CMS - Certified Sommelier Exam / WSET Advanced Questions With Complete Solutions What is the formula of alcoholic fermentation? - Correct Answers ✅Sugar + Yeast = Alcohol + Carbon Dioxide (C6H12O6 -> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2) What are the three main acids naturally occurring in the grapes? - Correct Answers ✅Tartaric Acid, Malic Acid, and Citric Acid.What are the three main acids occurring as a result of fermentation? - Correct Answers ✅Succinic Acid, Acetic Acid, and Lactic Acid.What are the two main acids occurring in botrytised wines? - Correct Answers ✅Gluconic Acid, and Galacturonic Acid.Who discovered the effect of fermentation by yeast? - Correct Answers ✅Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac What is the French term for Sparkling Wine? - Correct Answers ✅Vin Mousseux, or Crémant What is the French term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? - Correct Answers ✅Vin Pétillant 1 / 4
CMS - Certified Sommelier Exam / WSET Advanced Questions With Complete Solutions What is the German term for Sparkling Wine? - Correct Answers ✅Schaumwein It is a blanket term encompassing all types of sparkling wine whether the gas naturally occurs as a result of fermentation or otherwise.What is the German term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? - Correct Answers ✅Sekt (secondary fermentation must occur in the bottle), Perlwein (CO2 can be added.) What is the Italian term for Sparkling Wine? - Correct Answers ✅Vino Spumante What is the Italian term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? - Correct Answers ✅Vino Frizzante What is the Spanish term for Sparkling Wine? - Correct Answers ✅Vino Espumosso What is the Spanish term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? - Correct Answers ✅Vino de Aguja 2 / 4
CMS - Certified Sommelier Exam / WSET Advanced Questions With Complete Solutions What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation takes place in the bottle? - Correct Answers ✅Méthode Traditionelle, or Traditional Method in English ("Méthode Champenoise" is now outlawed in EU) What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation and soutillage (racking) takes place in a large air-tight fermentation tank? - Correct Answers ✅Méthode Charmat, or Méthode de la Cuvée Close What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine that has gone through the secondary fermentation is transferred to the pressurized tank, then cooled, and racked before bottled? - Correct Answers ✅Méthode par Transversage, or Transfer Method in English What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine going through the fermentation is bottled and the remaining fermentation takes place in the bottle? - Correct Answers ✅Méthode Rurale, or Rural Method in English 3 / 4
CMS - Certified Sommelier Exam / WSET Advanced Questions With Complete Solutions What are the two levels of EU wine classification according to the 1962 Treaty of Rome? - Correct Answers ✅Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions (QWpsr) or Vin de Qualité Produits dans une Région Déterminé (VQPRD) and Table Wine (TW) or Vins de Table What are the three (or four) levels of wine classification in France? - Correct Answers ✅Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP) - Also known as AOC until 2012
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