WSET Level 3 Exam Practice Questions & Answers 2023/2024, Exams of Nutrition

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"reduction" giveaway - ANS-rotten eggs 2 AC's in Gevrey Chambertin AV - ANS-Chambertin AC Chambertin Clos de Beze AC 2 favored sites of coteaux du Layon - ANS-Quarts de Chaume AC Bonnezeaux AC 2 major regions of Veneto - ANS-Soave Valpolicella 2 prominent super Tuscan DOC's - ANS-Bolgheri DOC Montecucco DOC 2nd most planted varietal in Austria - ANS-Welschriesling 2nd two most planted grapes in Southern France - ANS-Syrah Carignan 3 AC's in Vosne Romanee AC - ANS-Domaine Romanee Conti AC La Tache AC La Romanee AC 3 foods Piemonte is famous for - ANS-mushrooms cheese pasta 3 grape selections of hungary - ANS-Aszu Szamorodni healthy grapes 3 levels of dry white wine in Wachau - ANS-steinfelder-lightest federspiel - middle smaragd - most full bodied and complex 3 puttonyos =

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6? - ANS-60 g/L 90 g/L 120 g/L 150 g/L 3 species of grapes native to north america - ANS-vitis riparia, vitis berlandieri, vitis rupestris 3 villages with the highest reputation for whites in the Cote de Beaune - ANS- 1 Mersault 2 Puligny Montrachet 3 Chassagne - Montrachet 2+3 share the Grand Cru Le Montrachet 3 well known premier cru vineyards of Chablis - ANS-Montee de Tonnerre Vaillons Fourchaume 4 main generic appellations of Austria - ANS-Niederosterreich (lower Austria) Burgenland Steiermark (Styria) Wein (Vienna) 4 ways to make Rose' - ANS-direct pressing drawing off bleeding (saignee) blending about how many bottles are in a barrique - ANS- 300 Ac's within Bergerac - ANS-Montravel (dry whites) Rosette Pecharmant (reds) Monbazillac (sweet whites) Saussignac Aging Classification in spain - ANS-Joven

Crianza Reserva Gran Reserva alcohol ranges - ANS-low below 10. medium (-) 10.5 - 11. medium 11. 5 - 13. medium (+) 13.5 - 14 high above 14 Aligote is used for what in Burgundy - ANS-Bourgogne Aligote and sparkling wines All but one of the red Grand Crus of Cote d'Or are in - ANS-Cote de Nuits Aloxe-Corton subdivisions - ANS-Corton (red Grand Cru) Corton Charlemagne (white Grand Cru) Anbaugebiet - ANS-designated region for PDO wine in Germany 13 total another name for Schilfwein - ANS-strohwein another word for halbtrocken - ANS-feinherb (seen more on labels) areas in burgundy that grow gamay - ANS-Bourgogne grand ordinaire Bourgogne Passetout grains AC Maconnais Auckland climate - ANS-warm maritime Austria is basically between which 3 countries? - ANS-Germany Italy Hungary average rainfall in burgundy - ANS-650 mm per year 25.5 in per year average rainfall of bordeax - ANS-high about 950 mm per year

Barolo climate - ANS-moderate continental below what temp can fermentation begin - ANS-41 F 5C Bereich - ANS-district within an Anbaugebiet Best botrytised sweet wines from Bergerac (good value) - ANS-Monbazillac ac Best dry whites in bordeaux - ANS-Pessac leognan ac best soil for Chenin blanc - ANS-limestone Best sweet wines of bordeaux - ANS-Sauternes ac Barsac bettanomyces giveaway - ANS-plastic, hot vinyl, smoked meat, leather, sweaty horses biggest viticulture concerns of Bordeaux - ANS-fungal disease variable levels of ripeness bitter dishes should be paired with - ANS-white wines or low tannin red wines bitter on tongue - ANS-back black grapes of Argentina - ANS-malbec Bonarda Cab Sav Black grapes of Austria - ANS-Zweigelt Blaufrankisch St Laurent Black grapes of Chile - ANS-Cab Sav Merlot Carmenere Syrah Pinot Noir

