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WSET LEVEL 2 WINES CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 120 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ main reason for looking at the appearance of a wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>can warn us of faults if wine is too old, has been badly stored, or cork seal has failed, allowing air to damage wine, it is described as.. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>out of condition out of condition wines look like... - CORRECT ANSWER

dull in appearance, a hint of brown, haziness colors that are indication of age in white wines - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>orange, amber and brown color for youth in red wine - CORRECT ANSWER purple

color for youth in white wine - CORRECT ANSWER

green how can out of condition wines smell? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>dull & stale, may have excessive oxidative aromas (toffee, caramel or sherry) place for sweetness to be most easily detected - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>tip of tongue place for acidity to be tasted - CORRECT ANSWER sides of tongue place for bitterness to be detected - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>back of tongue good balance - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>the sweetness, fruitiness , tannin and acidity will be in balance pairing wine with sweet food makes the wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>seem to have more bitterness and acidity

sweetness in food - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>increases wine bitterness, acidity and burning effect of alcohol acidity in food makes the wine - CORRECT ANSWER

seem more body, sweetness & fruitiness , decreases the perception of acidity in wine pairing wine with salty food makes the wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>increase the perception of wine, decreases bitterness and acidity your liver can only break down approx - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>10 g per hour best temp to serve sweet wine - CORRECT ANSWER 6-8 Celsius in order to grow and produce healthy grapes, a vine needs.. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>co2, sunlight, water, warmth & nutrients climate describes - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>the weather conditions we might expect in a typical year

sunlight - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>the source of energy that allows the grape to combine co2 and water into sugar climate - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>weather conditions (temps, rainfall, sunshine) we may expect in a typical year. latitude is determine by - CORRECT ANSWER

altitude, latitude and oceans ideal warmth for grapes is - CORRECT ANSWER not too little, not too much the most important time of the weather condition is when.. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>the grapes are ripening. yields influence quality.. - CORRECT ANSWER lower yields give better quality fermentation temp of white wine - CORRECT ANSWER 12- 22

sweetness in wine is mostly caused by - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>unfermented sugars in the wine fermentation temp in red wine - CORRECT ANSWER

20- 32 extraction of colors in red wines can be done by - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>pumping over or punched down skins american oak compared to European oak - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>less expensive with aromas of coconut and vanilla TBA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>sweet wine affected by noble rot A cave cooperative is a - CORRECT ANSWER winemaking facility shared by a number of grape farmers malolactic fermentation - CORRECT ANSWER softens harsh acids

2 famous regions in Cote d'Or are - CORRECT ANSWER

Meursalut and Puligny-Montrachet Pouilly-Fuisse is the name of - CORRECT ANSWER a wine in the Macconais region of Burgundy yarra Valley, adelaide river & margaret river are regions in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Australia Sonoma and CArneros are regions in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>California most well known region in Argentina - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Mendoza charldonnay grapes - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>can tolerate wide ranges of soils and climates gevrey-chambertin and Nuits-St.Georges are - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>villages known for pinot noir grape growing pfalz and Baden are famous wine regions in Germany bc - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>they produce P.Noir with light body and red berry fruit

P.Noir in germany is - CORRECT ANSWER

produced in large volumes

unfermented sugars in the wine fermentation temp in red wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>20- 32 extraction of colors in red wines can be done by - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>pumping over or punched down skins american oak compared to European oak - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>less expensive with aromas of coconut and vanilla TBA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>sweet wine affected by noble rot A cave cooperative is a - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>winemaking facility shared by a number of grape farmers malolactic fermentation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>softens harsh acids 2 famous regions in Cote d'Or are - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Meursalut and Puligny-Montrachet Pouilly-Fuisse is the name of - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a wine in the Macconais region of Burgundy yarra Valley, adelaide river & margaret river are regions in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Australia Sonoma and CArneros are regions in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>California most well known region in Argentina - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Mendoza charldonnay grapes - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>can tolerate wide ranges of soils and climates gevrey-chambertin and Nuits-St.Georges are - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>villages known for pinot noir grape growing pfalz and Baden are famous wine regions in Germany bc - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>they produce P.Noir with light body and red berry fruit P.Noir in germany is - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>produced in large volumes New Zealand Pinots are - CORRECT ANSWER more full bodied with lower acidity and more intense fruit than Burgunday New Zealand Pinots are grown in - CORRECT ANSWER Central Otago and Marlborough Australian regions for Pinot - CORRECT ANSWER Yarra Valley and Mornington Penninsula in Victoria Chile is one of the rare places where inexpensive ___ is produced - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>P.Noir Cab Sauv and Merlot are often blended together bc - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>merlot adds body and softness to the wine softens harsh acids 2 famous regions in Cote d'Or are - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Meursalut and Puligny-Montrachet Pouilly-Fuisse is the name of - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a wine in the Macconais region of Burgundy yarra Valley, adelaide river & margaret river are regions in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Australia Sonoma and CArneros are regions in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>California most well known region in Argentina - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Mendoza charldonnay grapes - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>can tolerate wide ranges of soils and climates gevrey-chambertin and Nuits-St.Georges are - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>villages known for pinot noir grape growing pfalz and Baden are famous wine regions in Germany bc - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>they produce P.Noir with light body and red berry fruit P.Noir in germany is - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>produced in large volumes New Zealand Pinots are - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>more full bodied with lower acidity and more intense fruit than Burgunday New Zealand Pinots are grown in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Central Otago and Marlborough Australian regions for Pinot - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Yarra Valley and Mornington Penninsula in Victoria Chile is one of the rare places where inexpensive ___ is produced - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>P.Noir Cab Sauv and Merlot are often blended together bc - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>merlot adds body and softness to the wine typical flavors of cab sauv - CORRECT ANSWER black fruits (black currant, black cherry,)

