WSET Wine Regions & Geography 3

Question 1

Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a prestigious appellation allowing up to 13 grape varieties, is located in which French wine region?

Accepted Answer

Southern Rhône

Answer

Loire Valley

Answer

Burgundy

Answer

Bordeaux

Question 2

Coonawarra in South Australia is famous for its distinctive red limestone subsoil known by what name?

Accepted Answer

Terra Rossa

Answer

Red Clay

Answer

Laterite

Answer

Basalt

Question 3

The Willamette Valley in Oregon, USA, has gained international acclaim primarily for which grape variety?

Accepted Answer

Pinot Noir

Answer

Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer

Merlot

Answer

Zinfandel

Question 4

Tokaj, famous for its botrytis-affected sweet wines measured in Puttonyos, is a historic wine region in which country?

Accepted Answer

Hungary

Answer

Romania

Answer

Bulgaria

Answer

Czech Republic

Question 5

The Médoc and Graves are important sub-regions of which major left-bank French wine region?

Accepted Answer

Bordeaux

Answer

Burgundy

Answer

Champagne

Answer

Alsace

Question 6

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand's second-largest wine region, is best known for producing which style of wine?

Accepted Answer

Red Bordeaux-style blends

Answer

Sauvignon Blanc

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Sparkling wine

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Dessert wine

Question 7

Ribera del Duero, producing Tempranillo-based red wines labeled as 'Tinto Fino' or 'Tinto del País', is a prestigious DO in which country?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Answer

Portugal

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France

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Italy