WSET Level 1 Wine Exam, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+

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WSET Level 1 Wine Exam, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+ What fruit is wine made from? - ✔✔-Grapes What microorganisms turn the grape juice into alcohol? - ✔✔-Yeast What pa... rt of the fruit gives wine its color? - ✔✔-Skin What process turns the grape juice into wine? - ✔✔-Alcoholic Fermentation What are the two principle types of grapes? - ✔✔-Black and white grapes What part of the grape looks the same for all grapes? - ✔✔-The pulp or flesh of the grape All grapes start out as what color skins? What happens when they change color? - ✔✔-All start with green skins. Black grapes turn to purple skins. White grapes change to golden skins. What do the skins have? How do they taste? - ✔✔-Skins- Tannins, dry and bitter What does the pulp have? How does it taste? - ✔✔-Pulp- soft and fleshy, same color regardless of the grape, sweeter and makes mouth water What is the pulp- grape juice made of? - ✔✔-Sugar, water and acid Eaten together the skin and pulp create what effect? - ✔✔-A balanced effect in your mouth White wines are made from? - ✔✔-The juice of the grape pulp only Red wines are made from? - ✔✔-The juice and the skins of the grape What is the formula for alcoholic fermentation? - ✔✔-yeast + sugar(grape)=alcohol + carbon dioxide When does alcohol production stops? - ✔✔-When the yeast has eaten all the sugar or when the alcohol level becomes too toxic for the yeast (15% ABV) Within certain limits, the more sugary the grapes the more ______ is possible to occur - ✔✔-Alcohol After alcoholic fermentation, the _____ stays in the wine and the ____________ _____________ releases into the atmosphere - ✔✔-Alcohol, Carbon Dioxide Where can yeast be found? - ✔✔-Naturally growing on the skins of the grapes, or added to the grape juice by the wine maker Resting alcohol level in wine after alcoholic fermentation is measured by? - ✔✔-ABV What does ABV stand for? 10% ABV? - ✔✔-Alcohol by volume. 10% of the liquid is alcohol. Two PRODUCTS of fermentation? - ✔✔-Alcohol and carbon dioxide How and where are grapes grown? - ✔✔-Grapes are grown in bunches on vines Grapes have a _______ growth that is linked to __________ - ✔✔-Cyclical, seasons Every year a grape vine _________ in the _____________ - ✔✔-Flowers, spring The _________ become grapes when they ripen in the __________ - ✔✔-Flowers, summer Grape are picked in what seasons? - ✔✔-Late summer or autumn What season do vines rest? - ✔✔-Winter In the springtime, grape vines form clusters of many small flowers, true or false: each flower will become a grape - ✔✔-TRUE After flowering & turning into grapes-- what season and what do they look like? - ✔✔-spring to summer, small, green and hard Grapes ripen in what season? What happens? - ✔✔-Summer, warmth and sunshine effects the grape As grapes ripen, what changes occur? Grapes swell with ___________ Sugar levels in the grapes ____________ Acid levels in the grapes ___________ Flavors become ___________ White grapes change from __________ to _________ Black grapes change from ________ to ___________ - ✔✔-Water, rise, fall, riper, green to golden, green to dark purple Think of the ripening of a grape like fruits like: - ✔✔-Banana or mango -first green and firm -tastes different compared to a brown banana or orange mango Wine need just the right amount of _________ & ___________. If it is too _________ or too _________ this cant be done. - ✔✔-Sunslight and warmth. Hot or cold. Grape vines grow best where the ___________ is __________ enough for them to rest - ✔✔-Winter, cold ________ has an impact on the characteristics of a grape - ✔✔-Climate The colder it is, the _______ the levels of sugar are & _________ the levels of acidicity are The hotter it is, the _________ the levels of sugar are & ___________ the levels of acidicity are - ✔✔- Lower, higher Higher, lower Most grape vines grow at latitudes of between ______ - _______ degrees North or ___________ - __________ degrees South - ✔✔-30 - 50 Cool climate regions, list examples - ✔✔-Further away from the equator and closer to the poles Germany, Northern France and New Zealand Low temperatures and less sunlight Grapes can struggle to grow White grapes are more commonly grown Warm climate regions, list examples - ✔✔-Closer to the equator and further from the poles Australia and California High temperatures and lots of sunlight Grapes ripen consistently Black grapes are more commonly grown White wines CANT be made from black grapes, true or false? - ✔✔-FALSE, they can! To make a white wine from a black grape what must be done? - ✔✔-Because the grape pulp/juice is clear (all the same color as well), the grapes are pressed lightly and the skins are discarded BEFORE fermentation Example of a white wine being made from a black grape? *Trickly Question* - ✔✔-CHAMPAGNE, often made from the black grape Pinot Noir List the processes of creating white wine: - ✔✔-Crushing, Pressing, Fermentation, Maturation and Bottling. What happens during Crushing? - ✔✔-Splits the grape skins and releases the grape juice What happens during Pressing? WHITE WINE - ✔✔-Crushed grapes are then pressed to release the remaining juice. Pressing separates the the grape juice (contains the sugar, acid and water) from the grape skins. What happens during Fermentation? - ✔✔-Yeast are added to the grape juice and alcoholic fermentation starts. Can take place in oak barrels or