WSET LEVEL 2 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST / WSET LEVEL 2 WINES EXAM
PREPARATION
WSET LEVEL 2 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST / WSET LEVEL 2 WINES EXAM
PREPARATION / WSET LEVEL 2 SPIRITS PRACTICE EXAM WITH
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+(NEWEST VERSION!)
Which of the following does NOT affect temperature in the vineyard?
A. Grape variety
B. Weather
C. Soil
C. Climate - Correct Answer-A. Grape Variety
Compared with red wines, white wines are generally fermented at...
A. either higher or lower temperatures
B. The same temperature
C. Higher temperatures
D. Lower temperatures - Correct Answer-D. Lower temperatures. The lower
temperatures help preserve the fruit aromas in white wine fermentations.
True or False -- Top-quality wine can be made from both hand and machine-
harvested grapes. - Correct Answer-True.
If oxygen is NOT wanted during the maturation of wine, which vessel material type
would be deemed unsuitable?
A. Stainless steel
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B. Glass
C. Cement
D. Oak - Correct Answer-D. Oak. Oak is porous and allows small amounts of
oxygen to dissolve in the wine over time.
Which of the following does NOT add flavors to red wines?
A. New oak barrels
B. Grape skins
C. Glass bottles
D. Fermentation - Correct Answer-C. Glass bottles
True or False -- A vine with sufficient heat, sunlight, water, nutrients and CO2 will
be able to produce a commercial crop of ripe grapes. - Correct Answer-True
True or False -- Grapes that are harvested later in the ripening process will have
higher levels of acid. - Correct Answer-False
True or False -- Vines are typically pruned in the summer while they are dormant. -
Correct Answer-False
True or False -- Larger animals and birds are a problem that grape growers have to
tackle. - Correct Answer-True
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PREPARATION
What is the correct sequence of events for most white winemaking using the
following:
-press
-crush
-ferment - Correct Answer-1. crush
2. press
3. ferment
What are the 5 components a vine needs? - Correct Answer-1. CO2
2. heat
3. sunlight
4. water nutrients
5. oxygen
What is the order of grape formation and ripening using the terms below:
-ripening
-fruit set
-flowering
-véraison - Correct Answer-1. flowering
2. fruit set
3. véraison
4. ripening
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True or False -- A GI is a legally defines area within a region. - Correct Answer-
False. It is a legally defined area within a country.
True or False -- A GI is a legally defined vineyard area within a country. These areas
can be very large (entire region) or very small (single vineyard). - Correct Answer-
True
True or False -- A GI is a legally defined small area within a region. - Correct
Answer-False. It is a legally defined area within a country, which can be either
large or small.
True or False -- GIs in the EU are subdivided into two groups: PDO and PGI. -
Correct Answer-True
True or False -- PGIs typically cover small areas with very strict regulations. -
Correct Answer-False
True or False -- PDOs typically cover very large areas with not very strict
regulations. - Correct Answer-False
True or False -- GIs inside the EU are subdivided into three groups: PDOs, GIs, and
Vintage. - Correct Answer-False
What aromas in a wine are created by post-fermentation winemaking? - Correct
Answer-Secondary Aromas
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PREPARATION
WSET LEVEL 2 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST / WSET LEVEL 2 WINES EXAM
PREPARATION / WSET LEVEL 2 SPIRITS PRACTICE EXAM WITH
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+(NEWEST VERSION!)
Which of the following does NOT affect temperature in the vineyard?
A. Grape variety
B. Weather
C. Soil
C. Climate - Correct Answer-A. Grape Variety
Compared with red wines, white wines are generally fermented at...
A. either higher or lower temperatures
B. The same temperature
C. Higher temperatures
D. Lower temperatures - Correct Answer-D. Lower temperatures. The lower
temperatures help preserve the fruit aromas in white wine fermentations.
True or False -- Top-quality wine can be made from both hand and machine-
harvested grapes. - Correct Answer-True.
If oxygen is NOT wanted during the maturation of wine, which vessel material type
would be deemed unsuitable?
A. Stainless steel
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PREPARATION
B. Glass
C. Cement
D. Oak - Correct Answer-D. Oak. Oak is porous and allows small amounts of
oxygen to dissolve in the wine over time.
Which of the following does NOT add flavors to red wines?
A. New oak barrels
B. Grape skins
C. Glass bottles
D. Fermentation - Correct Answer-C. Glass bottles
True or False -- A vine with sufficient heat, sunlight, water, nutrients and CO2 will
be able to produce a commercial crop of ripe grapes. - Correct Answer-True
True or False -- Grapes that are harvested later in the ripening process will have
higher levels of acid. - Correct Answer-False
True or False -- Vines are typically pruned in the summer while they are dormant. -
Correct Answer-False
True or False -- Larger animals and birds are a problem that grape growers have to
tackle. - Correct Answer-True
2|Page
, WSET LEVEL 2 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST / WSET LEVEL 2 WINES EXAM
PREPARATION
What is the correct sequence of events for most white winemaking using the
following:
-press
-crush
-ferment - Correct Answer-1. crush
2. press
3. ferment
What are the 5 components a vine needs? - Correct Answer-1. CO2
2. heat
3. sunlight
4. water nutrients
5. oxygen
What is the order of grape formation and ripening using the terms below:
-ripening
-fruit set
-flowering
-véraison - Correct Answer-1. flowering
2. fruit set
3. véraison
4. ripening
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, WSET LEVEL 2 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST / WSET LEVEL 2 WINES EXAM
PREPARATION
True or False -- A GI is a legally defines area within a region. - Correct Answer-
False. It is a legally defined area within a country.
True or False -- A GI is a legally defined vineyard area within a country. These areas
can be very large (entire region) or very small (single vineyard). - Correct Answer-
True
True or False -- A GI is a legally defined small area within a region. - Correct
Answer-False. It is a legally defined area within a country, which can be either
large or small.
True or False -- GIs in the EU are subdivided into two groups: PDO and PGI. -
Correct Answer-True
True or False -- PGIs typically cover small areas with very strict regulations. -
Correct Answer-False
True or False -- PDOs typically cover very large areas with not very strict
regulations. - Correct Answer-False
True or False -- GIs inside the EU are subdivided into three groups: PDOs, GIs, and
Vintage. - Correct Answer-False
What aromas in a wine are created by post-fermentation winemaking? - Correct
Answer-Secondary Aromas
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