WSET LEVEL 3 PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE 500+ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
what percent of burgundy is covered in Chardonnay - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
nearly half
difference in style between Chablis and Macon - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Chablis:
lean, steely, high acid
Macon: complex, full bodied, riper fruit
Aligote is used for what in Burgundy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bourgogne Aligote
and
sparkling wines
areas in burgundy that grow gamay - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bourgogne grand
ordinaire
Bourgogne Passetout grains AC
Maconnais
how are most vines in Burgundy trained - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- low along wires
according to the single guyot system
what are the oak forests of burgundy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Vosges
(mountains)
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,Nevers
Allier
what are the regional Burgundy Appellations - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bourgogne
Aligote - aligote
Bourgogne Rouge - pinot noir
Bourgogne Blanc - Chardonnay
Main regions where Bourgogne Aligote AC is produced - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Chablis
Cote d'Or (pernand Vergelesses or Puligny Montrachet)
Cote Challonaise (bouzeron)
Hierarchy of Burgundy appellations - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Regional AC i.e.
Bourgogne Rouge AC
Commune AC i.e. Givry AC
Single Vineyard (Premier Cru and Grand Cru)
how many Grand Cru vineyards are there in the Cote d'Or - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- 33
how many Premier Cru vineyards are there in Chablis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 40
3 well known premier cru vineyards of Chablis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Montee
de Tonnerre
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,Vaillons
Fourchaume
Cote de Nuits North to South - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Marsannay
Fixin
*Gevrey Chambertin
Morey St Denis
Chambolle- Musigny
*Vougeot
*Vosne-Romanee
*Nuits st Georges
Cote de Beaune North to South - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Aloxe-Cotron
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
What are the 7 Chablis Grand Cru AC vineyards - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Les Clos
Vaudesir
Valmus
Les Preuses
Bougros
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, Blanchot
Grenouilles
What Brand Name in Chablis has a grand cru status - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- La
Moutonne
pairing for goat cheese - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Sancerre
local food pairs with - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- local wine
pairing with stilton cheese - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- port
pair w/ sweet food - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- sweeter wine/no tannins
3 species of grapes native to north america - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- vitis riparia,
vitis berlandieri, vitis rupestris
what is a "shoot" on a vine - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- the new growth a vine
produces each year
what does bitterness in food do - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- increases bitterness in
wine
chili heat in food does what? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- increases perception of
bitterness, astringency, acidity, and alcohol burn
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AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
what percent of burgundy is covered in Chardonnay - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
nearly half
difference in style between Chablis and Macon - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Chablis:
lean, steely, high acid
Macon: complex, full bodied, riper fruit
Aligote is used for what in Burgundy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bourgogne Aligote
and
sparkling wines
areas in burgundy that grow gamay - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bourgogne grand
ordinaire
Bourgogne Passetout grains AC
Maconnais
how are most vines in Burgundy trained - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- low along wires
according to the single guyot system
what are the oak forests of burgundy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Vosges
(mountains)
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,Nevers
Allier
what are the regional Burgundy Appellations - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bourgogne
Aligote - aligote
Bourgogne Rouge - pinot noir
Bourgogne Blanc - Chardonnay
Main regions where Bourgogne Aligote AC is produced - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Chablis
Cote d'Or (pernand Vergelesses or Puligny Montrachet)
Cote Challonaise (bouzeron)
Hierarchy of Burgundy appellations - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Regional AC i.e.
Bourgogne Rouge AC
Commune AC i.e. Givry AC
Single Vineyard (Premier Cru and Grand Cru)
how many Grand Cru vineyards are there in the Cote d'Or - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- 33
how many Premier Cru vineyards are there in Chablis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 40
3 well known premier cru vineyards of Chablis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Montee
de Tonnerre
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,Vaillons
Fourchaume
Cote de Nuits North to South - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Marsannay
Fixin
*Gevrey Chambertin
Morey St Denis
Chambolle- Musigny
*Vougeot
*Vosne-Romanee
*Nuits st Georges
Cote de Beaune North to South - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Aloxe-Cotron
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
What are the 7 Chablis Grand Cru AC vineyards - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Les Clos
Vaudesir
Valmus
Les Preuses
Bougros
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, Blanchot
Grenouilles
What Brand Name in Chablis has a grand cru status - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- La
Moutonne
pairing for goat cheese - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Sancerre
local food pairs with - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- local wine
pairing with stilton cheese - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- port
pair w/ sweet food - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- sweeter wine/no tannins
3 species of grapes native to north america - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- vitis riparia,
vitis berlandieri, vitis rupestris
what is a "shoot" on a vine - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- the new growth a vine
produces each year
what does bitterness in food do - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- increases bitterness in
wine
chili heat in food does what? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- increases perception of
bitterness, astringency, acidity, and alcohol burn
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