WSET Level 3: Vocabulary Exam Questions And Answers verified 100% Correct

WSET Level 3: Vocabulary Exam Questions And Answers verified 100% Correct Diurnal Range - ANSWER Difference btw daytime and nighttime temp Wide range=retention of fruit aromas/acid Effect of warm nights - ANSWER Encourages sugar build-up Dosage - ANSWER Adjustment of sugar level in sparkling wines Addition of liqueur d'expedition after degorgement Eau-de-vie - ANSWER Spirit distilled to a maximum of 96%ABV Edelfäule - ANSWER Noble rot Elevé en fûts de chêne - ANSWER Aged in oak barrels Erste Lage - ANSWER Top vineyards in Germany Erste Gewächs - ANSWER Dry wines from Erste Lage Erzeugerabfüllung - ANSWER Estate-bottled Estate - ANSWER Make wines from grapes on their property only Estufagem - ANSWER Madeira Heating process Accelerate the develpment and maturation Fattoria - ANSWER Italian Estate Feints - ANSWER The tails Production of malt whiskey Fermentation - ANSWER Chemical reaction Action of yeast or bacteria Most important fermentations - ANSWER Alcholic and MLF Filtration - ANSWER Physically removing particles From large grape fragments To individual yeast cells Fining - ANSWER Removal of matter in suspension in the wine Fining agent - ANSWER Acts as a coagulant Fixed acidity - ANSWER The acidity in wine detectable only on the palate Tartaric, malic, lactic Foreshots - ANSWER The heads Production of malt whiskey Fractions - ANSWER During distillation A wash can be separated into different fractions as the parts boil at different temps Gönc - ANSWER Traditional cask used in Hungary for ageing Pot still - ANSWER Used to separate a liquid into three fractions *heads *hearts *tails Rectifier (re: Fractions) - ANSWER Can separtate a liquid into a larger number of precisely-separated fractions Geographical Indication - ANSWER Defined by WTO Facilitates multi-national trade agreemetns Wine has quality, reputation or other characteristics determined by where it comes from Governo - ANSWER Used in production of Chianti Small quantity of dried grapes or must added to wine after fermentation Increases glycerine content in wine Graft - ANSWER Union of small piece of one plant onto a rootstock To protect against phylloxera Grain Whiskey - ANSWER Scottish Whiskey Made from malt and other grains Grains Nobles - ANSWER Alsace Botrytis-affected gapes Gran Reserva - ANSWER Certain minimum requirements for ageing in cake and bottle Granvas - ANSWER Spain Tank-fermented sparkling wine Green malt - ANSWER Grains of barley Soaked and starting to germinate Modifying the starch into soluble form Enzymes break down into fermentable sugars Green malt dried in kiln=malt Grey rot - ANSWER Bad form of botrytis cinerea Affects unripe berries or black grapes =off flavours, lack of colour Habillage - ANSWER The dressing on sparkling wine Halbtrocken - ANSWER half-dry Head grafting - ANSWER Allows a variety to be grafted over to another, more profitable variety No need to grub up and replant Heads - ANSWER The first fraction to be collected during pot still distillation. Not suitable for human consumption What heads contain - ANSWER Ethanol, volatile and potentially toxic levels of compounds such as methonal Hearts - ANSWER Second fractions to be collected during post distillation Suitable for consumption Imbottigilato all'origine - ANSWER Estate-bottled Invecchiato - ANSWER Aged Irrigation - ANSWER Aritfical canals, flooding, overhead sprays drip systems for individual vines Kabinett - ANSWER Pradikat category No chaptalisation Grapes fall within specific range of must weights Lees - ANSWER Sediment of dead yeast cells Bottom of tank once fermentation complete