WSET Level 2: Module 3

Question 1

What are the geographical indications in Germany?

Answer 1

Prädikatswein / Qualitätswein / Landwein

Question 2

Where is icewine made?

Answer 2

Germany

Question 3

Mosel

Answer 3

Germany (Riesling)

Question 4

Beerenauslese

Answer 4

Sweet Botrytis wine - Germany: semi-sweet to sweet

Question 5

Eiswein / Icewine

Answer 5

Sweet wine made from grapes frozen on the vine - Germany: very sweet with low alcohol (5-6 % abv.)

Question 6

Riesling (typical characters)

Answer 6

White variety: intense flavours ranging from green fruit to honey - high acidity - hardly any oak usage - suitable for ageing

Question 7

Where are botrytis sweet wines produced?

Answer 7

France: Sauternes / Germany: Mosel / Hungary: Tokaji

Question 8

Hunter Valley

Answer 8

Australia - South Eastern Australia - Semillon

Question 9

Rias Baixas

Answer 9

Spain (Albarino)

Question 10

Semillon

Answer 10

White wine grape - Dry wines from Barossa Valley and Hunter Valley - Sweet wines from Sauternes

Question 11

Riesling growing regions in Australia

Answer 11

Clare Valley / Eden Valley

Question 12

Clare Valley

Answer 12

Australia - South Australia (Riesling)

Question 13

Pessac-Léognan blanc

Answer 13

France - Bordeaux (Sauvignon Blanc / Sémillon)

Question 14

Graves blanc

Answer 14

France - Bordeaux (Sauvignon Blanc / Sémillon)

Question 15

Pfalz

Answer 15

Germany (Riesling)

Question 16

Auslese

Answer 16

Late harvest sweet wine - Germany: Mostly semi-dry to semi-sweet

Question 17

Chenin Blanc

Answer 17

White variety: versatile - restrained to aromatic - high acidity - light to full-bodied (Loire Valley - Touraine - Vouvray also South Africa)

Question 18

Riesling growing regions in France

Answer 18

Alsace

Question 19

Trockenbeerenauslese

Answer 19

Botrytis sweet wine - Germany: very sweet with low alcohol

Question 20

What are the German Prädikat levels?

Answer 20

Kabinett / Spätlese / Auslese / Beerenauslese BA / Trockenbeerenauslese TBA / Eiswein

Question 21

Sauternes

Answer 21

France - Bordeaux (Botrytis sweet wine made from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc)

Question 22

Hunter Valley

Answer 22

Australia - South Australia (Shiraz / Semillon)

Question 23

Tokaji

Answer 23

Hungary - Tokaj (Botrytis sweet wine from Furmint)

Question 24

Rheingau

Answer 24

Germany (Riesling)

Question 25

Eden Valley

Answer 25

Australia - South Australia (Riesling)

Question 26

Vouvray

Answer 26

France - Loire - Touraine (Chenin Blanc - dry / sweet / sweet)

Question 27

Albarino

Answer 27

Weisse Sorte: Intensive reine Fruchtaromatik - säurebetont - schlank (Spanien: Rias Baixas)

Question 28

Riesling growing regions in Germany

Answer 28

Mosel / Rheingau / Pfalz

Question 29

Rias Baixas

Answer 29

Spain (Albariño)

Question 30

6 Puttonyos

Answer 30

Indicates a very sweet Tokaji Aszú from Hungary

Question 31

Characteristics of Furmint

Answer 31

Semi-aromatic white variety with high acidity; aromas of blossoms and green fruits; susceptible to Botrytis

Question 32

Hunter Valley Semillon

Answer 32

Dry White Wine with high acidity; low alcohol; very subtle primary aromas but great ageing potential

Question 33

Kabinett

Answer 33

Light bodied Prädikatswein from Germany