accompanied by herbaceous notes of bell pepper & mint left bank regions of bordeaux - CORRECT ANSWER

Haut-Medoc, Pauillac, Margaux, Graves, Pessac Leognan Bordeaux Superieure - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a higher level of alcohol than basic Bordeaux AC Cru Classe chateaux - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>among the worlds most complex long lived wines Coonawarra, Australia produces Cab Sauv with - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>distinctive cassis, mint and eucalyptus bulk production Cab Sauv and merlot are produced in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Chili and Southern France Sauv Blanc has strong aromas of - CORRECT ANSWER elderflower, bell pepper, asparagus in the LOire, S.Blanc is famous in - CORRECT ANSWER Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume

south africa produces sauv blanc - CORRECT ANSWER

in cooler coastal region sof Constantia and Elgin riesling countries - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Germany, France, Austria, Australia, New Zealand pradikatswein - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>is categorized by the sugar level in the grapes low to high sugar germany - CORRECT ANSWER kabinett, spatlese, auslese, bberenauslese, trockenbeerenauslese lightest bodied rieslings in Germany are produced in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>mosel 2 appellations in alscae - CORRECT ANSWER Alsace AC and Alsace Grand Cru AC Clare Valley and Eden Valley are famous Riesling regions in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Australia

Grosses Gewachs is a high quality wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>made from P.Noir or riesling and set up by the best producers welschriesling and olaszrisling are - CORRECT ANSWER

varieties unrelated to riesling typical syrah wine is - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>full bodied with aromas of dark fruit and dark chocolate typical grenache - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>light color (but full body), red fruit and spicy notes grenache is widely used for rose - CORRECT ANSWER in france and spain Cote Rotie and Hermitage are wine regions - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>in northern Rhone where they produce high quality wines Cotes du Rhone and Cote du Rhone Villlage are appellations in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>southern rhone

Chateauneuf-du-pape - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>high quality, famous wine region in the Southern Rhone famous australian wine regions for producing shiraz - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Hunter VAlley, Mclaren Vale, Barossa Valley classic region for Pinot Gris in France - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Alsace pinot gris is grown in these 3 countries - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>New Zealand, Italy, Alsace best pinto grigio wines come from .. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>trentino-alto adige and Fruiuli-Venezia- Giulia Verdicchio is a white grape variety in the Marche region - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>with high acidity and flavors of lemon, fennel, and bitter almond best examples of VErdicchio are found in - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>VErdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC

Trebbiano is used mostly for - CORRECT ANSWER

inexpensive neutral white wines soave and soave classico DOC are - CORRECT ANSWER white wines from north-east Italy made from garganega GAVI DOCG - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>light white made from Cortese, high acid with notes of green apple and citrus Tlouraine in the Loire valley is a - CORRECT ANSWER cool climate that produces chenin blanc Chenin Blanc is widely grown - CORRECT ANSWER in South Africa Muscadet , Loire VAlley produces - CORRECT ANSWER med body, dry, unoaked whites made from the grape Melon Blanc (light, with neutral fruit and med or high acid) Viognier can be found in - CORRECT ANSWER NOrthern Rhone, Southern France, Chile, Argentina, Australia, California

