WSET LEVEL 1 WINES 2026 230 QUESTIONS AND ( ANSWERS)

WSET LEVEL 1 WINES 2026

230 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

WITH RATIONALES ( ANSWERS)

When are grapes pressed off the skins when making a white wine?

a. before fermentation

b. after fermentation - ANSWER- a. before fermentation

Which of the following is an example of a full bodied red wine?

a. Australian Shiraz

B. Oaked Chard

C. Chilean Merlot - ANSWER- Australian Shiraz - full bodied

Tannin is a flavor in wine

a. true

b. false - ANSWER- false

Which factors are important to have in order to ripen grapes?

1. carbon dioxide

2. heat

3. sunshine

4. water

a. 4 only

b. 1, 2

c. 1, 3, 4

d. 2 & 3 - ANSWER- heat and sunshine are important to have grapes

ripen

As the season continues:

a. acidity levels increase and sugar decreases

b. acidity levels decrease and sugars increases

c. acidity and sugar levels both increase

d. acidity and sugar levels both decrease - ANSWER- acidity levels

decrease and sugar increases as the season progresses

a wine made from under ripe grapes will taste:

a. alcoholic and flaby

b. alcohol and thin

c. sour and flabby

d. sour and thin - ANSWER- wines made from under ripe grapes will

taste sour and thin

a wine that tastes alcoholic and flabby comes from which weather

condition:

a. too much sunlight and heat

b. not enough sunlight and heat

c. too much water and not enough sunlight

d. not enough water and not enough heat - ANSWER- too much sunlight

and heat

which of the following best describes climate

a. a latitude range of 30-50 north or south of the equator

b. the amount of rainfall expected in a given year

c. the amount of sunlight and heat a region gets

d. the complex conditions expressed by a specific vineyard - ANSWERthe amount of sunlight and heat a region gets

Which of the following does a regions climate tell us?

1. expected temperatures

2. expected weather conditions

3. expected style of wine

4. expected type of grape

a. all of the above

b. 1,2,3 only

c. 1 and 2

d. 3 and 4 - ANSWER- 1, 2, 3: climate can tell us about the expected

temperatures, weather conditions and style of wine

which of the following pairs are examples of cool climate regions?

a. australia and germany

b. central spain and southern france

c. germany and northern france

d. northern and southern france - ANSWER- Germany and Northern

France are cool weather climates

Which of the following statement are true about wine from a cool

climate

1. high in acidity

2. mainly white

3. lower in alcohol

4. refreshing