stainless steel tanks. IN WHAT does Fermentation occur? - ✔✔-Oak barrels or stainless steel tanks What happens during Maturation? - ✔✔-Wines are stored in stainless steel tanks or oak barrels to mature. What happens during Bottling? - ✔✔-The wine is bottled. What is the key difference between white and red wine production? - ✔✔-Black grapes are not pressed before Fermentation, so the skins remain with the juice and are fermented with the juice -- giving red wine its color and tannin level Red wine and Rose wines can ONLY be made from black grapes, true or false? - ✔✔-TRUE! We need the skins for the color and tannin levels List the processes of creating red wine. - ✔✔-Crushing, Fermentation, Draining, Pressing, Maturation and Bottling What happens during draining for Rose and Red Wines? - ✔✔-Rose: only after a few hours the juice is drained from the skins. The color is pink. It finishes fermentation without the skins. Red: Skin remains in contact during the entire fermentation process. Once fermentation is finished, the skins are removed. What happens during Pressing for red / rose wines? - ✔✔-For red wines, the grape skins are pressed to release any more juice and remove grape skins. For rose wines, the skins have already been removed. Rose wines are RARELY store in what? - ✔✔-Oak barrels In white wine production, pressing occurs before fermentation. In red wine production, pressing occurs __________ fermentation. - ✔✔-After The process where yeast turns sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide is called __________. - ✔✔- Alcoholic Fermentation In white wine production, __________ is the first production step that happens after grapes are harvested. - ✔✔-Crushing What do black grape skins contain? - ✔✔-Tannins and color What are two things need for alcoholic fermentation to take place? - ✔✔-Sugar and yeast What is the definition of yeast? - ✔✔-Tiny microorganisms that eat sugar and convert it to alcohol and carbon dioxide. Based on the video and what you have learned in the course so far, select the reasons why yeast cells may die, thereby stopping alcoholic fermentation. - ✔✔--The winemaker may choose to add extra alcohol. -The yeast eat all the sugar in the solution. Based on the video and what you have learned in this course and this video, what is produced when the yeast consume the sugar in grape juice? - ✔✔--Carbon Dioxide -Alcohol -Heat Colors of Wine - ✔✔-Red, Rose, and White Aromas of Wine - ✔✔-Fruit, oak and other Notable structural characteristics of wine - ✔✔-Sweetness, acidity, tannin, alcohol and body Flavoral characteristics of Wine - ✔✔-Fruit, oak and other What do you assess first when looking at wine? - ✔✔-The appearance, color What is the second step when assessing wine? - ✔✔-The nose, smell. Do you smell citrus, stone fruit, berries, spices or oak? What is the third and final step of assessing wine? - ✔✔-The palate, taste. Broken into notable structural characteristics and flavor characteristics What are the two characteristics of 'palate'? - ✔✔-Notable structural characteristics and flavor characteristics Notable Structural Characteristics - ✔✔-What you notice about the sweetness, acidity & tannin alcohol and body Still Wine - ✔✔-Not fizzy, normally between 11.5-14.5 ABV Pinot GrigioSancerre & Burgundy - France Roja - Spain Chianti - Italy Sparkling Wine - ✔✔-Fizzy or bubbly wine Fortified Wine - ✔✔-Additional alcohol added to the wine, usually between 15-22% ABV Sherry - Spain Port - Portugal Most wines are what wines? - ✔✔-Still Wines Wines range from ___% to ____% although most are ____% to ____% - ✔✔-8-15%, 11.5%-14.% Grapes can be named after the ______ or the _______ - ✔✔-Variety or the region What causes the fizz in sparkling wine? - ✔✔-Carbon Dioxide is trapped in the wine Champagne - France Cava - Spain Prosecco - Italy Sherry Wine - ✔✔-Spain Fortified White wine Mainly dry Cava Wine - ✔✔-Spain Sparkling Port - ✔✔-Portugal Fortified Sweet Sancerre - ✔✔-France Still Wine Sweet Burgundy - ✔✔-France Still Wine Dry Prosecco - ✔✔-Italy Sparkling Wine Roja - ✔✔-Spain Still Wine Red Wine Chianti - ✔✔-Italy Still Wine What are the three different types of wines? - ✔✔-Still, Sparkling and Fortified What characteristics describe the style of the wine? - ✔✔-Body, acidity, and aromas or flavors White wine grape - ✔✔-Riesling grape - medium sweetness Chablis- dry Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Pino Grigio Red Wine Grape - ✔✔-Cabernet Sauvignon Rose Wine Grape - ✔✔-White Zinfandel - medium sweetness Example of wine with high and low levels of alcohol - ✔✔-high - Chateau du Pape from France low - White Zinfandel from California Body - ✔✔-Describes the overall feel of wine in your mouth Full Bodied wines - ✔✔-Vivacious and mouth filling Cabernet Savuginon from California Sauternes Light Bodied wines - ✔✔-Delicate Pinot Grigio Beaujolais Medium Boded wines - ✔✔-Sancerre - SWEET Cotes du Rhone -DRY ALL ____ wines contain tannins - ✔✔-Red Wines with high tannins - ✔✔-Red Bordeaux from France Chianti from Italy Wines with low tannins - ✔✔-Beaujolais from France Pinot Noir Acid - ✔✔-Comes from grape juice Makes it refreshing and balanced Too little acidity and the wine is not refreshing Too much acidity and the wine is unpleasant Wines with high acidity - ✔✔-Chablis and Chianti Sauvignon Blanc Riesling Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot Noir When a wine isn't sweet we call it _____ - ✔✔-D [Show More]

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