WSET Level 2 in Wines Latest Update 2024-2025
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_______ flavored foods can overwhelm a dry wine - CORRECT ANSWER: Highly
"Sweet with flavours of almond and apple' best describes a
Oloroso Cherry
Ruby Port
Pale Cream Sherry
Vintage Port - CORRECT ANSWER: Pale Cream Sherry
[?] is grown in the Veneto region in Italy, and it is the most important grape variety in the
wines of Soave DOC and Soave Classico DOC. - CORRECT ANSWER: garganega
[?] is the most important black grape variety of Argentina, and it is grown in the high-
altitude region of Mendoza. - CORRECT ANSWER: Malbec
• The most important region for Gamay is - CORRECT ANSWER: Beaujolais
A Barossa Valley Shiraz wine is typically - CORRECT ANSWER: full-bodied with black-
cherry, vanilla and coffee characteristics
A Crianza wwine from Rioja has
longer oak-ageing requirements thana Reserva wine
some oak flavours
no oak-ageing requirements
,only primary fruit flavours - CORRECT ANSWER: some oak flavours
A typical cool-climate Chardonnay has..
a) low acidity and flavours of lemon, stone fruit (peach) and tropical fruit (melon).
B) low acidity and herbaceous flavours (grass, asparagus).
C) high acidity and flavours of green fruits (apple, pears), citrus fruits (lemon, lime) and
wet stones.
D) medium acidity and flavours of stone fruit (peach) and tropical fruit (pineapple,
banana). - CORRECT ANSWER: C) high acidity and flavours of green fruits (apple,
pears), citrus fruits (lemon, lime) and wet stones.
A white Zinfandel is a dry white wine with low alcohol and simple aromas of red fruits
(strawberries and raspberries). - CORRECT ANSWER: False
Asti DOCG is a sweet, fruity and light-bodied wine made with the [..] grape variety. -
CORRECT ANSWER: Moscato
CA, SAfrica, France, NZ, and Australia all grow Cab Sauv. Which region is missing? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Chile
Can develop notes of honey in the bittle: Italian Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris - CORRECT
ANSWER: Pinot Gris
Compared to red wines white wines are generally fermented at - CORRECT ANSWER:
Lower temperatures
cool climate - CORRECT ANSWER: 16.5C (62F) and below
Cork taint is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER: A chemical called TCA
,Cork taint is identified by
damp-cardboard aromas
caramel aromas
deep brown colour
bits of cork in the bottle - CORRECT ANSWER: damp-cardboard aromas
Domaine Martin
Bourgogne
Appellation Bourgogne controlle
Pinot noir
A) appellation Bourgogne is the name of the GI and Bourgogne is Labeling term for a
PDO in France
B) Domaine Martinis labeling term for a PDO and Bourgogne is name of GI in France
C) Pinot Noir is the labeling term for PDO and Bourgogne is name for GI in France
D) Bourgogne is the name of GI and Appellation Bourgogne Controlle is a labeling term
for PDO in France. - CORRECT ANSWER: D)
Domaine Martin BOURGOGNE APPELLATION BOURGOGNE CONTROLÉE PINOT
NOIR - CORRECT ANSWER: black-fruit O A light- to medium-bodied wine with low
tannins, high acidity and fresh red- fruit flavours
Failure of a ______ is a wine fault that happens when unwanted oxygen interacts with
the wine and oxidizes it. - CORRECT ANSWER: Closure
Fortification is defined as the addition of ... - CORRECT ANSWER: O alcohol to a wine.
Four labelling terms are used in Spain to reflect the style and the quality of the wine,
which one is missing?
Ice wine/Eiswein is a labeling term that indicates - CORRECT ANSWER: That the
grapes have been frozen on the vine prior to pressing
If oxygen is not wanted during maturation of wine which vessel material type would be
deemed unsuitable? - CORRECT ANSWER: Oak
In addition to Italy's PDO and PGI labelling terms, there are also other terms used to
describe the quality of the wine:
• Classico
• [?] - CORRECT ANSWER: Riserva
In Champagne production, disgorgement is the process of - CORRECT ANSWER:
removing the lees from the bottle
In notthern Rhone the best vineyards are - CORRECT ANSWER: On steep slopes
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