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WSET level 3 Exam practice Complete
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers)
Question:pairing for goat cheese
Ans: Sancerre
Question: local food pairs with
Ans: local wine
Question: pairing with stilton cheese
Ans: port
Question: pair w/ sweet food
Ans: sweeter wine/no tannins
Question: 3 species of grapes native to north america
Ans: vitis riparia, vitis berlandieri, vitis rupestris
Question: what is a "shoot" on a vine
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Ans: the new growth a vine produces each year
Question: what does bitterness in food do
Ans: increases bitterness in wine
Question: chili heat in food does what?
Ans: increases perception of bitterness, astringency, acidity, and alcohol
burn
decreases the perception of body, richness, sweetness, and fruitiness in wine
Question: "reduction" giveaway
Ans: rotten eggs
Question: pairing for curry
Ans: light bodied unoaked white wine
Question: non-conventional pairing w/ sweet wine
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Ans: salty food
Question: TCA giveaway
Ans: damp cardboard
Question: what is a "cane" of a vine
Ans: a long vine with 8-15 buds
Question: what is a "spur" of a vine
Ans: a short vine with only 2-3 buds
Question: color descriptors for WSET red wines
Ans: ruby, purple, garnet, brown
Question: sweetness on the tongue location
Ans: tip
Question: tannin in the mouth is found
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Ans: mainly the gums, especially the front top
Question: salt in food does what
Ans: increases the perception of body in wine
decreases the perception of astringency, bitterness, and acidity in wine
Question: oxidation giveaway
Ans: deeper colored and browner than it should be
scents of toffee, honey, caramel or coffee with a lack of fruit
Question: volatile acidity (VA) giveaway
Ans: vinegar or nail polish remover
Question: Sulphur dioxide giveaway
Ans: acrid smell like a stuck match
(more present in sweet white wines)
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
WSET level 3 Exam practice Complete
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers)
Question:pairing for goat cheese
Ans: Sancerre
Question: local food pairs with
Ans: local wine
Question: pairing with stilton cheese
Ans: port
Question: pair w/ sweet food
Ans: sweeter wine/no tannins
Question: 3 species of grapes native to north america
Ans: vitis riparia, vitis berlandieri, vitis rupestris
Question: what is a "shoot" on a vine
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
, 2
Ans: the new growth a vine produces each year
Question: what does bitterness in food do
Ans: increases bitterness in wine
Question: chili heat in food does what?
Ans: increases perception of bitterness, astringency, acidity, and alcohol
burn
decreases the perception of body, richness, sweetness, and fruitiness in wine
Question: "reduction" giveaway
Ans: rotten eggs
Question: pairing for curry
Ans: light bodied unoaked white wine
Question: non-conventional pairing w/ sweet wine
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
, 3
Ans: salty food
Question: TCA giveaway
Ans: damp cardboard
Question: what is a "cane" of a vine
Ans: a long vine with 8-15 buds
Question: what is a "spur" of a vine
Ans: a short vine with only 2-3 buds
Question: color descriptors for WSET red wines
Ans: ruby, purple, garnet, brown
Question: sweetness on the tongue location
Ans: tip
Question: tannin in the mouth is found
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
, 4
Ans: mainly the gums, especially the front top
Question: salt in food does what
Ans: increases the perception of body in wine
decreases the perception of astringency, bitterness, and acidity in wine
Question: oxidation giveaway
Ans: deeper colored and browner than it should be
scents of toffee, honey, caramel or coffee with a lack of fruit
Question: volatile acidity (VA) giveaway
Ans: vinegar or nail polish remover
Question: Sulphur dioxide giveaway
Ans: acrid smell like a stuck match
(more present in sweet white wines)
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
