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WSET L2|50 Practice Exam Questions With Answers|15 Pages, Exams of Winemaking

A youthful Australian Barossa Shiraz appearance is a) pale lemon b) deep ruby c) deep gold d) medium garnet - ✔️✔️b) deep ruby What style of wine is Rutherglen Muscat? a) Dry fortified white. b) Sweet fortified white. c) Dry fortified red. d) Sweet fortified red. - ✔️✔️b) Sweet, fortified white What style of wine is Sekt? a) Dry, still wine b) Sweet, still wine c) Sparkling wine d) Fortified wine - ✔️✔️c) Sparkling wine What style of wine is usually produced in a hot climate? a) High alcohol, light body, high acid, low tannins b) Low alcohol, light body, high acid, low tannins c) High alcohol, full body, lower acidity, high tannins d) Low alcohol, full body, lower acidity, high tannins - ✔️✔️c) High alcohol, full body, lower acidity, high tannins

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WSET L2 Practice Exam Questions
A youthful Australian Barossa Shiraz appearance is
a) pale lemon
b) deep ruby
c) deep gold
d) medium garnet - b) deep ruby
What style of wine is Rutherglen Muscat?
a) Dry fortified white.
b) Sweet fortified white.
c) Dry fortified red.
d) Sweet fortified red. - b) Sweet, fortified white
What style of wine is Sekt?
a) Dry, still wine
b) Sweet, still wine
c) Sparkling wine
d) Fortified wine - c) Sparkling wine
What style of wine is usually produced in a hot climate?
a) High alcohol, light body, high acid, low tannins
b) Low alcohol, light body, high acid, low tannins
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A youthful Australian Barossa Shiraz appearance is a) pale lemon b) deep ruby c) deep gold d) medium garnet - ✔ ✔ b) deep ruby

What style of wine is Rutherglen Muscat? a) Dry fortified white. b) Sweet fortified white. c) Dry fortified red. d) Sweet fortified red. - ✔ ✔ b) Sweet, fortified white

What style of wine is Sekt? a) Dry, still wine b) Sweet, still wine c) Sparkling wine d) Fortified wine - ✔ ✔ c) Sparkling wine

What style of wine is usually produced in a hot climate? a) High alcohol, light body, high acid, low tannins b) Low alcohol, light body, high acid, low tannins

c) High alcohol, full body, lower acidity, high tannins d) Low alcohol, full body, lower acidity, high tannins - ✔ ✔ c) High alcohol, full body, lower acidity, high tannins What would be a good match with salty blue cheese? a) Sweet, full bodied red with soft tannins. b) Dry, high tannin red wine c) Dry, delicately flavoured, high acid white wine d) Dry Sparkling wine - ✔ ✔ a) Sweet, full bodied red with soft tannins. When tasting a wine, tannin is deteced by a) a mouth-drying bitter sensation b) making your mouth water c) producing sweet ripe flavors d) producing salty tangy flavors - ✔ ✔ a) a mouth-drying bitter sensation Frequently drinking large quantities of alcohol can increase the risk of

  1. alcohol dependance
  2. cirrhosis of the liver
  3. cardiac arrest and stroke a) 1 only b) 1 & 2 only

c) Chile d) Argentina - ✔ ✔ c) Chile

In which region of France is Gewurztraminer predominantly grown? a) Alsace b) Bordeaux c) burgundy d) Rhone - ✔ ✔ a) Alsace

Prosecco is a sparkling wine produced in a) northern Italy b) central Spain c) the Loire Valley d) southern Germany - ✔ ✔ a) northern Italy

Tequila must be:

  1. aged
  2. made in the Tequila region of Mexico
  3. made from Blue Agave a) 1 only b) 2 only c) 1 & 2 only d) 2 & 3 only - ✔ ✔ d) 2 & 3 only

The nose of a youthful Australian Barossa Shiraz would be a) light in intensity with aromas of citrus, green apple and green pepper b) medium in intensity with aromas of strawberries, wet leaves and cabbage c) pronounced in intensity with aromas of blackberry, sweet spice and smoke d) prounced in intensity with aromas of peach, tropical fruit, butterscotch and vanilla - ✔ ✔ c) pronounced in intensity with aromas of blackberry, sweet spice and smoke The palate of a youthful Australian Barossa Shiraz would be a) sweet, high in acidity, medium bodied with flavors of apricots, marmalade and lime b) off-dry, medium in acidity, medium bodied with flavors of red apple, peach and lychee c) dry, low in acidity, light in body, with low tannins and flavours of cherries, raspberries and wet leaves d) dry, medium in acidity, full bodied with high tannins and flavors of blackberries, eucalyptus, pepper and cedar - ✔ ✔ d) dry, medium in acidity, full bodied with high tannins and flavors of blackberries, eucalyptus, pepper and cedar What does Joven indicate on a bottle of Spanish Wine? a) The wine is sweet b) The wine has no discernable flavors from oak ageing

