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WSET Level 3 Award in Wines: Mock Examination with
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Which one of the following is closest in style to Sancerre? - correct answer✔✔Menetou
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Salon.
Which winemaking technique is used to produce a red wine with low tannin and deep
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colour? - correct answer✔✔Carbonic maceration.
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Coonawarra has established a reputation for: - correct answer✔✔Full bodied Cabernet
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Sauvignon.
The grapes used to make Cava can come from: - correct answer✔✔From a number of
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delimited regions throughout Spain.
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Which of these grape varieties is used in the production of Port? - correct answer✔✔Touriga
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Nacional.
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Which of the following statements is true concerning the long term storage of wine? -
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correct answer✔✔Wine should be stored at a cool constant temperature.
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Which one of the following is an example of a low-trained, cane-pruned system of vine
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cultivation? - correct answer✔✔Single Guyot. || || || ||
What is the principal grape variety in the Rosé d'Anjou blend? - correct answer✔✔Grolleau.
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Central Spain has - correct answer✔✔CONTINENTALITY: High ; RAINFALL: low.
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Rutherglen is famous for which style of wine? - correct answer✔✔Fortified Muscat.
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Which one of the following is sometimes produced in a Carterhead still? - correct
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answer✔✔Gin.
How is tannin detected when tasting a red wine? - correct answer✔✔A mouth-drying
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sensation.
Within the context of Bordeaux, what is unique about the classification system in St-
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Emilion? - correct answer✔✔It forms part of the appellation law.
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Passito wines - correct answer✔✔are made from dried grapes.
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Which of the following is a wine region in Portugal - correct answer✔✔Vinho Verde.
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The temperature in Constantia is moderated by - correct answer✔✔cool ocean currents.
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All Scotch Whisky must be aged for a minimum of - correct answer✔✔3 years.
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Which wine fault is identifiable by a distinct aroma of vinegar or nail polish remover? -
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correct answer✔✔Volatile acidity.
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What important roles does the soil perform?
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1) Influences vineyard temperature.
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2) Supplies the vine with water.
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3) Supplies the vine with nutrients. - correct answer✔✔1, 2 and 3.
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WSET Level 3 Award in Wines: Mock Examination with
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verified detailed answers || ||
Which one of the following is closest in style to Sancerre? - correct answer✔✔Menetou
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Salon.
Which winemaking technique is used to produce a red wine with low tannin and deep
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colour? - correct answer✔✔Carbonic maceration.
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Coonawarra has established a reputation for: - correct answer✔✔Full bodied Cabernet
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Sauvignon.
The grapes used to make Cava can come from: - correct answer✔✔From a number of
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delimited regions throughout Spain.
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Which of these grape varieties is used in the production of Port? - correct answer✔✔Touriga
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Nacional.
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Which of the following statements is true concerning the long term storage of wine? -
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correct answer✔✔Wine should be stored at a cool constant temperature.
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Which one of the following is an example of a low-trained, cane-pruned system of vine
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cultivation? - correct answer✔✔Single Guyot. || || || ||
What is the principal grape variety in the Rosé d'Anjou blend? - correct answer✔✔Grolleau.
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Central Spain has - correct answer✔✔CONTINENTALITY: High ; RAINFALL: low.
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Rutherglen is famous for which style of wine? - correct answer✔✔Fortified Muscat.
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Which one of the following is sometimes produced in a Carterhead still? - correct
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answer✔✔Gin.
How is tannin detected when tasting a red wine? - correct answer✔✔A mouth-drying
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sensation.
Within the context of Bordeaux, what is unique about the classification system in St-
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Emilion? - correct answer✔✔It forms part of the appellation law.
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Passito wines - correct answer✔✔are made from dried grapes.
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Which of the following is a wine region in Portugal - correct answer✔✔Vinho Verde.
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The temperature in Constantia is moderated by - correct answer✔✔cool ocean currents.
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All Scotch Whisky must be aged for a minimum of - correct answer✔✔3 years.
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Which wine fault is identifiable by a distinct aroma of vinegar or nail polish remover? -
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correct answer✔✔Volatile acidity.
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What important roles does the soil perform?
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1) Influences vineyard temperature.
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2) Supplies the vine with water.
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3) Supplies the vine with nutrients. - correct answer✔✔1, 2 and 3.
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