CMS - CERTIFIED SOMMELIER NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026
EXAM WSET ADVANCED WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS.VERIFED/GRADED A+
What are two process regulated by AOC, but not regulated by
AOVDQS? - Prior to 2012 reform. - ----Answers----Pruning
and Ageing Methods
When was AOC law enacted? - ----Answers----1935
What is the most planted red varietal in France? - ----
Answers----Merlot
What is the second most planted red varietal in France? - ----
Answers----Grenache
What is the most planted white varietal in France? - ----
Answers----Ugni Blanc
(a.k.a. Saint-Emilion in Cognac and in Armagnac)
What is the second most planted white varietal in France? - --
--Answers----Chadonnay
Name three rivers that flow through Bordeaux region from
North to South. - ----Answers----Dordogne
Garonne
,Ciron
What is the river mouth estuary in which three great rivers of
Bordeaux converge near the vineyards of Graves and flows by
Médoc towards the Atlantic? - ----Answers----Gironde
Name all six commues of Médoc from North to South - ----
Answers----Saint-Estèphe
Pauillac
Saint-Julien
Listrac-Médoc
Moulis
Margaux
Name two Saint-Émilion Satelite AOPs - ----Answers----
Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOP
Montagne-Saint-Émilion AOP
Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOP
Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion AOP
Name three AOPs in Graves permitted to produce botrytised
wines. - ----Answers----Cérons AOP
Barsac AOP
Sauternes AOP
,Name all six red varietals and three white varietals permitted
to grow in Bordeaux. - ----Answers----Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Malbec
Petit Verdot
Carmenère
Sémillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Muscadelle
Is Bordeaux AOP permitted to produce white wine? - ----
Answers----No
What is the dominant varietal of left bank Bordeaux? - ----
Answers----Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the dominant varietal of Sauternes AOP? - ----
Answers----Sémillon
Name three AOP from Libournais besides Saint-Émilion AOP,
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP, and Saint-Émilion Satélites. - --
--Answers----Pomerol AOP
Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP
Néac AOP
Fronsac AOP
, Canon-Fronsac AOP
Côtes de Castillon AOP
Bordeaux Côtes de Francs AOP
What are the dominant varietal in wines produced in
Libournais? - ----Answers----Merlot (except for Ch. Cheval
Blanc, in which the dominant varietal is Cabernet Franc; and
for Ch. Figeac in which the dominant varietal is Cabernet
Sauvignon)
Name three appellations in
Entre-Deux-Mers district that are allowed to produce
botrytised wine. - ----Answers----Cadillac AOP
Loupillac AOP
Saint-Croix-du-Mont AOP
What is the soil type in Pomerol? - ----Answers----Gravel,
sand, and clay.
What is the soil type in Saint-Émilion? - ----Answers----
Limestone, gravel, and clay.
What are the five châteaux of Première Grand Cru Classé of
Médoc and in which commune are they located? - ----
Answers----Ch. Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
Ch. Latour (Pauillac)
Ch. Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac)
EXAM WSET ADVANCED WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS.VERIFED/GRADED A+
What are two process regulated by AOC, but not regulated by
AOVDQS? - Prior to 2012 reform. - ----Answers----Pruning
and Ageing Methods
When was AOC law enacted? - ----Answers----1935
What is the most planted red varietal in France? - ----
Answers----Merlot
What is the second most planted red varietal in France? - ----
Answers----Grenache
What is the most planted white varietal in France? - ----
Answers----Ugni Blanc
(a.k.a. Saint-Emilion in Cognac and in Armagnac)
What is the second most planted white varietal in France? - --
--Answers----Chadonnay
Name three rivers that flow through Bordeaux region from
North to South. - ----Answers----Dordogne
Garonne
,Ciron
What is the river mouth estuary in which three great rivers of
Bordeaux converge near the vineyards of Graves and flows by
Médoc towards the Atlantic? - ----Answers----Gironde
Name all six commues of Médoc from North to South - ----
Answers----Saint-Estèphe
Pauillac
Saint-Julien
Listrac-Médoc
Moulis
Margaux
Name two Saint-Émilion Satelite AOPs - ----Answers----
Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOP
Montagne-Saint-Émilion AOP
Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOP
Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion AOP
Name three AOPs in Graves permitted to produce botrytised
wines. - ----Answers----Cérons AOP
Barsac AOP
Sauternes AOP
,Name all six red varietals and three white varietals permitted
to grow in Bordeaux. - ----Answers----Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Malbec
Petit Verdot
Carmenère
Sémillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Muscadelle
Is Bordeaux AOP permitted to produce white wine? - ----
Answers----No
What is the dominant varietal of left bank Bordeaux? - ----
Answers----Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the dominant varietal of Sauternes AOP? - ----
Answers----Sémillon
Name three AOP from Libournais besides Saint-Émilion AOP,
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP, and Saint-Émilion Satélites. - --
--Answers----Pomerol AOP
Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP
Néac AOP
Fronsac AOP
, Canon-Fronsac AOP
Côtes de Castillon AOP
Bordeaux Côtes de Francs AOP
What are the dominant varietal in wines produced in
Libournais? - ----Answers----Merlot (except for Ch. Cheval
Blanc, in which the dominant varietal is Cabernet Franc; and
for Ch. Figeac in which the dominant varietal is Cabernet
Sauvignon)
Name three appellations in
Entre-Deux-Mers district that are allowed to produce
botrytised wine. - ----Answers----Cadillac AOP
Loupillac AOP
Saint-Croix-du-Mont AOP
What is the soil type in Pomerol? - ----Answers----Gravel,
sand, and clay.
What is the soil type in Saint-Émilion? - ----Answers----
Limestone, gravel, and clay.
What are the five châteaux of Première Grand Cru Classé of
Médoc and in which commune are they located? - ----
Answers----Ch. Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
Ch. Latour (Pauillac)
Ch. Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac)
