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WSET L4 - D4 Sparkling Wines questions and correct answers graded A+
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WSET L4 - D4 Sparkling Wines Questions With 100% Correct Answers!!
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WSET L4 - D4 Sparkling Wines Questions With 100% Correct Answers!!
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WSET DIPLOMA D4: SPARKLING WINES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 A+
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WSET DIPLOMA D4: SPARKLING WINES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 A+ WSET DIPLOMA D4: SPARKLING WINES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 A+ WSET DIPLOMA D4: SPARKLING WINES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 A+ WSET DIPLOMA D4: SPARKLING WINES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 A+
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WSET D4 Sparkling (all cards) 2024 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
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WSET L4 - D4 Sparkling Wines KEY Questions and Correct Answers
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Important considerations for sparkling wine grapes - Intensity of aromas (aromatic or 
neutral grape, latter better for autolytic) 
Ability to retain acidity while ripening 
How the base wine responds to autolysis (Chardonnay becomes creamy, Xarello becomes 
toasty and smoky) 
Chardonnay - Early budding and ripening => good for cold climate but vulnerable to 
frost 
Coulure & millerandage 
Susceptible to Powdery Mildew and botrytis bunch rot, grapevine yellows 
Yields can be high without ...
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WSET L4 - D4 Sparkling Wines MUST Revise Questions and Correct Answers
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Traditional Method - Sparkling wine created via a second fermentation in the bottle in 
which the wine is also sold 
AKA champagne method, classic method, 
Harvest (for Sparkling wines) - Typically by hand to minimize phenolic extraction and 
oxidation 
Lower must weights than still wine 
Whole Bunch Pressing - Gentle extraction with minimal phenolics 
Particularly important for red grapes 
Often limited by law 
First Fermentation - Rapid and warm 
Stainless steel most common but oak foun...
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WSET L4 - D4 Sparkling Wines TOP SELECTED Revision Questions and Correct Answers
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1. relatively low sugar (10-11%abv) 
2. High acidity 
3. Ripe Flavors - 3 requirements needed for sparkling wine. 
Cool climates slow the increase in sugars and decrease in acidity, giving plenty of time for 
flavors to become ripe. - Why do premium sparkling wines often need to come from a 
cool climate? 
1. In warm climates the acidity falls and sugars rise too fast before flavors ripen. 
2. Picking earlier allows for grapes with the correct sugar and acidity levels, however can 
have overl...
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WSET L4 - D4 Sparkling Wines Top Predicted Questions and Correct Answers
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Why is a cool climate is preferable for the growing of grapes for traditional method sparkling 
wines? - Just ripe fruit characteristics (apple, lemon) 
- more delicate so that autolytic flavors are not overwhelmed 
Acidity is retained 
-Required for balance in final wine 
- Required for aging of wine 
Slow accumulation of sugars 
-low alcohol levels of 9-11% in wine required to allow increase in alcohol produced in 
second fermentation (1-2%) 
ABV of the base wine after the first fermentation...
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WSET L4 - D4 Sparkling Wines Sessions 4 – 6 TOP Questions and Correct Answers
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What climates are suitable for Chardonnay production? - Cool, moderate and warm 
What are the typical flavours of Chardonnay in cool, moderate and warm climates? - 
Cool - apple, pear, lemon, lime, stones 
Moderate - lemon, peach, melon 
Warm - peach, pineapple, banana 
What are the three processes that can add secondary flavours to Chardonnay? - Oak 
aging, malolactic conversion, lees contact 
What is the cool climate region in France that produces high quality Chardonnay? - 
Chablis 
What i...
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D4: Sparkling Wines Updated Questions and Correct Answers 2024
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Ideal growing environments for sparkling grapes - Cool climates where grapes struggle to 
ripen = just ripe flavours, high acidity, less sugar accumulation so still base wines w/ low alc 
(9-11%) needed b/c 2nd fermentation adds 1-2% 
Therefore higher latitude regions = Champagne, England, Tasmania 
Warmer areas = less acid, riper fruit flavours, usually short aged, tank or short lees 
Less expensive sparkling = grown on less ideal land for still, grapes would have difficulty 
ripening, cheap...