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WSET LEVEL 1 WINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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WSET LEVEL 1 WINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWine Types/Styles - Answers -Light
Sparkling
Fortified
Fermentation - Answers -Natural process caused by yeast.
What does yeast do? - Answers -Feed on the sugar, converting it into alcohol and
carbon dioxide gas
Light Wines - Answers -Still wines
Majority fall under this category
8-15% alcohol
Sparkling Wine - Answers -Wine were bubbles of carbon dioxide gas trapped in wine
Fortified Wine - Answers -Wines that have extra alcohol added
15-22% alcohol
Color styles of Wine - Answers -Red - Black grapes
White - Juice of white grapes
Rosé - Black grapes with less contact with skins
Sweetness Styles of Wine - Answers -Dry - Majority of all wines
Medium - Usually white or rosé
Sweet - Thicker & Richer
Body Styles of Wine - Answers -Light Bodied
Medium Bodied
Full Bodied
Other Factors Wine Styles - Answers -Oak
Tannin
Acidity
Cool Climate Wines - Answers -Mainly white
High acidity
Lower alcohol
Cool Climate Wine Regions - Answers -Northern France
Germany
Washington
Oregan
, Warm Climate Wines - Answers -Mainly Red
High Alcohol
Rich in Flavor
Warm Climate Wine Regions - Answers -Southern France
Central Spain
Australia
California
Cooler Region Chardonnay - Answers -Sweetness - Dry
Color - Pale
Flavor - Green fruits (apple/citrus)
High acid
Warmer Region Chardonnay - Answers -Sweetness - Dry
Flavor -
Stone fruits (peach/apricot)
Tropical (melon/pineapple/banana)
Cooler Region Sauvignon Blanc - Answers -Sweetness - Dry
Acid - High
Flavor - Green fruit/citrus/herbaceous
Drink Young
Chablis - Answers -French white wine made from Chardonnay
Sweetness - Dry
Body - Light
Acidity - High
Flavor - Green Fruit
Unoaked
Champagne - Answers -French sparkling wine made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Acidity - High
Sancerre - Answers -French wine made with Sauvignon Blanc
Body - Medium
Acidity - High
Flavor - Green fruits/herbaceous
Red Bordeaux - Answers -French wine blend made from Caberet Sauvignon and Merlot
Body - Medium
Tannin - High
Flavor - Oak
Pinot Grigio - Answers -Italian wine
Body - Light
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