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WSET Level 2 Wines Awards Exam Prep Test Bank 1
with 450 Questions and Correct Answers for Real
Exam Practice/ WSET Level 2 Wines Test Qs with
100% Correct Answers
What is Wine? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ An alcoholic beverage
made from grapes
In a grape, what are 3 key components of the PULP? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 1. Water
2. Sugar
3. Acids
What component, found the the skin of grapes, causes a
mouth-drying sensation? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Tannin
The pigmentation (color) of red wines come from which
part of the grape? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Skin
Why are some wines "white" (with almost no
pigmentation)? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Because they are made
from juice extracted from the PULP of grapes ONLY
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Why are some wines pink or red? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Because they are made from juice extracted from BOTH
PULP AND SKINS of grapes
What single-celled organisms are required for the
transformation of grape juice into an alcoholic beverage?
- ...ANSWER...✓✓ Yeasts
Where do yeasts come from? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Yeast are
naturally found in the vineyards, on the surface of grape
skins or can be inoculated by a winemaker.
What is the role of yeasts in the winemaking process? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Yeasts transform sugar into alcohol and
carbon dioxide gas
The level of sugar in the grape is directly correlated to... -
...ANSWER...✓✓ ... the potential of alcohol in the finished
wine.
What causes alcohol production to stop? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
1. when all the sugars are consumed by yeasts.
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2. when the alcohol by volume (ABV) reaches levels that
are toxic for yeasts (typically above 15 percent ABV)
The phenomenon by which yeasts transform sugar into
alcohol is called... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Fermentation
On what plants do grape grow? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ On
grape vines
What is the lifespan of a vine plant? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Decades
In temperate climates, the vine will flower in which
season? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Spring
Each flower will become a... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Grape
berry
On vine plants, flowers grow in clusters that will give
grape... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Bunches
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Before they ripen, grape berries are... - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Small, green and hard
During ripening, white grapes change from green color
to... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Golden color
During ripening, red grapes change from green color to...
- ...ANSWER...✓✓ Purple color
During ripening, both white and red grapes become... -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 1. swollen with water
2. sweeter
3. less acidic
4. riper in flavor
Ripening of grapes is directly affected by which 2 key
factors? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 1. Sunlight
2. Warmth
The amount of sunlight and warmth during the growing
season affect the quality and characteristics of grapes
WSET Level 2 Wines Awards Exam Prep Test Bank 1
with 450 Questions and Correct Answers for Real
Exam Practice/ WSET Level 2 Wines Test Qs with
100% Correct Answers
What is Wine? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ An alcoholic beverage
made from grapes
In a grape, what are 3 key components of the PULP? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 1. Water
2. Sugar
3. Acids
What component, found the the skin of grapes, causes a
mouth-drying sensation? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Tannin
The pigmentation (color) of red wines come from which
part of the grape? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Skin
Why are some wines "white" (with almost no
pigmentation)? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Because they are made
from juice extracted from the PULP of grapes ONLY
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Why are some wines pink or red? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Because they are made from juice extracted from BOTH
PULP AND SKINS of grapes
What single-celled organisms are required for the
transformation of grape juice into an alcoholic beverage?
- ...ANSWER...✓✓ Yeasts
Where do yeasts come from? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Yeast are
naturally found in the vineyards, on the surface of grape
skins or can be inoculated by a winemaker.
What is the role of yeasts in the winemaking process? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Yeasts transform sugar into alcohol and
carbon dioxide gas
The level of sugar in the grape is directly correlated to... -
...ANSWER...✓✓ ... the potential of alcohol in the finished
wine.
What causes alcohol production to stop? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
1. when all the sugars are consumed by yeasts.
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2. when the alcohol by volume (ABV) reaches levels that
are toxic for yeasts (typically above 15 percent ABV)
The phenomenon by which yeasts transform sugar into
alcohol is called... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Fermentation
On what plants do grape grow? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ On
grape vines
What is the lifespan of a vine plant? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Decades
In temperate climates, the vine will flower in which
season? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Spring
Each flower will become a... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Grape
berry
On vine plants, flowers grow in clusters that will give
grape... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Bunches
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Before they ripen, grape berries are... - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Small, green and hard
During ripening, white grapes change from green color
to... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Golden color
During ripening, red grapes change from green color to...
- ...ANSWER...✓✓ Purple color
During ripening, both white and red grapes become... -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 1. swollen with water
2. sweeter
3. less acidic
4. riper in flavor
Ripening of grapes is directly affected by which 2 key
factors? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 1. Sunlight
2. Warmth
The amount of sunlight and warmth during the growing
season affect the quality and characteristics of grapes