  1. Adding a sweet component
  2. Concentration of grape sugars
  3. Boiling the wine a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 b) 1, 2 & 3 only c) 1, 3 & 4 only d) 2, 3 & 4 only - ✔ ✔ b) 1, 2 & 3 only

Where are grape vines for wine production mainly planted? a) Near the equator b) Between 15-30⁰ latitude c) Between 30-50⁰ latitude

d) Between 50-70⁰ latitude - ✔ ✔ c) Between 30- latitude Where are the AC regions of Pomerol and Saint-Emilion? a)Rioja b) Mosel c) Chianti d) Bordeaux - ✔ ✔ d) Bordeaux

Where do the tannins in red wines mainly come from? a) Leaves & stalks b) Pulp & yeast

c) Seeds & pulp d) Skins & stalks - ✔ ✔ d) Skins & stalks

Where does a rosé wine get its colour from? a) Artificial colouring. b) The addition of red wine. c) The skins of black grapes. d) Stainless steel tanks. - ✔ ✔ c) The skins of black grapes. Where is Tokaji produced? a) Hungary b) France c) Germany d) Australia - ✔ ✔ a) Hungary

Which country has the categories of TBA, BA and Eiswein? a) Germany b) Spain c) Portugal d) France - ✔ ✔ a) Germany

Which country is Vin de Pays produced in? a) Italy b) Germany

  1. Water
  2. Nutrients a) 1 & 2 only b) 1, 2 &3 only c) 1, 3& 4 only

d) 1, 2, 3 &4 - ✔ ✔ d) 1, 2, 3 &

  1. Sunlight
  2. Warmth
  3. Water
  4. Nutrients Which of the following in NOT a classic region for Chardonnay a) Chablis b) Mâcon c) Bordeaux d) Cote d'Or - ✔ ✔ c) Bordeaux

Which of the following is a flavour characteristic associated with oak ageing? a) Vanilla b) Red fruits c) Butter

d) Cassis - ✔ ✔ a) Vanilla

Which of the following is least tolerant of hot climates? a) Grenache b) Pinot Noir c) Shiraz d) Cabernet Sauvignon - ✔ ✔ b) Pinot Noir

Which of the following is the main grape used in Chianti? a) Pinot Noir b) Syrah c) Tempranillo d) Sangiovese - ✔ ✔ d) Sangiovese

Which ONE of the following conditions would NOT be ideal when assessing a wine? a) Good Natural daylight. b) No distracting smells c) Dark wooden surfaces & walls d) A clean ISO tasting glass - ✔ ✔ c) Dark wooden surfaces & walls Which ONE of the following grape varieties is often blended with Merlot? a) Cabernet Sauvignon

a) Vouvray & Italy b) Beaujolais & Bordeaux c) Mersault & Portugal d) Tempranillo & Rioja - ✔ ✔ d) Tempranillo & Rioja

'Pale lemon colour, with citrus and tropical fruit aromas; off dry, with high acidity and medium body' best describes a a) Champagne NV b) South African Chenin Blanc c) New Zealand Pinot Noir d) Argentinian Cabernet Sauvignon - ✔ ✔ b) South African Chenin Blanc 'Ruby red, with aromas of blackberry, plum and toasty oak, medium body and high tannins' best describes which wine? a) Beaujolais Villages b) Hunter Valley Semillon c) Ribera del Duero Crianza d) Argentinian Torrontes - ✔ ✔ c) Ribera del Duero Crianza A Port you try is brownish-red in colour and has flavours of walnut, coffee and caramel. What type of Port is it most likely to be? a) Ruby

b) LBV c) Tawny

d) Vintage - ✔ ✔ c) Tawny

Which ONE of the following regions is known for producing long-lived Semillon wines that are dry, light in body and alcohol, but high in acidity? a) Hunter Valley b) Tasmania c) Rutherglen d) Gisborne - ✔ ✔ a) Hunter Valley

Which ONE of the following statements is true? a) Liqueurs must be sweetened b) Liqueurs always have higher alcohol than spirits c) Liqueurs may only use rum as a base d) Liqueuers may only use natural flavorings and sweeteners - ✔ ✔ a) Liqueurs must be sweetened

Which ONE of the following wines benefits from being served lightly chilled? a) Ruby Port b) Pauillac c) Beaujolais d) Australian Shiraz - ✔ ✔ c) Beaujolais