WEI

The first thing to know is that our pass rates for LVL1 classes are 99%. If you pay attention, you will most likely pass. Online classes can be a bit more difficult as you don't have the comradierie of a class nor are you guided through the topics and pairing exercises in a face to face with one of our instructors. If you are a student with WEI you can find timed practice exams with scoring in your student portal. 

You will have 45 minutes to answer 30 multiple choice questions, this is plenty of time so take time to ensure you read questions completely.

Again, the Level 1 is an introductory class and is not a prerequisite for taking Level 2.

In alcoholic fermentation, sugar plus yeast create

• water and CO2
• alcohol and sugar
• heat and CO2
• alcohol and CO2

Fortified wines tend to have have alcohol levels (ABV) of

• 5-10%
• 10-12%
• 15-22%
• 25-30%

Sancerre is generally

• Unoaked with high acid and flavors of apple
• Dark, full bodied with cherry flavors and high tannins
• Slightly sweet and sparkling
• Well oaked with flavors of butter and pineapple

As grapes ripen
1) Sugar levels fall
2) Acid levels fall
3) Grapes swell with water
4) Flavors are muted

• All of the above
• 1, 2, and 3
• 2 and 3
• 2, 3, and 4

Burgundy's white grape is

• Sauvignon Blanc
• Chardonnay
• Pinot Noir
• Sancerre

Color in wine is determined by

• careful addition of plant based dyes
• the country where the wine is made
• the type of oak barrels used
• the type of grape and way the wine is made
• the color of the bottle

Crush - press - ferment describes

• Rose wine production
• Red wine production
• White wine production
• Dessert wine production

Still wines have alcohol levels of

• 5-10% ABV
• 8-15% ABV
• 11-20% ABV
• 16-28% ABV
• 33-43% ABV

Grapes like to grow between these latitudes

• 30 and 60 degrees
• 10 and 20 degrees
• 30 and 50 degrees
• 80 and 100 degrees

WSET considers "light wines" to be

• lightly fizzy and less than 10% alcohol
• wines with lower specific gravity
• wines not sparkling or fortified
• rose and white wines rather than red wines
• wines with fewer calories