Rias Baixas in Spain produces - CORRECT ANSWER

fresh white white made from albarino BOrdeaux and Hunter Valley, Australia grow this white grape - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Semillion gewurztraminer has an aroma profile of - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>flora perfumes as lychee, grape, tropical fruit, sweet spices well known regions for Gewurstraminer - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Alsace and New Zealand Torrontes (Argentina) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>white, aromatic, medium body, dry white, high alcohol medium acidity and pronounced fruity and floral aromas (perfume, grapes, peach) - best examples from Cafayate region in the northern province of Salta, Argentina Beaujolais Nouveau is a - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>very light style of beaujolais released in November following harvest

tempranillo - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>most important grape variety for premium spanish red wines douro - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>region in Portugal that produces port and other reds most famous wines from piemonte are - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Barolo docg and barberesco DOCG Barolo and Barbaresco are made from - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>nebbiolo with high tannins and high acidity Chianti and Chianti Classico - CORRECT ANSWER

are dominated by the Sangiovese grape Amarone - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>complex- full body, NOrthern Rhone, Southern France, Chile, Argentina, Australia, California Rias Baixas in Spain produces - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>fresh white white made from albarino BOrdeaux and Hunter Valley, Australia grow this white grape - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Semillion gewurztraminer has an aroma profile of - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>flora perfumes as lychee, grape, tropical fruit, sweet spices well known regions for Gewurstraminer - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Alsace and New Zealand Torrontes (Argentina) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>white, aromatic, medium body, dry white, high alcohol medium acidity and pronounced fruity and floral aromas (perfume, grapes, peach) - best examples from Cafayate region in the northern province of Salta, Argentina Beaujolais Nouveau is a - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>very light style of beaujolais released in November following harvest tempranillo - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>most important grape variety for premium spanish red wines douro - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>region in Portugal that produces port and other reds most famous wines from piemonte are - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Barolo docg and barberesco DOCG Barolo and Barbaresco are made from - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>nebbiolo with high tannins and high acidity Chianti and Chianti Classico - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>are dominated by the Sangiovese grape Amarone - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>complex- full body, dry wine with high tannins, made from partially dried grapes, high alcohol Montepulciano d'Abruzzo - CORRECT ANSWER wine made from montepulciano grape

Taurasi DOCG (Campania) - CORRECT ANSWER

made from 100% Aglianico - full body, complex floral, dark fruit aromas, high tannin and acid zinfandel - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>very important black grape for prem. quality wines in California, rich full body, high alcohol, black fruit, dried fruit, sweet spices unripe Carmenere - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>pungent green bell pepper and green beans Malbec - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>most important grape variety for Argentina the origin of Malbec and Carmenere - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Bordeaux most plantings for Malbec - CORRECT ANSWER Mendoza nearly all sparkling wines are made using of of 2 methods - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>bottle or tank

2nd fermentation is achieved by - CORRECT ANSWER

adding sugar and yeast yeast autolysis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>process that can last for months or years accounting for special flavors the sweetness of trad method sparkling is achieved by

• CORRECT ANSWER >>>>the dosage transfer method is not allowed - CORRECT ANSWER

in CHampagne or Cava transfer method is allowed in - CORRECT ANSWER New Zealand and Australia cava - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>traditional method sparkling wine in spain methode cap classique - CORRECT ANSWER traditional method in South Africa 2 ways to make sweet wine - CORRECT ANSWER interrupt fermentation or add sweet component

to fortify a wine means - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>to add alcohol part way through the fermentation muscat de beaumes de venise and Rutherglen (australia) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>are vin doux naturels Sherry achieves its sweetness by adding - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>PX, grape juice and alcohol concentration of sugar in the grapes can be done by - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>drying the grapes, noble rot, freezing the grapes trockenbeerensausle, sauternes and tokaji are - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>sweet wines, produced by botrytis grapes that are susceptible to noble rot - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>riesling, semillion, Chenin Blanc descriptive terms for aromas of noble rot - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>honey, dried apricot, ryebread, sweet biscuits, cabbage, orange marmalade, pineapple, mushroom

Sauternes - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>sweet wine located in the south Graves AC in Bordeaux, Semillon is main grape eiswein flavors - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>very pure, pronounced varietal fruity flavors, high acid, full body, syrupy sweetness Sherry and port - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>town of Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain and upper Douro in Portugal sherry is a dry wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>that can be sweetened after aging from pale to amber to black - sherry - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>FAOPX - Fino, amontillado, olorosso, PX LPV - late bottled vintage - CORRECT ANSWER

similar to reserve ruby but come from a single year's harvest

vintage ports - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>aged for short period in large oak vessels, benefit greatly from bottle age tawny ports - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>lighter port, toffee and caramel flavors tawny ports can have an indication of age on the label

• CORRECT ANSWER >>>>10, 20, 30, 40 years - average age, not a minimum The ISO glass (wine glass) can be used for spirits tastings - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>yes right sequence of evaluating spirits is - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>appearance, nose, palate, conclusions aim of distillation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>is to separate alcohol from the alcoholic liquid (most of which is water) oak after distillation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>softens the harsh alcohol found in spirits

well known brandies - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>cognac, armagnac tequilla is made from - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>blue agave, in the TEquila region vodka can be - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>produced anywhere in the world with many ingredients