WSET EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WSET EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


◉Salt and acid in food. Answer: Two components whose presence in
food tends to make wines taste softer (less astringent and bitter, less
acidic, sweeter, and more fruity)


◉Sweetness in food. Answer: Increase the perception of bitterness,
acidity, and the burning effect of alcohol in wine. Decreases the
perception of body, sweetness, and fruitiness in the wine


◉Dishes containing sugar. Answer: A general rule is to select a Wine
with higher level of sweetness


◉Unami in food. Answer: Increases the perception of bitterness,
acidity, and alcohol burn in wine. Decreases the perception of body,
sweetness, and fruitiness in the wine.


◉Acidity in food. Answer: Increases the perception of body,
sweetness, and fruitiness in the wine. Decreases the perception of
acidity in the wine.

, ◉Salt in food. Answer: Increases the perception of body in Wine and
decreases the perception of bitterness and acidity in the wine. Can
help soften harder elements.


◉Bitterness in food. Answer: Increases bitterness in wine. Generally
bitter flavors add to each other.


◉Chili heat in food. Answer: Increases the perception of bitterness,
acidity, and alcohol burn. Decreases the perception of body, richness,
sweetness and fruitiness in the wine.


◉burning sensation of chili. Answer: Alcohol increases


◉Flavor intensities of the food and wine. Answer: Should be
matched so one does not over power the other.


◉Curry, an intensely flavored food. Answer: Can be paired with a
lightly flavored wine.


◉High sugar foods. Answer: Should be paired with a wine that has at
least as much sugar