WSET Level 1 Exam Questions with
100% Correct Answers
What are the white wines from burgundy made from - Answer ✔ chardonnay and oaked
or unoaked
What body and flavors are the white wines from burgundy - Answer ✔ Dry, medium
bodies, riper fruit flavors that chablis, citrus, peach.
What are burgundy red wines made from - Answer ✔ pinot noir
Red wines from burgundy description - Answer ✔ dr, low tannin, light bodied, high
acidity. Falvors of red fruits, vanilla.
What is used on the wine labels from both white and red wines from burgundy - Answer
✔ Bourgogne
Bordeaux wine description - Answer ✔ often red, high acidity, high tannin, dry and
medium-full bodied
Aromas of bordeaux red wine - Answer ✔ black fuits, cedar (often blend of cab sauv
and merlot)
Prosecco wine description - Answer ✔ light bodied, sparkling, italy,
aromas and sweetness of prosecco - Answer ✔ pear, and floral, dry or medium
sweetness
Cava description - Answer ✔ sparking from spain, pear and lemon flavors
White Zinfandel description - Answer ✔ rose from california, unoaked, low alchol,
medium sweetness, red fruit flavors
Beaujolais description - Answer ✔ dry, light bodied, red wine from france. Unoaked
flavors of Beaujolais - Answer ✔ Red fruits, LOW tannins
Cotes du Rhone description - Answer ✔ dry, medium bodied, red wine from France
flavors of cotes due Rhone - Answer ✔ strawberry, peppery
, Chianti description - Answer ✔ dry, medium bodied, italian red wine. HIGH tannin and
High acidity. Red fruit flabors, cloves
Rioja description - Answer ✔ Dry, medium to full bodied red wine from spain. Red fruit
and vanilla flavors
Chateaunef-du-Pape description - Answer ✔ Full bodied, dry, high alcohol, red wine
from france.
flavors of Chateauneuf-du-Pape - Answer ✔ strawberry, clove
Sauternes wine description - Answer ✔ sweet white wine from bordeaux, Full bodied,
flavors apricot, honey, vanilla and HIGH acidity.
Sherry wine description - Answer ✔ foritified white wine, dry medium and sweet
Port description - Answer ✔ fortified wine from portugal, sweet, high alcohol, range of
styles. Typically red, full bodied, high tannin and black fruit flavors.
Chardonnay flavors in cool climate-warm climate - Answer ✔ apple, lemon Stone fruit
peach and pineapple, bannana
What wine is used for white wines in burgundy france - Answer ✔ chardonnay
what body is chardonnay and acidity - Answer ✔ light to medium, high acidity
what is chablis made from - Answer ✔ chardonnay and aged in oak
Colder climate = what? - Answer ✔ lower levels of sugar, higher levels of acidity
warmer climate = - Answer ✔ higher levels of sugar, lower level of acidity
What alcohol level are still wines supposed to be between - Answer ✔ 8-15%
what level of alcohol are still wines usually between - Answer ✔ 11.5%- 14%
Are sparkling wines made all over the world? - Answer ✔ yes
alcohol levels in fortified wine - Answer ✔ 15-22%
types of wine: - Answer ✔ still, sparkling, foritified
