WSET Level 2 in Wines Latest Update 2024-2025

WSET Level 2 in Wines Latest Update 2024-2025 200 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Actual Exam Guaranteed A+

_______ flavored foods can overwhelm a dry wine - CORRECT ANSWER: Highly

"Sweet with flavours of almond and apple' best describes a

Oloroso Cherry Ruby Port Pale Cream Sherry

Vintage Port - CORRECT ANSWER: Pale Cream Sherry

[?] is grown in the Veneto region in Italy, and it is the most important grape variety in the

wines of Soave DOC and Soave Classico DOC. - CORRECT ANSWER: garganega

[?] is the most important black grape variety of Argentina, and it is grown in the high-

altitude region of Mendoza. - CORRECT ANSWER: Malbec

• The most important region for Gamay is - CORRECT ANSWER: Beaujolais

A Barossa Valley Shiraz wine is typically - CORRECT ANSWER: full-bodied with black- cherry, vanilla and coffee characteristics

A Crianza wwine from Rioja has

longer oak-ageing requirements thana Reserva wine some oak flavours no oak-ageing requirements 1 / 4

only primary fruit flavours - CORRECT ANSWER: some oak flavours

A typical cool-climate Chardonnay has..

• low acidity and flavours of lemon, stone fruit (peach) and tropical fruit (melon).
• low acidity and herbaceous flavours (grass, asparagus).
• high acidity and flavours of green fruits (apple, pears), citrus fruits (lemon, lime) and

wet stones.

• medium acidity and flavours of stone fruit (peach) and tropical fruit (pineapple,

banana). - CORRECT ANSWER: C) high acidity and flavours of green fruits (apple,

pears), citrus fruits (lemon, lime) and wet stones.

A white Zinfandel is a dry white wine with low alcohol and simple aromas of red fruits

(strawberries and raspberries). - CORRECT ANSWER: False

Asti DOCG is a sweet, fruity and light-bodied wine made with the [..] grape variety. -

CORRECT ANSWER: Moscato

CA, SAfrica, France, NZ, and Australia all grow Cab Sauv. Which region is missing? -

CORRECT ANSWER: Chile

Can develop notes of honey in the bittle: Italian Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris - CORRECT

ANSWER: Pinot Gris

Compared to red wines white wines are generally fermented at - CORRECT ANSWER:

Lower temperatures

cool climate - CORRECT ANSWER: 16.5C (62F) and below

Cork taint is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER: A chemical called TCA

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Cork taint is identified by

damp-cardboard aromas caramel aromas deep brown colour

bits of cork in the bottle - CORRECT ANSWER: damp-cardboard aromas

Domaine Martin Bourgogne Appellation Bourgogne controlle Pinot noir

• appellation Bourgogne is the name of the GI and Bourgogne is Labeling term for a

PDO in France

• Domaine Martinis labeling term for a PDO and Bourgogne is name of GI in France
• Pinot Noir is the labeling term for PDO and Bourgogne is name for GI in France
• Bourgogne is the name of GI and Appellation Bourgogne Controlle is a labeling term

for PDO in France. - CORRECT ANSWER: D)

Domaine Martin BOURGOGNE APPELLATION BOURGOGNE CONTROLÉE PINOT

NOIR - CORRECT ANSWER: black-fruit O A light- to medium-bodied wine with low

tannins, high acidity and fresh red- fruit flavours

Failure of a ______ is a wine fault that happens when unwanted oxygen interacts with

the wine and oxidizes it. - CORRECT ANSWER: Closure

Fortification is defined as the addition of ... - CORRECT ANSWER: O alcohol to a wine.

Four labelling terms are used in Spain to reflect the style and the quality of the wine, which one is missing? 3 / 4

• [?]

• Crianza • Reserva

• Gran Reserva - CORRECT ANSWER: Joven

Four steps in grape formation and ripening - CORRECT ANSWER: Flowering

Fruit set Verasion Ripening

Gevrey-Chambertin AOC Le Chambertin AOC Bourgogne AOC

Pomerol AOC - CORRECT ANSWER: Pomerol AOC

Ice wine/Eiswein is a labeling term that indicates - CORRECT ANSWER: That the

grapes have been frozen on the vine prior to pressing

If oxygen is not wanted during maturation of wine which vessel material type would be

deemed unsuitable? - CORRECT ANSWER: Oak

In addition to Italy's PDO and PGI labelling terms, there are also other terms used to

describe the quality of the wine:

• Classico

• [?] - CORRECT ANSWER: Riserva

In Champagne production, disgorgement is the process of - CORRECT ANSWER:

removing the lees from the bottle

In notthern Rhone the best vineyards are - CORRECT ANSWER: On steep slopes

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