CMS-CERTIFIED SOMMELIER EXAM QUESTION BANK WSET ADVANCED QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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CMS-CERTIFIED SOMMELIER EXAM QUESTION
BANK WSET ADVANCED QUESTIONS AND WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR



QUESTION: What are the eight levels of classification of Sake and how much surface weight (in
percentage) need to be polished off to qualify them? - ANSWER✔✔Junmai Daiginjo-shu (50%)

Daiginjo-shu (50%)

Junmai Ginjo-shu (40%)

Ginjo-shu (40%)

Tokubetsu Junmai-shu (40%)

Tokubetsu Honjozo-shu (40%)

Junmai-shu (30%)

Honjozo-shu (30%)




QUESTION: What is the name of the yeast used for sake production? - ANSWER✔✔Koji




QUESTION: What is the main ingredients of

Iki-Shochu? - ANSWER✔✔Wheat

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QUESTION: What is the main ingredients of

Kuma-Shochu? - ANSWER✔✔Rice




QUESTION: What is the main ingredients of Awamori? - ANSWER✔✔Rice-Koji




QUESTION: What is the main ingredients of Satsuma-Shochu? - ANSWER✔✔Sweet Potato




QUESTION: What primary ingredient is added to the beer for flavouring? - ANSWER✔✔Hop




QUESTION: What is the name for the pre-fermentation sugar rich soup that is used to make
beer? - ANSWER✔✔Wort




QUESTION: What is the name of the style of ale that are produced in eight authorized Belgian
monasteries? - ANSWER✔✔Trappist




QUESTION: What are the names of Scotch producing regions? - ANSWER✔✔Lowland

Speyside

Highland

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Islay

Campbeltown

The Islands (Arran, Jura, Mull, Orkney and Skye)




QUESTION: What are the two most common types of Scotch? - ANSWER✔✔Single Malt Whisky

Blended Whisky




QUESTION: What is the single most important factor that differentiates Scotch whisky from
other types of whisky? - ANSWER✔✔Peat is used for fire to dry malted barley, resulting in
smoky flavour often referred to as "peatiness".




QUESTION: How is Scotch whisky usually distilled? - ANSWER✔✔Twice in Pot Still




QUESTION: How is Irish whisky usually distilled? - ANSWER✔✔Three times in Pot Still




QUESTION: How long does an Irish whisky have to be aged in wood before released? -
ANSWER✔✔Three years




QUESTION: What are the main ingredients of Bourbon and what is the legal requirement to
qualify for being called a Bourbon? - ANSWER✔✔At least 51% of ingredients has to be corn, and
aged in new charred American oak barrel.

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QUESTION: What is the formula of alcoholic fermentation? - ANSWER✔✔Sugar + Yeast =
Alcohol + Carbon Dioxide

(C6H12O6 -> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2)




QUESTION: What are the three main acids naturally occurring in the grapes? -
ANSWER✔✔Tartaric Acid,

Malic Acid,

and Citric Acid.




QUESTION: What are the three main acids occurring as a result of fermentation? -
ANSWER✔✔Succinic Acid, Acetic Acid, and Lactic Acid.




QUESTION: What are the two main acids occurring in botrytised wines? - ANSWER✔✔Gluconic
Acid, and Galacturonic Acid.




QUESTION: Who discovered the effect of fermentation by yeast? - ANSWER✔✔Joseph Louis
Gay-Lussac




QUESTION: What is the French term for Sparkling Wine? - ANSWER✔✔Vin Mousseux, or
Crémant