black grapes of Hungary - ANS-kekfrankos kadarka international varieties Black grapes of Italy - ANS-Nebbiolo Sangiovese Barbera Dolcetto Corvina Montepulciano Aglianico Primitivo (international varieties, cab sav, merlot, cab franc, pinot noir) Black grapes of Portugal - ANS-Touriga Nacional Tinta Roriz/Aragonez Trincandeira Baga Castelao black Spanish grapes - ANS-tempranillo garnacha monastrell international - cab sav, merlot Bordeaux climate - ANS-moderate maritime Bordeaux climate - ANS-moderate maritime Brussel sprouts and asparagus pairings - ANS-Rose burgundy climate - ANS-moderate continental carneros climate - ANS-moderate maritime central otago climate - ANS-moderate continental chateauneuf-du-pape climate - ANS-warm mediterranean

Cheers in Alsace - ANS-Skelt chianti climate - ANS-moderate mediterranean chili heat can be paired with - ANS-low alcohol, low tannin wines that are very fruity chili heat in food does what? - ANS-increases perception of bitterness, astringency, acidity, and alcohol burn decreases the perception of body, richness, sweetness, and fruitiness in wine city to the south of Beaujolais - ANS-Lyon Classifications of bordeaux rank what specifically - ANS-Individual producers, not vineyards climate of Alsace - ANS-cool continental Climate of Argentina - ANS-Continental w/ large cooling effect of altitude

• large diurnal changes Climate of Austria - ANS-Moderate Continental climate of british Columbia (Okanagan Valley) - ANS-arid extreme continental climate of burgundy - ANS-Moderate continental (Chablis cool continental) Climate of California - ANS-mostly moderate-warm Mediterranean
• coastal regions are cooled by fogs
• hotter and drier in Central Valley climate of champagne: - ANS-cool continental Climate of Chile - ANS-warm Mediterranean
• cooler and wetter in South In the west cool air comes from the Pacific In the east cool air descends from the Andes

Climate of Germany - ANS-Coo/moderate continental Climate of Greece - ANS-Warm/hot mediterranean Climate of Hungary - ANS-Moderate Continental Climate of Italy - ANS-Cooler in North hot in the South climate of mosel - ANS-cool continental climate of muscadet - ANS-cool maritime climate of New York - ANS-cool to moderate - maritime to continental

• depending on the proximity to the coast Climate of NW Spain - ANS-moderate maritime climate of Ontario (Niagara Peninsula) - ANS-Moderate continental (cold winters) climate of Provence - ANS-hot Mediterranean mitigated by altitude climate of Spains East Coast - ANS-warm/hot mediterranean climate of the center of Spain - ANS-hot continental climate of Washington and Oregon east of the cascade mountains - ANS-arid extreme continental climate of Washington and Oregon west of cascade mountains - ANS-moderate maritime Cold bottling - ANS-(Aseptic or sterile bottling) wine is passed through a filet to remove all yeast and bacteria, then from that point all equipment it comes into contact with must be sterilized color descriptors for WSET red wines - ANS-ruby, purple, garnet, brown

color descriptors for WSET whites - ANS-lemon green lemon gold amber brown considered medium alcohol % on a fortified wine - ANS-16.5 - 18.5 % continental climates - ANS-continentality: high rainfall: usually low growing season temp: can be cool, moderate, warm or hot sunlight: usually very sunny continentality of austria - ANS-high Cote Chalonnais regions North to South - ANS-Maranges Bouzeron *Rully (more white, also important sparkling) *Mercurey (best reds) St Martin-Sous-Montaigu *Givry (admirable reds) Buxy *Montagny (only white) Cote de Beaune North to South - ANS-Aloxe-Cotron Beaune Pommard Volnay Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne-Montrachet Cote de Nuits North to South - ANS-Marsannay Fixin *Gevrey Chambertin Morey St Denis Chambolle- Musigny *Vougeot *Vosne-Romanee *Nuits st Georges

Cotes de bordeaux are lesser known red wine producing areas consisting of - ANS- Blaye Cadillac Castillon Francs Denominacion de Origen (DO) requirements Chile - ANS-75% - Stated DO

