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When you first get your Level 3 materials, the "Specification" may seem the least important. When you are wrapping up your studies and prepping for the exam its actually extremely important. It gives you the scope of not only what you need to know, but also gives you specific guidance on what is most important. Two sections make up theory, multiple choice and short answer. You will need a score 55% in both sections!

Multiple Choice Section

Similar to Level 2, there is a most important section in the Level 3. What they call Learning Outcome 2 involves describing the the key natural and human factors in the winery and vineyard, understanding the law and trade of the world's principal wine producing regions. 56% of the questions in the multiple choice section involve these topics. Another 15% of questions will specifically address winery and vineyard practices. The remaining 29% will be the combination of sparkling wine, fortified and service fairly equally split. We advise to tackle the multiple choice first but circle ones you aren't sure of and continue moving through the exam. This is likely the first WSET exam you'll have taken that will see you still furiously scribbling when time is up. Don't get stuck on a single multiple choice question and end up with no time to address a 4pt short answer. The following questions have been created our instructors and represent questions taken from the text and lectures. WEI students have access to these with answers in their student portal. These are NOT actual test questions as per WSET regulations. You can also download the LVL 3 Wine Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT).

Austria's largest growing area (but not largest production) and first DAC was

• Kremstal
• Weinvertel
• Vosges
• Slovenia

Which goes together?

• Pouilly Fuisse and Sauvignon Blanc
• Savenniers and Chenin Blanc
• Pomerol and Pinot Noir
• Cornas and Grenache

Aszu and Puttunyos would be seen on a bottle from

• Greece
• Italy
• Hungary
• Portugal

In order from North to South

• Paso Robles - Santa Barbara - Livermore
• Mendocino - Lodi - Paso Robles
• Lodi - Mendocino - Napa
• Paso Robles - Lodi - Sonoma

Carneros ability to make sparkling wines is primarily due to

• Latitude
• Continental climate
• Altitude
• Maritime influences

Grapes appear on the same year's

• Canes
• Spurs
• Shoots
• Permanent wood
• Tendrils

Mosel Riesling is often

• left for extended time on the skins
• enhanced with Malolactic fermentation
• fermented in cool inert containers
• oaked during maturation

The most abundant compound in a bottle of wine is

• Sugar
• Alcohol
• Acids
• Ethanol
• Water

A spur is different from a cane in that

• canes have inflorescences
• spurs are longer than canes
• canes are longer than spurs
• spurs are more than 1 year old

Hawke's Bay is known for

• Sparkling wines
• Bordeaux blends
• Oaked Semillon
• Pinot Noir