WSET LEVEL 2 EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Rheingau produces what type of Rieslings? - ✔✔Kabinett, Spatlese, & Auslese -
usually drier in style and medium-bodied
✔✔Where is Pflaz? - ✔✔Southern Germany (lies close to Alsace, France)
✔✔What are the two valleys in Australia that produce Riesling? - ✔✔Clare Valley &
Eden Valley
✔✔What are other countries that produce Riesling? - ✔✔France, Austria, & New
Zealand
✔✔Are Welschriesling, Laski Riesling and Olasrizling Rieslings? - ✔✔NO
✔✔What are the characteristics of Syrah? - ✔✔thick skins, deeply colored, with medium
or high levels of tannins and medium acidity. Full-bodied with black fruit and dark
chocolate flavors
✔✔What are the characteristics of Grenache? - ✔✔thin skinned, seldom deep in color,
very full-bodied, red fruit flavors with spicy notes. With age, spicy notes evolve into
toffee & leather. Low acidity, medium tannin, high sugars, high alcohol
✔✔What are three areas in Northern Rhone famous for Syrah? - ✔✔1. Cote-Rotie
2. Hermitage
3. Crozes-Hermitage
✔✔What are the blends often referred to in the Southern Rhone? - ✔✔Grenache with
Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault
✔✔What is Chateauneuf du Pape? - ✔✔A southern Rhone appellation: mostly
Grenache but can have up to 13 different varietals in wine --> typically full-bodied,
medium tannins, low acidity, and intense, complex red fruit & spice characteristics
✔✔What is a famous area in Australia that makes Syrah/Shiraz? - ✔✔Barossa Valley
(number one)
Hunter Valley
McLaren Valley
✔✔Bulk Syrah and Grenache are made in which areas of Southern France? -
✔✔Languedoc
Minervois
, ✔✔What is the sub-region of Cote du Rhone, considered superior with more complex
wines? - ✔✔Cote du Rhone Villages
✔✔The main form of branding in Bordeaux is _______? - ✔✔Chateau
✔✔The main in Bordeaux if often referred to as __________. - ✔✔Grand Vin
✔✔If a wine is regional in Bordeaux it will be called ____________. - ✔✔Bordeaux AC
✔✔What is the classification of the best wines of the Medoc region of Bordeaux? -
✔✔Grand Cru Classe
✔✔What are the 6 communes in Medoc (Bordeaux)? - ✔✔Medoc AC
Haut-Medoc AC
Pauillac AC
Margaux AC
St. Estephe
St. Julien
✔✔Red grapes of Bordeaux: - ✔✔Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc,
Petit Verdot, Malbec
✔✔Green grapes of Bordeaux: - ✔✔Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle
✔✔Grapes of Burgundy: - ✔✔Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
✔✔Cote d'Or in Burgundy is made up of the _________ in the North and the
__________ in the South. - ✔✔Cote de Nuits (North)
Cote de Beaune (South)
✔✔Which is better quality? Premier Cru or Grand Cru? - ✔✔Grand Cru
✔✔What is a domaine? - ✔✔a producer that makes wine exclusively from grapes grown
in their own vineyards
✔✔Do the following villages of Burgundy make red or white wine?
a. Gevrey Chambertin
b. Chablis
c. Meursault
d. Macon Villages
e. Nuits St. Georges - ✔✔a. Red (Pinot Noir)
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Rheingau produces what type of Rieslings? - ✔✔Kabinett, Spatlese, & Auslese -
usually drier in style and medium-bodied
✔✔Where is Pflaz? - ✔✔Southern Germany (lies close to Alsace, France)
✔✔What are the two valleys in Australia that produce Riesling? - ✔✔Clare Valley &
Eden Valley
✔✔What are other countries that produce Riesling? - ✔✔France, Austria, & New
Zealand
✔✔Are Welschriesling, Laski Riesling and Olasrizling Rieslings? - ✔✔NO
✔✔What are the characteristics of Syrah? - ✔✔thick skins, deeply colored, with medium
or high levels of tannins and medium acidity. Full-bodied with black fruit and dark
chocolate flavors
✔✔What are the characteristics of Grenache? - ✔✔thin skinned, seldom deep in color,
very full-bodied, red fruit flavors with spicy notes. With age, spicy notes evolve into
toffee & leather. Low acidity, medium tannin, high sugars, high alcohol
✔✔What are three areas in Northern Rhone famous for Syrah? - ✔✔1. Cote-Rotie
2. Hermitage
3. Crozes-Hermitage
✔✔What are the blends often referred to in the Southern Rhone? - ✔✔Grenache with
Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault
✔✔What is Chateauneuf du Pape? - ✔✔A southern Rhone appellation: mostly
Grenache but can have up to 13 different varietals in wine --> typically full-bodied,
medium tannins, low acidity, and intense, complex red fruit & spice characteristics
✔✔What is a famous area in Australia that makes Syrah/Shiraz? - ✔✔Barossa Valley
(number one)
Hunter Valley
McLaren Valley
✔✔Bulk Syrah and Grenache are made in which areas of Southern France? -
✔✔Languedoc
Minervois
, ✔✔What is the sub-region of Cote du Rhone, considered superior with more complex
wines? - ✔✔Cote du Rhone Villages
✔✔The main form of branding in Bordeaux is _______? - ✔✔Chateau
✔✔The main in Bordeaux if often referred to as __________. - ✔✔Grand Vin
✔✔If a wine is regional in Bordeaux it will be called ____________. - ✔✔Bordeaux AC
✔✔What is the classification of the best wines of the Medoc region of Bordeaux? -
✔✔Grand Cru Classe
✔✔What are the 6 communes in Medoc (Bordeaux)? - ✔✔Medoc AC
Haut-Medoc AC
Pauillac AC
Margaux AC
St. Estephe
St. Julien
✔✔Red grapes of Bordeaux: - ✔✔Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc,
Petit Verdot, Malbec
✔✔Green grapes of Bordeaux: - ✔✔Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle
✔✔Grapes of Burgundy: - ✔✔Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
✔✔Cote d'Or in Burgundy is made up of the _________ in the North and the
__________ in the South. - ✔✔Cote de Nuits (North)
Cote de Beaune (South)
✔✔Which is better quality? Premier Cru or Grand Cru? - ✔✔Grand Cru
✔✔What is a domaine? - ✔✔a producer that makes wine exclusively from grapes grown
in their own vineyards
✔✔Do the following villages of Burgundy make red or white wine?
a. Gevrey Chambertin
b. Chablis
c. Meursault
d. Macon Villages
e. Nuits St. Georges - ✔✔a. Red (Pinot Noir)
