WSET LEVEL 2 WINE CERTIFICATION
LATEST 2024|2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS || ALREADY GRADED A+
<UPDATED VERSION>
colors that are indication of age in white wines - ANSWER ✔ orange, amber and
brown
color for youth in red wine - ANSWER ✔ purple
color for youth in white wine - ANSWER ✔ green
how can out of condition wines smell? - ANSWER ✔ dull & stale, may have
excessive oxidative aromas (toffee, caramel or sherry)
place for sweetness to be most easily detected - ANSWER ✔ tip of tongue
place for acidity to be tasted - ANSWER ✔ sides of tongue
place for bitterness to be detected - ANSWER ✔ back of tongue
good balance - ANSWER ✔ the sweetness, fruitiness , tannin and acidity will be
in balance
pairing wine with sweet food makes the wine - ANSWER ✔ seem to have more
bitterness and acidity
sweetness in food - ANSWER ✔ increases wine bitterness, acidity and burning
effect of alcohol
, acidity in food makes the wine - ANSWER ✔ seem more body, sweetness &
fruitiness , decreases the perception of acidity in wine
pairing wine with salty food makes the wine - ANSWER ✔ increase the
perception of wine, decreases bitterness and acidity
your liver can only break down approx - ANSWER ✔ 10 g per hour
best temp to serve sweet wine - ANSWER ✔ 6-8 Celsius
in order to grow and produce healthy grapes, a vine needs.. - ANSWER ✔ co2,
sunlight, water, warmth & nutrients
climate describes - ANSWER ✔ the weather conditions we might expect in a
typical year
sunlight - ANSWER ✔ the source of energy that allows the grape to combine co2
and water into sugar
climate - ANSWER ✔ weather conditions (temps, rainfall, sunshine) we may
expect in a typical year.
latitude is determine by - ANSWER ✔ altitude, latitude and oceans
ideal warmth for grapes is - ANSWER ✔ not too little, not too much
the most important time of the weather condition is when.. - ANSWER ✔ the
grapes are ripening.
yields influence quality.. - ANSWER ✔ lower yields give better quality
fermentation temp of white wine - ANSWER ✔ 12-22
sweetness in wine is mostly caused by - ANSWER ✔ unfermented sugars in the
wine
,fermentation temp in red wine - ANSWER ✔ 20-32
extraction of colors in red wines can be done by - ANSWER ✔ pumping over or
punched down skins
american oak compared to European oak - ANSWER ✔ less expensive with
aromas of coconut and vanilla
Storage of Wine - ANSWER ✔ - optimum conditions
- effects of poor storage
Service Temperature - White Wines - ANSWER ✔ Medium/full-bodied oaked
whites (White Burgundy, Fume Blanc)
- lightly chilled (10-13 C)(50-55 F)
Light/medium-bodied whites (Muscadet, Pinot Grigio, New Zealand Sauvignon
Blanc, Fino Sherry)
- chilled (7-10 C)(45-50 F)
Service Temperature - Sweet and Sparkling Wines - ANSWER ✔ Sweet wines
(Sauternes, Sweet Muscats)
- well chilled (6-8 C) (43-45 F)
Sparkling wines (Champagne, Cava, Asti)
- well chilled (6-10 C) (43-50 F)
Service Temperature - Reds - ANSWER ✔ Light-bodied reds (Beaujolais,
Valpolicella)
- lightly chilled (13 C) (55 F)
Medium/full-bodied reds (Red Bordeaux, Red Burgundy, Rioja, Australian Shiraz,
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Barolo, Amarone della Valpolicella, Vintage Port)
- room temperature (15-18 C) (59-64 F)
The Grape - ANSWER ✔ - colour
- tannins
- flavour
- water
, - sugars
Environment - Factors - ANSWER ✔ - sunlight
- water
- warmth
- nutrients
- latitude (30-50), altitude, water
- soils (aspect, stones, drainage, nutrients)
- weather (temperature, rain, hail, wind, frost)
Grape Growing (Vineyard Activities) - ANSWER ✔ - vineyard care
- yields
- pest and disease control
- harvest
Winemaking - Alcoholic Fermentation - ANSWER ✔ sugars in grapes + yeast =
alcohol + heat + carbon dioxide
Winemaking Process - White Wine - ANSWER ✔ - crushing
- pressing (separate skins and juice)
- fermentation (options: wooden vats/barrels or stainless steel tanks)
- maturation (options: wooden vats/barrels or stainless steel tanks)
- bottling
*black grapes can also be used to make white wines
Winemaking Process - Red and Rose Wines - ANSWER ✔ - crushing
- fermentation (punching down / pumping over)
- free run wine, press wine (pressed from skins)
- maturation (options: wooden vats/barrels or stainless steel tanks)
- blending (option: blend press and free run wine)
- bottling
Winemaking Process - Maturation - ANSWER ✔ With Oxygen
- oak
Without Oxygen
- stainless steel
- glass bottle
