WSET 3 Basics Flashcards
(48 cards)
What is the ideal temperature for long-term wine storage?
10 to 15°C (50-59°F)
Why is wine stored on its side?
To keep the wine in contact with the cork
What is the correct service temperature for medium/full-bodied, Oakton, white wines, for example, white burgundy, fumé blanc?
Lightly chilled, 10 to 13°C/50 to 55°F
What is the correct service temperature for light/medium bodied, white wines, for example, muscadet, Pinot Grigio, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc, Fino sherry?
Chilled, 7 to 10°C, 45 to 50°F
What is the correct service temperature for sweet wines, for example, Sauternes, Eiswein?
Well chilled, 6 to 8°C, 43 to 46°F
What is the correct service temperature for sparkling wines, including champagne, cava, asti?
Well, child, 6 to 10°C, 43 to 50°F
What is the correct service temperature for light bodied, red wines, including Beaujolais, Valpolicella?
Lightly chilled, 13°C or 55°F
What is the correct service temperature for medium/full bodied, red wines, including red Bordeaux, Rioja, Australian Shiraz, château neuf-du-pape, Barolo, Amarone della Vallolicella, vintage port?
Room temperature, 15 to 18°C, 59 to 64°F
Which wines must always be decanted?
Those with heavy deposit
How many 125 mL glasses are in a standard 75 cL bottle of wine?
6
How many 175 mL glasses are in a standard 75 cL bottle of wine?
4
How many 250 mL glasses are in a standard 75 cL bottle of wine?
3
What is the main Eurasian species of vine?
Vitis vinifera
What is phylloxera?
A wine pest that attacks a vine’ roots
Define grape variety
A group of individual plants that can all trace their lineage back through a series of cuttings, and/or layerings to a single plant
Define a cutting
A section of a vine, shoot, that is planted and then grows as a new plant
Define layering
Layering takes place in the Vineyard. A cane is bent down, and a section of it is buried in the ground. The cane tips points upward out of the ground. The berry dissection takes route, and, once these roots are established, the cane linking the new growth to the original plant is cut.
Why do wineries choose to use cuttings instead of layering?
To prevent phylloxera
What is cross-fertilization?
Where Paulin from the mail, part of a flower of one vine is transferred to the female part of the flower of another vine and fertilization occurs.
What are the four sections of a vine?
Green parts of the vine
One-year old wood
Permanent wood
Roots
What is included in the green parts of a vine?
Tendrils
Buds
Leaves
Flowers and berries
What is a crossing?
When a new variety is produced from two parents of the same species 
Name a significant “crossing.”
Cabernet Franc is a crossing of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc
Punitive is a crossing of Pinot Noir and Cinsault
What is a hybrid?
Divine whose parents come from two different vine species