WSET Level 3 Flashcards TEST QUESTIONS
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STUDYING MATERIAL 150+ QUESTIONS
Which statement about Beaujolais Nouveau is false?
Cannot go on sale to consumer until after midnight on the third Wednesday in
November.
Cannot be sold by growers or merchants after the 31st August of the following
vintage.
Typically made with carbonic maceration with flavours of kirsch, bubblegum,
banana and cinnamon.
Often has high acidity and tannins.
- ANSWER Often has high acidity and tannins
Which of these wines does this description best fit? A white wine that has high
acidity, apple and citrus aromas and smoky minerality.
Chablis
Macon
Pouilly Fuissé
Morgon
- ANSWER Chablis
Gross Lees is?
The mass of skin left over after pressing a white wine
,Dead yeast and grape skins that fall out of the wine shortly after fermentation has
ended.
Shorthand for Sur Lie
Dead yeast that falls out of the wine during maturation.
- ANSWER Dead yeast and grape skins that fall out of the wine shortly after
fermentation has ended.
Which is a method of concentrating grape sugars?
Passerillage
Passito
Ice wine production
All of the above
- ANSWER All of the above
Which of these is most likely to be done to both red and white wines in a cool
climate?
Barrel fermentation
Post fermentation skin contact
Carbonic maceration
Chaptalisation
- ANSWER Chaptalisation
Which is not a method of controlling yield in a typical season?
Green harvest
Winter pruning
Maritime climate can be described as?
- ANSWER Low to medium continentality, medium to high rainfall all year long and
often a cloudy growing season.
When plants are photosynthesising which of the following equations is correct?
O2 + Sunlight + Chlorophyll => Sugars + CO2
CO2 + Sunlight + Chlorophyll => Sugars + O2
O2 + heat + Chlorophyll => Sugars + O2
CO2 + Sunlight + Veraison => Sugars + O2
- ANSWER CO2 + Sunlight + Chlorophyll => Sugars + O2
An aspiring winemaker in Bordeaux decides to create his own version of Cabernet
Sauvignon. He pollinates a Cabernet Franc with Sauvignon Blanc. The resulting
seed is?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Sauvignon Blanc
A new variety of grape
- ANSWER a new variety of grape
Which one of the statements about flor is false?
, It protects wines from oxidation
It consumes nutrients from the wine so blending is essential
Fino that exhibits flor is fortified to only 15.5% abv
Wines that live under flor turn brown
- ANSWER Wines that live under floor turn brown
After production many Ports are matured by the coast at?
Cima Corgo
Vila Nova de Gaia
Vinha ao alto
Port Colheita
- ANSWER Vila Nova de Gaia
Which one of the following label descriptions is likely to indicate an oaky
Sauvignon Blanc?
Reserve
Sancerre
Fumé Blanc
Biodynamic
- ANSWER Fumé Blanc
Which sweet wine can be described as having a 'purity of fruit character'
associated with its production?
Tokaji
Beerenauslese
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