WSET LEVEL 4 EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
There are two components in food that tend to make wines taste `harder. Name them -
ANS Sweetness and umami
There are two components that makes wine taste "softer". Name them - ANS Salt and acidity
A sweetness in a dish can make a dry wine seem less - ANS Fruity and taste unpleasanty
acidic
what is a good general rule with dishes containing sugar? - ANS To select a wine that has a
higher level of sweetness than the dish.
Umami in food increases the perception of? - ANS Bitterness and Astringency, Acidity and
the warming effect of the alcohol in the wine.
Many foods that are considered difficult to pair with wine contains high levels of? -
ANS Umami but lack the salt necessary to counteract its hardening effect on wine
Many foods that are considered difficult to pair with wine contains high levels of?
2. what kind of food can we find this? - ANS Asparagus, eggs, mushrooms and ripe soft
cheeses
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AND ANSWERS
There are two components in food that tend to make wines taste `harder. Name them -
ANS Sweetness and umami
There are two components that makes wine taste "softer". Name them - ANS Salt and acidity
A sweetness in a dish can make a dry wine seem less - ANS Fruity and taste unpleasanty
acidic
what is a good general rule with dishes containing sugar? - ANS To select a wine that has a
higher level of sweetness than the dish.
Umami in food increases the perception of? - ANS Bitterness and Astringency, Acidity and
the warming effect of the alcohol in the wine.
Many foods that are considered difficult to pair with wine contains high levels of? -
ANS Umami but lack the salt necessary to counteract its hardening effect on wine
Many foods that are considered difficult to pair with wine contains high levels of?
2. what kind of food can we find this? - ANS Asparagus, eggs, mushrooms and ripe soft
cheeses
1 @COPYRIGHT THEBRIGHT 2025/2026
