WSET2 Week 5

Question 1

1) Adding yeast and sugar to base wine in bottle
2) 2nd fermentation and autolysis
3) Riddling
4) Disgorgement
5) Dosage
6) Resealing
Are ordered steps in this sparkling wine making method

Answer 1

traditional method

Question 2

1) Base wine
2) Yeast and sugar added to base wine in tank
3) Tank sealed to retain CO2 during fermentation
4) Lees removed by filtration
5) Wine bottled under pressure and sealed with cork
Are ordered steps in this sparkling wine making method

Answer 2

tank method

Question 3

Fino
Amontillado
Oloroso
3 ___ Sherry styles

Answer 3

dry

Question 4

Pale cream
Cream
Medium
Px (Pedro Ximenez)
4 ___ Sherry styles

Answer 4

sweet

Question 5

___ Port is made from the highest-quality grapes and will need to be decanted off its sediment before serving.

Answer 5

Vintage

Question 6

___ Port is a sweet, simple fruity fortified wine with lower tannins.

Answer 6

Ruby

Question 7

___ Port is oxidatively aged so it has aromas of walnuts & caramel and a browner color.

Answer 7

Tawny

Question 8

___ Port uses better quality grapes and is matured longer than Ruby Port, but comes from a single vintage.

Answer 8

LBV late bottled vintage

Question 9

___ Ruby Port uses better quality grapes and is matured longer than Ruby Port, but can be from different vintages

Answer 9

Reserve

Question 10

a system of older oak casks containing wines of varying ages for Sherry production

Answer 10

solera

Question 11

Ruby-style Ports are usually made in these kinds of casks

Answer 11

large, old oak casks

Question 12

These Ports
can mature in-bottle for 20+ years
turn from ruby to garnet over time
form a thick sediment
develop complex tertiary aromas

Answer 12

Vintage

Question 13

How much does the alcohol level increase after the second fermentation during sparkling wine production?

Answer 13

1.5% abv

Question 14

cube-shaped machine that can riddle hundreds of bottles at a time

Answer 14

gyropalette

Question 15

What is the climate in Champagne?

Answer 15

cool

Question 16

A sparkling wine with a blend of base wines from several vintages is called

Answer 16

non-vintage

Question 17

What is the name of the traditional method sparkling wine from Spain?

Answer 17

Cava

Question 18

The process of adding a mixture of wine and sugar after disgorgement of traditional method sparkling wine.
Also, the amount of mixture added

Answer 18

dosage

Question 19

a mixture of wine and sugar added to traditional method sparkling wine after disgorgement

Answer 19

liqueur d’expédition

Question 20

What determines the final sweetness of a traditional method sparkling wine

Answer 20

dosage

Question 21

Which method of sparkling wine production does not begin with a dry base wine?

Answer 21

Asti method

Question 22

1) Almost all Sherry wines are made from this grape:
2) What color is it?

Answer 22

Palomino - white grape

Question 23

Which sparkling wine is made from the white Glera grape variety

Answer 23

Prosecco DOC

Question 24

A Fino Sherry is fortified to about this abv

Answer 24

15%

Question 25

What purpose does the flor serve in a Fino Sherry

Answer 25

protects the wine from oxygen

Question 26

This style Sherry is a sweetened Fino that is probably the sweetest Sherry on a list

Answer 26

Pale Cream

Question 27

Medium & Cream on a Sherry wine label signify sweetened ___ and ___ Sherries

Answer 27

Amontillado and Oloroso

Question 28

This style Sherry and grape is made from sun-dried, concentrated white grapes, used as a sweetening component for Cream Sherries, wine is deep brown in color and sweet with dried fruit, licorice, and molasses flavors

Answer 28

Pedro Ximénez (PX)

Question 29

Where is Port produced?

Answer 29

Upper Douro, Portugal

Question 30

Where is Sherry produced?

Answer 30

Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Question 31

How are Port wines made sweet?

Answer 31

they are fortified before fermentation is complete

Question 32

dry Sherry style aged under a layer of flor

Answer 32

Fino Amontillado starts under flor before being refortified

Question 33

South African term for traditional method sparkling wine

Answer 33

Cap Classique

Question 34

Demi-sec sparkling has more or less sugar from liqueur d'expédition than brut?

Answer 34

more sugar

Question 35

Tawny Ports are aged in large or small barrels?

Answer 35

small, to oxidize faster

Question 36

Ports are made from a blend of Upper Duoro grapes that are this color

Answer 36

black

Question 37

A Oloroso Sherry is fortified to about this abv

Answer 37

17%, where flor can't survive. Oloroso darkens and develops walnut and caramel flavors from deliberate oxidation

Question 38

Because ___ Sherry has flor to protect from oxidation, it usually is pale lemon color with aromas of apple, almonds, and flavors of bread dough from the flor

Answer 38

Fino