WSET Level 2 Latest Update - 600

WSET Level 2 Latest Update - 600 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Actual Exam Guaranteed A+

Are Amontillados dry? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, but it's common to sweeten them

before bottling

Both Tank and Bottled-Fermented Sparking Wines start with what? - CORRECT ANSWER: Still Base Wine, usually light in alchohol, and processes add approximately 1-2% abv

Can brandy be made in France outside of Cognac and Armagnac? - CORRECT

ANSWER: Yes, but they don't have characters of C and Armagnac, the color comes

caramel, and often sweetened with sugar

Can Grenache make rose? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, they are full bodied with

strawberry. Southern Rhone, Southern France, Spain

Characteristics of Sparkling Reds in Australia? - CORRECT ANSWER: made with

Shiraz, full bodied, with medium acidity, and intense black and red berry fruit notes.

Describe a Chardonnay from Chablis - CORRECT ANSWER: Bone Dry, high acidity,

green fruits, citrus, smoky, flinty, mineral signature. No detectable oak.

Describe a Chenin Blanc from S Africa? - CORRECT ANSWER: Medium bodied, dry or

off dry, citrus and tropical fruit flavors. Medium or high acidity. Premium Chenin Blanc from S. Africa have oak flavors.

Describe a Chenin Blanc from Touraine - CORRECT ANSWER: medium bodied wines,

medium sweetness, high acidity, unoaked, citrus, green and tropical fruit (lemon, apple, pineapple) and some herbaceous aromas (green leaf)

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Describe a Hunter Valley Semillon - CORRECT ANSWER: Dry, light body and alcohol, delicate citrus aromas, verging on neutrality when young. Gains toast, hone, nut flavors

Describe a modern white from Rueda - CORRECT ANSWER: Riper fruit (melon, peach)

and are medium or full in body. Some are oaked.

Describe a NZ Riesling - CORRECT ANSWER: dry, high acidity, green fruit, citrus, some develop honey with age

Describe a Pinot Gris from Alsace? - CORRECT ANSWER: full bodied, dry, medium,

sweet white wines with spicy tropical fruit flavors (ginger, banana, melon), sometimes a hint of honey

Describe a Pinotage wine? - CORRECT ANSWER: full bodied, medium tannins and red

fruit flavors, vegetal and animal notes (tar, leather)

Describe a red wine from from Beaujolais? - CORRECT ANSWER: Unoaked, medium

or high acidity, low tannin levels, pronounced red fruit, some spice (cinnamon, pepper)

Describe a Tempranillo wine - CORRECT ANSWER: medium bodied, medium acidity,

medium tannin, red fruit flavors.

Describe a wine from Ribera del Duero? - CORRECT ANSWER: black fruit flavors

(blackberry, plum), and toasty oak flavors

Describe an Albarino - CORRECT ANSWER: light to medium body wines, fresh green

and citrus fruit (apple, pear, grapefruit), refreshing high acidity

Describe an Alsacatian Riesling - CORRECT ANSWER: Dry, medium body, green

citrus, stone fruit Late harvest: fuller bodied, late harvest, more intense flavor, hint of sweetness

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Describe an Austrian Riesling - CORRECT ANSWER: medium/full body, citrus stone

fruit, med/high acidity. Can have smoky, mineral aromas

Describe Armagnac - CORRECT ANSWER: dried fruit aromas, medium to full body,

sometimes quite harsh alcohol

Describe Australian Riesling - CORRECT ANSWER: dry, medium body, pronounced

lime, lemon, develops smokey aromas, honey, toast

Describe Australian Shiraz - CORRECT ANSWER: Fuller bodied, softer tannins, less acidity, blackberry, plum, sweet spices, black chocolate notes, Overt oak (smoke, vanilla, coconut)

Describe Barbera from Piedmont - CORRECT ANSWER: Light tannins, high acidity red fruit and gamey aromas. Often aged in oak, which add toast and vanilla flavors

Describe Carmenere - CORRECT ANSWER: Deep in color, medium/full boded, medium

or high acidity, and alcohol, high levels of tannin. Dark fruit (blackberry) and peppery spice.

Describe Chardonnay from Mâcon - CORRECT ANSWER: light, melon, citrus, little or no oak

Describe Chardonnay from Pouilly Fuissé - CORRECT ANSWER: Full bodied,

pineapple, melon and oak flavors

Describe Chateauneuf-du-Pape? - CORRECT ANSWER: full bodied, medium tannins,

low acidity, intense complex character, strawberry, spice (pepper, liquorice), animal (leather) notes

Describe classic Australian Chardonnay - CORRECT ANSWER: Pronounced fruit (fresh citrus, melon), well integrated oak

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Describe classic California Chardonnay - CORRECT ANSWER: full bodied, intense, rich citrus, ripe peach flavors, flavors. Some can be very savoury

Describe classic New Zealand Chardonnay - CORRECT ANSWER: concentrated citrus,

tropical fruit, high acidity, pronounced oak flavor

Describe Cognac - CORRECT ANSWER: fruity/floral aromas, medium to light in body, smooth alcohol

Describe Gewurtztraminer - CORRECT ANSWER: intensely perfumed white wine, that

can be dry, off-dry, or medium in style and full bodied with high alcohol. Floral perfume (rose, orange blossom), tropical and stone fruit (lychee, peach, grape), and musky sweet spices (ginger, cinnamon).

Describe inexpensive ruby port? - CORRECT ANSWER: non vintage wine that

generally undergoes less than 3 years aging before bottling. simple, fruity

Describe late bottled vintage port - CORRECT ANSWER: similar to a reserve ruby, but come from single year's harvest

Describe Malbec - CORRECT ANSWER: medium, high levels of tannin. Dark fruit

character, spicy flavors (blackberry, black plum clove, pepper). Benefit from oak aging

Describe Oloroso Sherry? - CORRECT ANSWER: deep brown, full bodied, high alcohol, intense kernel and animal flavors

Describe Pinot Grigio - CORRECT ANSWER: Dry, medium, light in body, with medium

acidity, neutral character. Better examples show ripe nuttiness, honey character

Describe Primitivo - CORRECT ANSWER: fatter with high alcohol and a pronounced

jammy note

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