WSET Level 1 Award in Wine – Complete Questions with Correct Detailed Verified Answers

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WSET Level 1 Award in Wine Complete
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers)
Question:What is Wine?


Ans: An alcoholic beverage made from grapes



Question: In a grape, what are 3 key components of the PULP?


Ans: 1. Water

2. Sugar

3. Acids



Question: What component, found the the skin of grapes, causes a

mouth-drying sensation?


Ans: Tannin



Question: The pigmentation (color) of red wines come from which part

of the grape?


Ans: Skin



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Question: Why are some wines "white" (with almost no pigmentation)?


Ans: Because they are made from juice extracted from the PULP of grapes
ONLY



Question: Why are some wines pink or red?


Ans: Because they are made from juice extracted from BOTH PULP AND SKINS
of grapes



Question: What single-celled organisms are required for the

transformation of grape juice into an alcoholic beverage?


Ans: Yeasts



Question: Where do yeasts come from?


Ans: Yeast are naturally found in the vineyards, on the surface of grape skins
or can be inoculated by a winemaker.



Question: What is the role of yeasts in the winemaking process?


Ans: Yeasts transform sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide gas



Question: The level of sugar in the grape is directly correlated to...
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Ans: ... the potential of alcohol in the finished wine.



Question: What causes alcohol production to stop?


Ans: 1. when all the sugars are consumed by yeasts.

2. when the alcohol by volume (ABV) reaches levels that are toxic for yeasts
(typically above 15 percent ABV)



Question: The phenomenon by which yeasts transform sugar into

alcohol is called...


Ans: Fermentation



Question: On what plants do grape grow?


Ans: On grape vines



Question: What is the lifespan of a vine plant?


Ans: Decades



Question: In temperate climates, the vine will flower in which season?




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Ans: Spring



Question: Each flower will become a...


Ans: Grape berry



Question: On vine plants, flowers grow in clusters that will give

grape...


Ans: Bunches



Question: Before they ripen, grape berries are...


Ans: Small, green and hard



Question: During ripening, white grapes change from green color to...


Ans: Golden color



Question: During ripening, red grapes change from green color to...


Ans: Purple color



Question: During ripening, both white and red grapes become...

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