WSET Level 1 Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is wine? - Correct Answer- A drink made from the fermented juice or freshly-picked
grapes.
One of the most natural of all alcoholic drinks.
What is fermentation? - Correct Answer- A natural process caused by yeast.
What is yeast? - Correc...
WSET Level 1 Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is wine? - Correct Answer- A drink made from the fermented juice or freshly-picked
grapes.
One of the most natural of all alcoholic drinks.
What is fermentation? - Correct Answer- A natural process caused by yeast.
What is yeast? - Correct Answer- Are microscopic organisms that live naturally alongside
grapes int he vineyard and winery.
How does yeast live? - Correct Answer- They feed on sugar, as found in grape juice,
converting it to alcohol and carbon dioxide gas.
What are the three types of wine? - Correct Answer- Light wine
Sparking wine
Fortified wine
Light wines - Correct Answer- Majority of wines fall into this category.
Between 8-15% alcohol, but a majority containing 11.5-14% alcohol.
Light wines are named from.. - Correct Answer- The region they are produced in.
Bordeaux and Burgundy from France.
Rioja from Spain.
Chianti from Italy.
Light wines from the New World countries get their name from.. - Correct Answer- Labeled
with the name of the grape used.
Chardonnay or Shiraz from Australia.
Sparking wines - Correct Answer- Bubbles of CO2 gas have been trapped in the wine.
, Made all over the world.
What are examples of sparking wines? - Correct Answer- Champagne from France.
Cava from Spain.
Fortified wines - Correct Answer- Extra alcohol is added.
Alcohol levels of 15-22%.
Examples of fortified wines.. - Correct Answer- Sherry from Spain.
Port from Portugal.
Colour: Red - Correct Answer- Using black grapes to make the wine.
Color comes from the grape skins.
Juice is fermented in contact with the grape skin, coloring the juice.
Colour: White - Correct Answer- Usually made with white grapes, but can also use black
grapes.
Often seen lighter, refreshing, alternative to red wines.
Colour: Rosé - Correct Answer- Made from black grapes; less contact with the skins.
Not as full as reds but offer more body than whites.
Tends to be a seasonal drink, mostly summer time.
Sweetness.. - Correct Answer- Dry
Medium
Sweet
Explain the steps on how sweetness is "produced" - Correct Answer- 1.) Grape juice is
naturally sweet but yeast feeds not he grape sugars during fermentation, then the juice
becomes less sweet.
2.) The yeast will die once the alcohol reaches 15% or when all the sugars have been used.
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