WSET Level 2 Wines 2020 Profiles

Question 1

Typically makes wine with smooth, medium tannin and medium acidity x2

Crowd-pleasers!
Clue: they make good blenders for smoothing out more tannic varieties/wines).

Answer 1

Merlot

Tempranillo

Question 2

Typically makes wine with high acidity, and low to medium tannin x5

Tangy wines.
(a defined, predictable style given the high acidity)

Answer 2

Barbera 
Corvina
Gamay
Pinot Noir 
Pinotage

Question 3

Typically makes wine with low tannin and low acidity x1. (clue: likes warm climate and so has low acidity)

Answer 3

Grenache/Garnacha

Question 4

Typically makes wine with high tannin and medium acidity. x3

(structured but not as edgy as the high acidity tannic wines)

Answer 4

Carmenère
Malbec
Montepulciano

Question 5

Typically makes wine with high tannin and high acidity. x3

more defined and predictable styles
Firm, structured and edgy (high acidity) wines.

Answer 5

Cabernet Sauvignon
Nebbiolo
Sangiovese

Question 6

Typically makes wine with tannins ranging from medium to high, and acidity ranging from medium to high. x2

{harder to pin point - usually depends on quality to indicate actual style. Concentrated or diluted).

Answer 6

Syrah/Shiraz

Zinfandel

Question 7

These white grapes can all make dry, medium, and sweet wines. x6

Answer 7

Chenin Blanc
Furmint
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Gris/Grigio
Riesling
Semillon

Question 8

A white grape that typically makes wine with high alcohol. x1

Answer 8

Viognier

Question 9

List 4 Italian white grapes, mostly defined by having citrus character.

Answer 9

Cortese
Garganega
Verdicchio
Fiano

Question 10

White grapes that work well with oak. x4

Answer 10

Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Furmint
Semillon

Question 11

A white grape that typically makes wine aromas of lychee, and with a full body. x1

Answer 11

Gewurztraminer

Question 12

2 grapes that work well in cool, moderate, and warm climates, and so very diverse.

Answer 12

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Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc