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WSET Level 2 Exam 2024/2025 Questions With Completed & Verified Solutions.
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WSET Level 2Four reasons for tasting notes
Provide a personal record, assist in articulating, assess the quality, monitor the progress of the
wine.
Five ideal conditions for tasting
No distracting odors, good natural light, clean white surface, clean palate, correctly filled ISO
glass.
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Hazy appearance could indicate...
Presence of bacteria or secondary fermentation
When assessing intensity in appearance, concentrate on...
The concentration of the color, not the color itself.
What happens to the color of whites and roses as they age?
As they get older they gain more color.
What happens to the color of reds as they age?
As they get older they lose color and go from purple when young to tawny when old.
When smelling, what is the indication of an unclean nose?
, Means that there is some fault: TCA, VA, bret, sulfur, mercaptans, geranium tone...
When assessing the intensity of the nose, what are you looking for?
How much, not how many, of the aroma character there is. Struggle to get anything is light, if
you get it before getting nose to glass, pronounced.
In a dry wine, what two items can mask themselves as sweetness?
High alcohol and fruit intensity.
For long term storage, temp of all wines should be...
Cool and constant, preferably between 10 and 15C (50-59F)
Three considerations for storage of wine
Constant temperature, stored with cork on its side, away from strong light and vibrations.
Why will a warmer environment "age" the wine?
Heat agitates molecules and cold slows them down. Cooler conditions puts wine in a stasis.
Ideal temperature to serve medium to full bodied oaked whites?
Lightly chilled, 10-13C (50-55F)
Ideal temperature to serve light to medium bodied white?
Chilled, 7-10C (45-50F)
Ideal temperature to serve sweet wines?
Well chilled, 6-8C (43-45F)
Ideal temperature to serve sparkling wines?
Well chilled, 6-10C (43-50F)
Ideal temperature to serve light bodied reds?
Lightly chilled 13C (55F)
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