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WSET Wine Level 3 Exam Questions And Answers
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WSET Wine Level 3 Exam QuestionsAnd Answers
racking - correct answer ✅Gross lees settle at the bottom due to gravity
and the clean wine is slowly and gently pumped into a different vessel.
Requirement for age-able wine - correct answer ✅sufficient level of
tannin, acidity and/or alcohol
What does fining accomplish - correct answer ✅Clump together wine
constituents so they become visible and filterable. Help ensure wine
stability
What are the methods of clarifying a wine? - correct answer
✅Sedimentation, fining and filtration.
What are the two methods of filtration? - correct answer ✅Depth
Filtration using a thick layer of material and surface filtration using a
very fine sieve.
What is tartrate stabilization? - correct answer ✅Chill the wine to
below 0C for a short period of time so that tartrate crystals will form
and be removed prior to bottling.
What wine is susceptible to yeast or bacteria spoilage? - correct answer
✅Wine that hasn't undergone MLF, and wine with low to medium
alcohol, low acidity and some residual sugar.
,WSET Wine Level 3 Exam Questions
And Answers
Flushing bottle with CO2 or N can... - correct answer ✅eliminate O2
and reduce oxidization
What is gross lees - correct answer ✅dead yeast cells and grape
fragments
What is malolactic fermentation? - correct answer ✅Secondary
fermentation that breaks down tart malic acid into softer lactic acid.
How does MLF affect wine - correct answer ✅It softens and reduces
acidity, creating buttery flavors and producing CO2.
How can MLF be avoided - correct answer ✅Storage at cool
temperature, the use of SO2 and filtering out the bacteria.
What is chaptilization? - correct answer ✅Adding sugar from sources
other than grapes to a wine.
What aromas and flavors does oak provide? - correct answer ✅Toast,
vanilla, smoke and cloves.
,WSET Wine Level 3 Exam Questions
And Answers
Which climate requires more spraying of fungicides - correct answer
✅Maritime due to the high rainfall during growing season.
How can you cure vine viruses - correct answer ✅No cure, eradicate by
digging up vines and sanitizing the land. Spread through cuttings or
nematodes.
What is a nematode? - correct answer ✅Microscopic worms that attack
the roots of vine, interfering with water and nutrient uptake. It can also
transmit vine viruses.
What is green harvesting? - correct answer ✅It is a technique to
managing yields by removing immature grapes shortly after veraison.
What is the suitable planting density for very fertile soil with sufficient
rainfall? - correct answer ✅Low density planting using vines with
multiple cordons or canes.
What is the suitable planting density for low level of soil nutrients and
sufficient rainfall? - correct answer ✅High density with pruning to
control the number of buds.
What is a spur? - correct answer ✅Short sections of one-year-old wood
that have been cut down to only two or three buds.
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What is a cane - correct answer ✅Also called Guyot, it is a longer
section of one-year-old wood with between 8-20 buds.
What is vertical shoot positioning? - correct answer ✅The vine's shoots
are trained vertically and tied onto trellis to form a single narrow
canopy. This system keeps the canopy open, well aerated and shade
free.
What is the serving temperature of sweet wines? - correct answer
✅Well chilled at 6-8C
What is the serving temperature of medium/full-bodied red wines? -
correct answer ✅Room temperature at 15-18C
What components in food makes a wine taste harder (more astringent,
bitter, acidic, less sweet and fruity)? - correct answer ✅umami and
sweetness
What does salt and acid in food do? - correct answer ✅Makes a wine
taste softer (less astringent, bitter, less acidic, sweeter, more fruity)?
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