WSET DIPLOMA D3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026 UPDATE |GRADE
A+ GUARANTEE
When did DOC(G) originate in Tuscany? - Answer-1960s
1980s for DOCG, accelerating in 1990s (CC in 1996)
Is CC a subzone of Chianti DOCG? - Answer-No, as of 1996 its own
DOCG.
Climate of Tuscany? - Answer-On the coast warm med with adequate
rain (most in Autumn or winter)
Inland with hot summers and cold winters. Normally some rain in the
growing season including harvest. Spring frost can hit.
Drought and high summer temps can be a problem in some years.
Most planted grapes of Tuscany? - Answer-Sangiovese
,Treb Toscano
Merlot
CS
Italy's most planted grape variety? - Answer-Sangiovese
10% of all vines in Italy
Sangiovese aka - Answer-Morellino
Prugnolo Gentile
Growing properties of Sangiovese?
Ripening
Disease
Vigor - Answer-Ripens late (rain)
Thin skin (botrytis)
Vigorous (management needed to avoid shading)
Where is the best Sangio grown in Tuscany? - Answer-Sunny sites at
200-550m with s/se exposure which give the grapes the best chance to
ripen and slows the ripening process.
, Best soils for Sangio? - Answer-Friable shale limestone which provides
excellent drainage but reasonably successful on clay.
Most common trellis for Sangio? - Answer-Cordon Spur or Cane with
VSP
Clones of Sangio? - Answer-Many but previously went for high
yielding clones. Now, moderate yields preferred for higher quality
grapes.
CC 2000? - Answer-Clonal research project which produced 7 clones
with smaller berries, thicker skins and open bunches which produced
deeper color, more flavor and more disease resistance.
Regions of Central Italy? - Answer-Tuscany
Latium
Umbria
Marche
Abruzzo
Main grape of Tuscany? - Answer-Sangiovese
When were the first exports of Tuscany? - Answer-7th century BCE
during the Estruscan period.
, Who was Medici? - Answer-Grand Duke Cosimo Ill Medici
Designated four regions of production in Tuscany
Who was Bettino Ricasoli? - Answer-Future prime minister of Italy that
made Sangio the dominant variety in Chianti and allowed Malvasia to
soften the blend. This became the standard for Tuscan wine.
What was the Dalmasso Commision? - Answer-1932 commision that
created Chianti along with 7 subzones which enabled large producers to
make wine from a larger area but still use the Chianti name.
At the time. the original area was named Chianti Classico.
How is sharecropping important in Tuscany? - Answer-Up to WW2
farmers would borrow land in exchange for half of production which
resulted in little incentive for making quality wine.
What happened post WW2 in Tuscany? - Answer-Aristocratic owners
were joined by investors which increased the level of interest in the
region.
First Supertuscans? What made them different? - Answer-68 - Sassicaia
71 - Tignanello
ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026 UPDATE |GRADE
A+ GUARANTEE
When did DOC(G) originate in Tuscany? - Answer-1960s
1980s for DOCG, accelerating in 1990s (CC in 1996)
Is CC a subzone of Chianti DOCG? - Answer-No, as of 1996 its own
DOCG.
Climate of Tuscany? - Answer-On the coast warm med with adequate
rain (most in Autumn or winter)
Inland with hot summers and cold winters. Normally some rain in the
growing season including harvest. Spring frost can hit.
Drought and high summer temps can be a problem in some years.
Most planted grapes of Tuscany? - Answer-Sangiovese
,Treb Toscano
Merlot
CS
Italy's most planted grape variety? - Answer-Sangiovese
10% of all vines in Italy
Sangiovese aka - Answer-Morellino
Prugnolo Gentile
Growing properties of Sangiovese?
Ripening
Disease
Vigor - Answer-Ripens late (rain)
Thin skin (botrytis)
Vigorous (management needed to avoid shading)
Where is the best Sangio grown in Tuscany? - Answer-Sunny sites at
200-550m with s/se exposure which give the grapes the best chance to
ripen and slows the ripening process.
, Best soils for Sangio? - Answer-Friable shale limestone which provides
excellent drainage but reasonably successful on clay.
Most common trellis for Sangio? - Answer-Cordon Spur or Cane with
VSP
Clones of Sangio? - Answer-Many but previously went for high
yielding clones. Now, moderate yields preferred for higher quality
grapes.
CC 2000? - Answer-Clonal research project which produced 7 clones
with smaller berries, thicker skins and open bunches which produced
deeper color, more flavor and more disease resistance.
Regions of Central Italy? - Answer-Tuscany
Latium
Umbria
Marche
Abruzzo
Main grape of Tuscany? - Answer-Sangiovese
When were the first exports of Tuscany? - Answer-7th century BCE
during the Estruscan period.
, Who was Medici? - Answer-Grand Duke Cosimo Ill Medici
Designated four regions of production in Tuscany
Who was Bettino Ricasoli? - Answer-Future prime minister of Italy that
made Sangio the dominant variety in Chianti and allowed Malvasia to
soften the blend. This became the standard for Tuscan wine.
What was the Dalmasso Commision? - Answer-1932 commision that
created Chianti along with 7 subzones which enabled large producers to
make wine from a larger area but still use the Chianti name.
At the time. the original area was named Chianti Classico.
How is sharecropping important in Tuscany? - Answer-Up to WW2
farmers would borrow land in exchange for half of production which
resulted in little incentive for making quality wine.
What happened post WW2 in Tuscany? - Answer-Aristocratic owners
were joined by investors which increased the level of interest in the
region.
First Supertuscans? What made them different? - Answer-68 - Sassicaia
71 - Tignanello
