine and bright light
If sealed with a cork, bottle should be stored on their side
How might a Cabernet Sauvignon change after several years maturation in bottle? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Softer tannins, tertiary flavours develop (dried fruits, earth, forest floor)
In Fino Sherry production, what is the yeast that forms on the surface of the wine and
protects it from oxygen? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Flor
In Fino Sherry production, what percentage of alcohol is the base wine fortified to? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..15%
,In Oloroso Sherry production, what percentage of alcohol is the base wine fortified to? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..17%
In Sherry production, what is the name of the grape variety used for dry and sweetened
styles? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Palomino
In Sherry production, what is the name of the system for aging wine in old casks? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Solera system
In sparkling wine production, what is added to the base wine to start the second
fermentation? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Yeast and sugar
In sparkling wine production, what level of acidity and alcohol would typically be
required for the base wine? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Acidity - high
Alcohol - low
In sparkling wine production, what vessels are used for the second fermentation? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Tank or bottle
In the traditional method, what does the term 'disgorgement' refer to? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..The neck of the bottle is frozen, the crown cap is removed, the yeast is
ejected
In the traditional method, what does the term 'dosage' refer to? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Adding
a mixture of wine and sugar to the wine
In the traditional method, what does the term 'riddling' refer to? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Moving
the deposit of lees to the neck of the bottle
In the traditional method, what happens as a result of yeast autolysis? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Lees impart flavours of biscuit and bread to the wine
Name the main components of a grape and what they contain: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Stalk -
Tannins
Skin - Tannins, Colour, Flavours
Pulp - Sugar, Acid, Water
Seeds - Bitter Oils
Nebbiolo produces wine than age for many years in bottle. What flavours would you
expect in older wines? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Mushroom, tobacco, leather
Outside of California, where is in the USA has a reputation for producing top quality
Pinot Noir? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Oregon
, Put the six Prädikat categories in order from least ripe to most ripe: -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Eiswein, Beerenauslese,
Trockenbeerenauslese
Put the stages of grape formation and ripening in the correct order:
Ripening
Flowering
Extra ripening
Fruit set
Véraison - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Flowering
Fruit set
Véraison
Ripening
Extra ripening
Salty foods can make wines seem: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Less drying, less bitter, less acidic.
More fruity, more body
State the production steps in the correct order for making red wine: -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Crushing, alcoholic fermentation, draining, pressing, storage or
maturation, packaging
State the production steps in the correct order for making white wine: -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Crushing, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, storage or maturation,
packaging
Sweetness in food can make dry wines seem: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..More drying, more bitter,
more acidic. Less sweet and fruity
Umami in food can make wines seem: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..More drying, more bitter, more
acidic. Less sweet and fruity
What acidity, body and flavours would you expect from a wine made from Cortese? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Acidity - high
Body - light
Flavours - Blossom, apple, pear, lemon
What acidity, body and flavours would you expect from a wine made from Fiano? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Acidity - medium
Body - medium to full
Flavours - peach, melon, mango
What acidity, body and flavours would you expect from a wine made from Garganega? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Acidity - high
