WSET Session 3

Question 1

What are two traits of earlier stages of ripened grapes?

Answer 1

Grapes have riper aromas and high sugar levels

Question 2

What are two traits of later stages of ripened grapes?

Answer 2

Grapes experience raisining and have dried-fruit aromas

Question 3

What are the three necessary conditions for botrytis?

Answer 3

ripe grapes, damp, misty mornings, and warm, dry afternoons

Question 4

What are three ways to concentrate sugars in a grape?

Answer 4

Extra ripening, botrytitis and freezing grapes

Question 5

What are the three steps of making ice wine?

Answer 5

Grapes freeze on the vine, are picked while frozen, and pressed while frozen

Question 6

What are two things a winemaker might want to adjust to make a balance wine?

Answer 6

Sugar and acid

Question 7

What are some options a winemaker might have when using oak vessels?

Answer 7

Level of toast, age of vessel and size of vessel

Question 8

What are two alternatives to oak vessels?

Answer 8

Oak, staves and oak chips

Question 9

What does malolactic conversion do?

Answer 9

Lowers acidity

Question 10

What does lees contact do?

Answer 10

Increases body

Question 11

What is clarification?

Answer 11

Helps obtain a perfectly clear appearance

Question 12

Why might a winemaker not want to use clarification?

Answer 12

Some feel that this technique affects the character of the wine

Question 13

Why do grapes with concentrated sugar produce sweet wines?

Answer 13

There is two much sugar for the yeast to eat so yeast stops fermentation early and residual sugar is left in the wine

Question 14

How is yeast removed to make sweet wine?

Answer 14

Yeast is removed through small holes to prevent the grape juice from being fermented

Question 15

How is yeast killed to make a sweet wine?

Answer 15

Alcohol is added to the grape juice to kill the yeast, fortifying the wine and stopping fermintation

Question 16

How might a winemaker add sweetness to a dry wine?

Answer 16

Adding sugars, such as sugars from grapes, is an easy way to control the amount of sweetness a wine will have

Question 17

How are dry white wines made?

Answer 17

Crushing, pressing, alcoholic fermentation storage or maturation and packaging

Question 18

How are rosés made?

Answer 18

Crushing, alcoholic fermentation, draining, storage and maturation, and packaging

Question 19

What are characteristics of Riesling?

Answer 19

High acid, susceptible to botrytis, aromatic, and flavor characteristics vary according to ripeness

Question 20

What is the range of Riesling sweetness?

Answer 20

dry to sweet

Question 21

What is the range of Riesling body?

Answer 21

Light to full body

Question 22

Is Riesling typically oaked or unoaked?

Answer 22

Unoaked

Question 23

What does aged Riesling taste like?

Answer 23

Honey or Petrol

Question 24

What are the flavor characteristics of just ripe Riesling?

Answer 24

Green fruit, citrus and floral

Question 25

What is the flavor characteristic of extra ripe Riesling?

Answer 25

Stone fruit, tropical fruit and dried fruit

Question 26

Where is Riesling grown?

Answer 26

Germany, France, Australia

Question 27

Where in Germany is Riesling grown?

Answer 27

Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz

Question 28

Where in France is Riesling grown?

Answer 28

Alsace

Question 29

What is PDO in Germany?

Answer 29

Qualitätswein Prädikatswein

Question 30

What is PGI in Germany?

Answer 30

Landwein

Question 31

What are the six Prädikat categories?

Answer 31

Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Eiswein, Beerenauslese (BA), and Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

Question 32

Which Prädikat are dry to sweet wines?

Answer 32

Kabinett, Spätlese, and Auslese

Question 33

What Prädikat wine is sweet by freezing?

Answer 33

Eiswein

Question 34

Which Prädikat are sweet by noble rot?

Answer 34

BA and TBA

Question 35

Kabinett

Answer 35

Most delicate Prädikat

Question 36

Spätlese

Answer 36

More concentrated flavors and fuller body

Question 37

Auslese

Answer 37

Selected extra ripe harvest

Question 38

Eiswein

Answer 38

Ice wine

Question 39

BA

Answer 39

Selected berry harvest afflicted with botrytis

Question 40

TBA

Answer 40

Selected dried berry harvest afflicted with botrytis

Question 41

Trocken

Answer 41

A dry wine

Question 42

Halbtrocken

Answer 42

A wine with some sweetness

Question 43

Where in Australia is Riesling grown

Answer 43

Clare Valley and Eden Valley

Question 44

What kind of climate is Riesling grown in?

Answer 44

Cool to Moderate

Question 45

What kind of climate is Chenin Blanc grown in?

Answer 45

Cool to warm

Question 46

What are some grape characteristics of Chenin Blanc?

Answer 46

High acidity and susceptible to botrytis

Question 47

What is the sweetness range of Chenin Blanc?

Answer 47

Dry to sweet

Question 48

Is Chenin Blanc usually oaked or unoaked?

Answer 48

Both

Question 49

What does aged Chenin Blanc taste like?

Answer 49

Dried fruit and honey

Question 50

What are flavor characteristics of ripe Chenin Blanc?

Answer 50

Green fruit and Citrus

Question 51

What are flavor characteristics of extra ripe Chenin Blan?

Answer 51

Stone fruit and tropical fruit

Question 52

Where is Chenin Blanc grown?

Answer 52

France and South Africa

Question 53

Where in France is Chenin Blanc grown?

Answer 53

Vouvray

Question 54

Where in South Africa is Chenin Blanc grown?

Answer 54

Western Cape

Question 55

What climate is Semillon grown in?

Answer 55

Moderate to Warm

Question 56

What are some grape characteristics of semillon?

Answer 56

Medium to high acid, susceptible to botrytis

Question 57

What is the sweetness range of Semillon?

Answer 57

Dry to sweet

Question 58

What is the body range of Semillon?

Answer 58

Light to full

Question 59

Is Semillon usually oaked or unoaked?

Answer 59

Both

Question 60

What grape is Semillon sometimes blended with?

Answer 60

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 61

What are some flavor characteristics of young Semillon?

Answer 61

Apple, lemon and grass

Question 62

What are some flavor characteristics of fully developed Semillon?

Answer 62

Dried fruit, nuts and honey

Question 63

Where is Semillon grown?

Answer 63

France and Australia

Question 64

Where in France is Semillon grown?

Answer 64

Bordeaux

Question 65

Where in Bordeaux is known for Semillon?

Answer 65

Sauternes

Question 66

Where is Australia is Semillon grown?

Answer 66

Hunter Valley, Barossa Valley

Question 67

What climate does Furmint grown in?

Answer 67

Moderate

Question 68

What are some grape characteristics of Furmint?

Answer 68

High acidity, susceptible to botrytis

Question 69

Where is Furmint mostly grown?

Answer 69

Tokaj, Hungary

Question 70

What is the sweetness range of Furmint?

Answer 70

dry to sweet

Question 71

Is Furmint usually oaked or unoaked?

Answer 71

Both

Question 72

What does aged Furmint taste like?

Answer 72

Dried fruit, caramel, and nuts