• Varietal
• Vintage difference in style between Chablis and Macon - ANS-Chablis: lean, steely, high acid Macon: complex, full bodied, riper fruit dishes high in umami should be paired with - ANS-wines that are more fruity than tannic Districts sw of the gironde - ANS-Medoc, graves, sauternes Does Germany or Austria have higher minimum must weights - ANS-Austria domaine bottled - ANS-grower bottles and sells wine under its own label dry wine = ___ g/L? - ANS-up to about 4 g/l Einzellage - ANS-single vineyard Eiswine can be harvested as late as when? - ANS-January the following year Emilia Romagna is to the south of what river - ANS-Po Entre deux mers grapes - ANS-Semillon, sauvignon blanc, muscsdelle Dry whites Entre deux mers mean - ANS-Between two seas factors that affect annual temperature - ANS-latitude altitude ocean currents

fog aspect fatty or oily food pair well with - ANS-acidic wines Fois Gras Pairing - ANS-Sauternes for aging purposes when are Grand Cru wines of Cote de Beaune at their peak - ANS-about 10 years fresh fruit in aroma suggests - ANS-earlier harvesting or cooler ripening conditions german black grapes - ANS-spatburgunder dornfelder German for PGI - ANS-geschutzte geografische Angabe (g.g.A.) German white grapes - ANS-Riesling muller Thurgau silvaner grauburgunder weisburgunder scheurebe good pairings for Alsatian Gewurztraminer - ANS-smoked fish strong cheese many Chinese or thai dishes mackerel grape of brunello di Montalcino DOCG - ANS-Sangiovese grape of Condrieu - ANS-Viognier grape of cote rotie - ANS-Syrah Grape of Gavi - ANS-Cortese grape of Soave - ANS-garganega grape varieties of Nantais - ANS-Melon Blanc (Muscadet or Melon de Bourgogne)

grape varieties of provence - ANS-R: Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre, Cinsault, Cab Sav and others W: Rolle, Clairette, and others grapes of Anjou-Saumur - ANS-Red: Cab franc, gamay rose: cab franc, gamay, grolleau white: chenin blanc Grapes of Bergerac - ANS-Bordeaux varietals grapes of burgundy - ANS-chardonnay pinot noir aligote gamay sm amount of Sauvignon Blanc grapes of Central Vineyards - ANS-R: Pinot Noir W: SB grapes of Cornas - ANS-Syrah grapes of crozes-hermitage - ANS-Syrah marsanne, Roussanne (less expensive) grapes of hermitage - ANS-Syrah marsanne, Roussanne grapes of Languedoc-Roussillon - ANS-R: GSM, Cinsault (cab sav and merlot permitted in IGP) W: Grenache blanc, Clairette, Marsanne, Roussanne, Maccabeu (chardonnay, SB, and Viognier permitted for IGP) grapes of Menetou-Salon - ANS-SB Pinot Noir grapes of St Joseph - ANS-syrah marsanne, Roussanne grapes of Touraine - ANS-R: Cab franc

W: Chenin blanc, Sauvignon Blanc Greek Black grapes - ANS-Xinomavro (sour black) Agiorgitiko Grosslage - ANS-group of vineyards has Chile ever had Phylloxera? - ANS-No Hierarchy of Burgundy appellations - ANS-Regional AC i.e. Bourgogne Rouge AC Commune AC i.e. Givry AC Single Vineyard (Premier Cru and Grand Cru) hierarchy of the Rhone - ANS-Cotes du Rhone Cotes du Rhone Villages 7 individual crus high acid food with low acid wine makes wine seem - ANS-flat, flabby, and lacking focus Highest reputation commune appellations of the haut medoc ac North to South - ANS-St estephe Pauillac St julien Margaux Hot bottling - ANS-Pasteurizing the wine (heating to a temp that can kill bacteria) How are Alsatian vines trained - ANS-on slopes: low to benefit from radiated heat on plains: high to minimize risk of spring frost double guyot is the primary pruning system how are most vines in Burgundy trained - ANS-low along wires according to the single guyot system how are the vines train in Beaujolais - ANS-en gobelet or (bush trained) how can one avoid malolactic fermentation - ANS-storage @ cool temperatures

use of SO flitering out lactic bactering how is acidification normally carried out - ANS-addition of acid in powder form how long must tokaji aszu be aged - ANS-3 years 2 in oak barrels how long must tokaji Szamorodni be aged - ANS-1 in cask, 2 total, usually longer how many Grand Cru vineyards are in Alsace - ANS- 51 how many Grand Cru vineyards are there in the Cote d'Or - ANS- 33 how many grape varieties are allowed in Austrian Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein

• ANS- 35 how many Premier Cru vineyards are there in Chablis - ANS- 40 how many villages can add their name to a label in Cote du Rhone villages AC - ANS- 18 and only if 100% of the wine comes from that village how many vineyard areas are there in Hungary - ANS- 22 how many white wine villages can attach their name to Macon ______ AC - ANS- 43 how much of Alsatian wines are sold by co-operatives - ANS-80 % how much of Austrian plantings are Gruner Veltliner - ANS-30% how much of plantings in Germany are riesling - ANS-about 1/ how much of the plantings in Alsace are Pinot Noir - ANS-10% how much Roussanne Marsanne can be added to Crozes Hermitage - ANS-up to 15%

how much viognier can be added to cote rotie - ANS-up to 20% (typically much less) How often are the wines of st emilion re classified - ANS-Every 10 years if a bottle in Alsace states a grape variety, how much must be from that grape - ANS-100% Important AC's of Maconnais - ANS-Vire-Clesse AC Saint Veran AC Pouilly-Vinzelles AC Pouilly-Fuisse AC In Northern Rhone vines are individually stalked...why? - ANS-to aid wind protection Is chaptalization allowed in Germany? in Pradikatswein? - ANS-yes no is oak used on Southern Rhone whites? - ANS-rarely jammy or tropical fruit aroma suggests - ANS-later harvesting or hotter ripening conditions Key AC's of Maconnais - ANS-Macon AC Macon Villages AC Pouilly Fuisse AC Key areas of Mosel - ANS-Bernkastel Piesport Saar Ruwer key areas of Piemonte - ANS-Barolo Barbaresco Barbera d'Asti Docetto d'Alba Gavi Langhe

Dogliani Roero Key areas of Veneto - ANS-Valpolicella (Amarone, Recioto) Soave Bardolino Veneto IGT key AVA of Central Valley - ANS-Lodi Key Beaujolais AC's - ANS-Beaujolais Beaujolais villages (ten Cru villages) key Central coast AVA's - ANS-Monterey county Santa Barbara County San Luis Obispo key einsellagen from mosel - ANS-piesport, brauneberg, Bekastel, Wehlen, Graach, Erden key einsellagen of pfalz - ANS-forst Deidesheim produce riesling key einzellage of Baden - ANS-Kaiserstuhl Spatburgunder produces pinot noir key einzellagen of Nahe - ANS-Schlossbockelheim produces riesling key einzellagen of Rheinghau - ANS-Rudesheim Geisenheim Johannisberg produce riesling

key einzellagen of Rheinhessen - ANS-Oppenheim Nierstein produce riesling key north coast AVA's - ANS-Napa County Sonoma County Key region of New York - ANS-finger lakes key region of Oregon - ANS-Willamette Valley Key region of San Luis Obispo - ANS-Paso Robles key region of Santa Barbara County - ANS-Santa Maria Valley key regions of Aconcagua region - ANS-Aconcagua Casablanca San Antonio key regions of Alto adige - ANS-alto adige trentino key regions of Argentina - ANS-Salta Province (Cafayate) San Juan Province Mendoza Province Neuquén Province Rio Negro Province Key regions of California - ANS-North Coast Central Coast Central Valley key regions of Canada - ANS-Okanagan Valley Niagara Peninsula key regions of Castilla-La Mancha - ANS-La Mancha Valdepenas Vinos de Pago VdlT de Castilla

key regions of Catalonia - ANS-Catalunya Penedes Priorat Key regions of Central Valley Chile - ANS-Curico Maipo Rapel (Cachapoal, Colchagua) Key regions of Chile - ANS-Coquimbo Aconcagua region Central Valley Southern Region Key regions of Coquimbo - ANS-Elqui, Limari key regions of Duero Valley - ANS-Ribera del Duero Ruedo Toro VdlT Castilla y Leon key regions of Italy - ANS-Piemonte Trentino - Alto Adige Friuli - Venezia Giulia Veneto Tuscany Marche Umbria Latium Abruzzo Campania Puglia Basilicata Sicily Sardinia key regions of Levante - ANS-Valencia Jumilla Yecia

Key regions of Mendoza - ANS-Uco Valley Lujan de Cuyo Maipu key regions of Napa County - ANS-Napa Valley Rutherford Oakville Mount Veeder Los Carneros Key regions of Portugal - ANS-Northern Portugal Central Portugal Southern Portugal Key regions of Sonoma County - ANS-Russian River Valley Alexander Valley Dry Creek Valley key regions of Southern region Chile - ANS-Bio Bio Itata key regions of Spain - ANS-The upper Ebro Catalonia The Duero Valley NW Spain Levante Castilla - La Mancha key regions of Tuscany - ANS-Bolgheri Brunello di Montalcino Chianti Chianti Classico Vernaccia di San Gimignano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Toscana IGT key regions of Upper Ebro - ANS-Navarra Rioja Calatayud Carinena

key regions of Washington State - ANS-Columbia Valley Yakima Valley key wine from Basilicata - ANS-Aglianico de Vulture key wine of Campania - ANS-Taurasi (Aglianico) key wine of Chile - ANS-Colchagua (Cab Sav and Cab Sav blends) key wine of franken - ANS-Wurzburg Riesling, silvaner Key wine of Lazio? grape? - ANS-Frascati (Malvasia, Trebbiano) Key wine of Umbria - ANS-Orvieto (Trebbiano, Grechetto, Malvasia, Verhello) key wine regions of Germany - ANS-Mosel Nahe Rheinghau Rheinhessen Pfalz Baden Franken Key wine regions of Greece - ANS-Naoussa Nemea Santorini PGI wines key wines in Tuscany - ANS-Chianti/Chianti classic DOCG Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG (All sangiovese)

Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG (Vernaccia) Toscana IGT key wines of Abruzzo - ANS-Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (montepulciano) Trebbiano d'Abruzzo (trebbiano) Key wines of Anjou Saumur - ANS-Anjou Saumur Coteaux du Layon Savennieres Key wines of Argentina and from where - ANS-Malbec: Mendoza Torrontes: Cafayete key wines of Austria - ANS-Niederosterreich

• wachau
• weinviertel Burgenland
• Neusiedlersee
• Neusiedlersee-Hugelland
• Mittelburgenland Key wines of Central Vineyards - ANS-Sancerre Pouilly Fume Menetou-Salon Key wines of Languedoc-Roussillon - ANS-Languedoc (Pic saint Loup, La Clape) Corbieres Fitou Minervois Cote du Roussillon Cote du Roussillon Villages Pay d'Oc IGP

key wines of Nantais - ANS-Muscadet Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur lie Key wines of piemonte - ANS-Langhe Nebbiolo Barolo DOCG Nebbiolo Barbaresco DOCG Nebbiolo Barbera d'Asti DOC Barbera Dolcetto d'Alsba DOC Dolcetto Dogliani DOCG Dolcetto Roero Arneis DOCG Arneis Gavi DOCG Cortese Roero DOCG Nebbiolo key wines of provence - ANS-Cotes de Provence Bandol Key Wines of Southern Rhone - ANS-Cotes du Rhone Cotes du Rhone Villages Vacqueyras Gigondas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Lirac Tavel Rhone satellites Key wines of Touraine - ANS-Touraine Vouvray Chinon Bourgueil key wines of Veneto - ANS-Valpolicella DOC Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Soave Bardolino Veneto IGT la mancha climate - ANS-hot continental

La place de bordeaux - ANS-The unique trade structure of bordeaux where producers sell to courtiers rather than directly to negociants (merchants) Lamb Pairing - ANS-Chianti Landwein must be what level of sweetness - ANS-trocken or halbtrocken (dry or off dry) largest Anbaugebiet in Germany - ANS-Rheinhessen Left bank North to South - ANS-Medoc Haut medoc - St estephe Pauillac St julien Margaux Pessac leognan Graves Cerons Barsac Sauternes local food pairs with - ANS-local wine location of Austria - ANS-Central Europe location of Languedoc-Roussillon - ANS-west of Rhone to Spanish border location of Provence - ANS-east of Rhone to Italian border Loire Climate - ANS-cool maritime Loire Valley location - ANS-NW France luscious = ___g/l? - ANS-above 150 g/l Macon AC wines can be made from what grapes - ANS-Chardonnay Pinot Noir Gamay

Main aspect of weather in Hungary - ANS-Autumn morning mist promotes botrytis Main districts of libourne - ANS-St emilion satellites St emilion St emilion grand cru Pomerol Fronsac/ canon-fronsac Main grapes of Valpolicella and Bardolino DOC - ANS-Corvina Rondinella Molinara Main region of Rheinhessen - ANS-Nierstein Main regions of Nahe - ANS-Schlossbockelheim Main regions where Bourgogne Aligote AC is produced - ANS-Chablis Cote d'Or (pernand Vergelesses or Puligny Montrachet) Cote Challonaise (bouzeron) Main soil which Riesling is grown in - ANS-slate main things found in skins - ANS-flavor, tannins, color Main town in cote Rotie - ANS-Ampius Main viticulture technique of Spain - ANS-low, bush trained and widely spaced to manage hot arid conditions Main weather issue of Greece - ANS-lack of rain (drought issues) Main wine found in Sardinia? what grape? - ANS-Cannonau grenache Major ac to the east of bordeaux - ANS-Bergerac ac

Major city in Burgundy - ANS-Dijon maritime climates - ANS-continentality: low to medium rain: usually medium to high spread all year growing season temp: usually cool or moderate sunlight: usually cloudy Mediterranean climate attributes - ANS-continentality: low to medium Rain: usually low to medium, mostly medium, mostly falling in winter growing season temp: usually moderate to warm sunlight: usually sunny (unless other effects like fog) medium dry = ___ g/l? - ANS-up to about 18 g/l medium sweet = ___ g/l? - ANS-about 10-45 g/l Mendoza climate - ANS-warm continental min residual sugar of Tokaji Eszencia - ANS-450 g/L minimum residual sugar of aszu eszencia - ANS-180 g/L most abundant acids found in pulp - ANS-tartaric, followed by malic Most important grape varieties in Alsace - ANS-*Riesling *Gewurztraminer *Pinot Gris *Muscat pinot blanc Sylvaner Pinot Noir Most Italian vines are grown on? - ANS-hills Most Northern region of Italy - ANS-Alto Adige Most of Italy uses what kind of viticulture - ANS-two-wire vertical shoot positioning trellising using singe and double replacement cane and single cordon (CORDONE SPERONATO)

most planted black varietal in Austria - ANS-Zweigelt most planted grape variety in Southern France - ANS-Grenache Most planted noble grape in Alsace - ANS-Riesling Most powerful full bodied Beaujolais - ANS-Moulin-a-vent Morgon Most widely planted grape in bordeaux - ANS-Merlot Most widely planted white varietal in bordeaux - ANS-Semillon Muller Thrugau is a crossing between? when was it made? - ANS-Riesling and madeleine royale 1880's Muller Thurgau is a crossing between - ANS-Riesling and madeline royale Murray-Darling climate - ANS-hot mediterranean name a grape that would not be able to ripen in a cool environment - ANS- grenache name an important einzellage from mosel - ANS-Piesporter Goldtropfchen Name of Alsatian wine bottles - ANS-flutes d'alsace Name of the town by Hermitage - ANS-Tain l'Hermitage Name the two geological formations surrounding Alsace - ANS-Vosges Mountains Rhine River Name two negociant houses of Alsace - ANS-Trimbach Hugel Named dry whites of bordeaux - ANS-Entre deux mers Graves Pessac leognan