WSET Level 2: Module 5

Question 1

Barossa Valley

Answer 1

Australia - South Australia (Shiraz)

Question 2

Oakville

Answer 2

California - Napa Valley (Cabernet Sauvingon / Merlot)

Question 3

Syrah / Grenache growing regions in France

Answer 3

Northern Rhône / Crozes-Hermitage / Hermitage / Côte-Rôtie - Souhtern Rhône: Côtes du Rhône / Côtes du Rhône-Villages / Chateauneuf-du-Pape - Languedoc-Roussillon: Minervois

Question 4

Margaux

Answer 4

Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)

Question 5

Pessac-Léognan rouge

Answer 5

Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)

Question 6

Cabernet / Merlot growing regions South America

Answer 6

Argentina: Mendoza - Chile: Maipo Valley / Colchagua Valley / Cachapoal Valley

Question 7

Syrah / Shiraz (typical characters)

Answer 7

Red variety: deeply-coloured - intense peppery and blueberry aromas - high tannin and acidity

Question 8

Côte-Rôtie

Answer 8

France - Northern Rhône Valley (Syrah)

Question 9

Barossa Valley

Answer 9

Australia - South Australia (Shiraz)

Question 10

Pauillac

Answer 10

Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)

Question 11

Cabernet / Merlot growing regions in California

Answer 11

Napa Valley / Oakville / Rutherford / Central Valley

Question 12

Margaret River

Answer 12

Australia - Western Australia (Cabernet Sauvingon / Merlot)

Question 13

Haut-Médoc

Answer 13

Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)

Question 14

What are places well-known for making cheap mass-produced Cabernet and Merlot wines?

Answer 14

Pays d’Oc (Languedoc-Roussillon) / California / Central Valley (Chile)

Question 15

Colchagua Valley

Answer 15

Chile (Cabernet Sauvingon)

Question 16

Rutherford

Answer 16

California - Napa (Cabernet Sauvingon)

Question 17

Stellenbosch

Answer 17

South Africa (Cabernet Sauvingon / Merlot)

Question 18

Graves rouge

Answer 18

Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)

Question 19

Bordeaux rouge

Answer 19

Bordeaux (Merlot)

Question 20

Saint-Emilion

Answer 20

Bordeaux (Merlot)

Question 21

Merlot growing regions in France

Answer 21

Bordeaux: AOC Bordeaux / Saint-Emilion / Pomerol; Languedoc-Roussillon

Question 22

Cabernet / Merlot growing regions in Australia / New Zealand / South Africa

Answer 22

Australia: Margaret River / Coonawarra (only Cabernet) - New Zealand: Hawke’s Bay - South Africa: Stellenbosch

Question 23

Maipo Valley

Answer 23

Chile (Cabernet Sauvingon)

Question 24

Pomerol

Answer 24

Bordeaux (Merlot)

Question 25

Hermitage

Answer 25

France - Northern Rhône Valley (Syrah)

Question 26

Crozes-Hermitage

Answer 26

France - Northern Rhône Valley (Syrah)

Question 27

New World Shiraz growing regions

Answer 27

Australia: Barossa Valley / Hunter Valley

Question 28

Cabernet Sauvignon (typical characters)

Answer 28

Black variety: deeply-coloured - intense black berry aromas - high tannin and acidity

Question 29

Coonawarra

Answer 29

Australia - South Australia (Cabernet Sauvingon)

Question 30

Hawkes Bay

Answer 30

New Zealand - North Island (Cabernet Sauvingon / Merlot)

Question 31

Merlot (typical characters)

Answer 31

Red variety: medium to deeply-coloured - red berry aromas - high alcohol and body

Question 32

Colchagua Valley

Answer 32

Chile (Cabernet Sauvingon)

Question 33

Côte-Rôtie

Answer 33

France - Northern Rhône Valley (Syrah)

Question 34

Cru Bourgeois

Answer 34

High quality wines from Médoc which are not classified as Grand Cru Classée

Question 35

Pauillac

Answer 35

Village Appellation in Médoc for high quality wines based on Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 36

Pomerol

Answer 36

Village Appellation for high quality wines based on Merlot on the right bank in Bordeaux