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WSET Level 2 Exam Questions and Answers
Both Tank and Bottled-Fermented Sparking Wines start with what? - Answer✔✔-Still Base Wine,
usually light in alchohol, and processes add approximately 1-2% abv
What is Tank Method? - Answer✔✔-part of fermentation takes place in sealed tank, which
prevents any carbon dioxide gas from escaping
True or False: The base wine could be partially fermented must, where the last part of the
fermentation takes place in a sealed tank - Answer✔✔-True
What is Prosecco? - Answer✔✔-A sparkling wine from NE Italy, and it's usually made using the
tank method
What grape variety is used for Prosecco? - Answer✔✔-The Glera grape, which gives a medium
body, dry or off dry sparkling wine with stone fruit flavor
What does Spumante mean? - Answer✔✔-fully sparkling wine
What does frizzante mean? - Answer✔✔-lightly sparkling wine
What is Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG? - Answer✔✔-a premier sparking wine from NE Italy
What is Asti DOCG? - Answer✔✔-a sweet fruity light bodied sparkling wine from Piedmont, and
it's made from Muscat
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Flavors: peach, grape, rose
What is Sekt? - Answer✔✔-German word for sparkling wine, both made in Germany and Austria
What are characteristics of Sekt? - Answer✔✔-Most are simple, inexpensive tank-method wine
Medium/Dry, light in body, floral and fruity
Generally uses cheap base wines sourced from anywhere in the EU
What is the main quality advantage of Bottled Fermentation? - Answer✔✔-Through extended
contact with dead yeast, the wines can gain bready, biscuity flavors
What is a base wine? - Answer✔✔-A still wine that is blended with sugar and yeast and then
bottled, sealed and stored.
What is second fermentation? - Answer✔✔-Takes place, in which the wine increases slightly in
alcohol, and CO2, which cannot escape from the sealed bottle, becomes dissolved in the wine.
What is yeast autolysis? - Answer✔✔-Most important part of bottle fermentation. The yeast self
digest, release flavours into the wine. Flavours are described as autolytic.
What is disgorge? - Answer✔✔-The process of removing the yeast sediments after fermentation
and aging in bottle.
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What is the traditional method? - Answer✔✔-Bottle is slowly tipped and jiggled so the yeast
cells slide into the neck of the bottle. The plug of yeast in the neck is frozen, and pops out when
the bottle is unsealed. The bottle is topped up with wine and sugar.
What is dosage? - Answer✔✔-The amount of sugar added, which determines the sweetness of
the final bottled product.
What is Brut? - Answer✔✔-A very small amount of sugar is used
What is the transfer method? - Answer✔✔-Method to remove the yeast. Empty the entire
contents of the bottles into a tank under pressure, then filtered, and rebottled. Not permitted in
Champagne or Cava.
Which grape varieties are used in Champagne to make sparkling wine? - Answer✔✔-Pinot Noir,
Meunier, Chardonnay
What is Champagne's condition like? - Answer✔✔-Cool climate, chalky soils, which allow
sparkling wines to have high acidity, medium body, and light alcohol. The weather varies from
vintage to vintage, and the grapes do not fully ripen.
What are non-vintage wines? - Answer✔✔-a blend of different vintages for quality and
consistency
What is vintage Champagne? - Answer✔✔-A portion of the best wine of exceptional years make
vintage Champagne.
What is the minimum legal period of yeast autolysis? - Answer✔✔-15 months
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What are Grandes Marques? - Answer✔✔-famous Champagne houses
Describe Vintage Champagne - Answer✔✔-Complex, intense fruity and autolytic flavors with
vegetal, nutty or honeyed complexity from bottle age.
What is Cremant? - Answer✔✔-Indicates sparkling wine made using the traditional method.
The Loire / Saumur is a major region for production. (Chenin Blanc)
Where in the Loire Valley is Cremant made? - Answer✔✔-Saumur, where Chenin Blanc is the
main grape variety. It has high acidity, green and citrus fruit flavors, with some autolytic
character.
What is Cava? - Answer✔✔-Spanish term for traditional-method sparkling wines. The main
grape varieties are local Spanish ones.
What are Cava's characteristics? - Answer✔✔-Fairly neutral fruit flavors, hint of pear, medium
acidity, and very little autolytic complexity
Characteristics of Sparkling Reds in Australia? - Answer✔✔-made with Shiraz, full bodied, with
medium acidity, and intense black and red berry fruit notes.
What are 3 ways for yeast to stop processing sugar into alcohol? - Answer✔✔-1. Remove yeast,
using a fine filter to ensure none remain
2.Yeast could be poisoned using sulfur dioxide
3. Fortify (add alcohol) during fermentation
What are Vin Doux Naturels? - Answer✔✔-Sweet fortified wines from Southern France such as:
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