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WSET LEVEL 2 IN WINES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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WSET LEVEL 2 IN WINES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhich latitudes north and south of the equator mark the temperature zone where most
vineyards are found? - Answers -30-50 degrees
Why are there very few vineyards lying closer to the equator than 30 degrees? -
Answers -It is generally too hot
What is typical order of events in red winemaking? - Answers -Crushing, alcoholic
fermentation, draining, pressing, storage and maturation, and packaging
What results of clouds blocking sunlight? - Answers -Grapes take longer to ripen
Which one of following is NOT affect temperature in the vineyard?
A)weather
B) grape variety
C) climate
D)soil - Answers -B) grape variety
Compared to red wines white wines are generally fermented at - Answers -Lower
temperatures
True or False Top quality wine can be made from both hand and machine harvested
grapes - Answers -True
If oxygen is not wanted during maturation of wine which vessel material type would be
deemed unsuitable? - Answers -Oak
Which one of the following does not add flavors to red wines?
A)fermentation
B)glass bottles
C)grape skins
D) new oak barrels - Answers -B) glass bottles
What are the five things needed for crops to ripen? - Answers -Co2, sunlight, nutrients,
water and heat
Name a problem grape growers need to deal with - Answers -Animals/birds
Insects
Disease
What is correct sequence of events for most while wine making? - Answers -Crush,
press, ferment
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. - Answers -D)
Verdicchio
dei Castelli di Jesi
Deniminazione di origine controllata
A) verdicchio is the name of GI in Italy
B) castelli di Jesi is the labeling term for GI in Italy
C) verdicchio indicates the style of wine
D) Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi is the labeling term for PDO in Italy. - Answers -D
What are 5 things a vine needs? - Answers -Heat, oxygen, sunlight, water nutrients,
carbon dioxide
What are three ways to make sweet wines from ripe grapes? - Answers -Remove yeast
using filtration
Kill yeast by adding alcohol
Add sweetness to dry wine
Four steps in grape formation and ripening - Answers -Flowering
Fruit set
Verasion
Ripening
What is a GI? - Answers -Legally defined vineyard within a country. These areas can be
very large (entire region) or very small (single vineyard)
Cabernet Sauvignon grows in cold climates. - Answers -newly fermented Cabernet
Sauvignon can taste unpleasantly tannic.
The map below shows the most important regions of which principal black grape
variety? (France and Australia) - Answers -Shiraz/Syrah
Which of the following statements about Shiraz/Syrah is true?
It produces wines with low levels of tannin and acidity.
Shiraz/Syrah wines are not typically matured in oak.
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