WSET Level 2 Italy & Spain Quiz: 20 Free Questions
Free WSET Level 2 quiz on Italy, Spain, and Portugal: 20 questions on Tuscany, Piedmont, Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Rias Baixas, and the Douro.
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20 questions drawn at random from the 27 in Sommo's WSET Level 2 bank that cover the wine regions of Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Explanations on every answer. Free, no sign-up, unlimited retakes.
Italy and Spain are where Level 2 candidates most often leak marks, usually for the same reason: the material was read once and never tested. Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Tempranillo, and Albarino are not difficult grapes, but their regional names multiply fast.
This quiz covers Tuscany and Piedmont, the Veneto, Rioja and its aging ladder, Ribera del Duero, Rias Baixas, Cava, and the Douro.
Common questions
Tuscany (Chianti, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino), Piedmont (Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera, Dolcetto, Asti), and the Veneto (Soave, Valpolicella, Amarone, Prosecco), with the principal grape and style for each. Southern Italy appears more lightly.
It describes minimum aging before release rather than quality. Joven has little or no oak, Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva each require progressively longer periods in cask and bottle. Level 2 wants you to link each tier to the style you would expect in the glass.
Yes, though lightly compared with Spain. The Douro for Port and increasingly for dry reds, and Vinho Verde for light, fresh, sometimes slightly spritzy whites, are the two you need. Port itself is examined more thoroughly in the fortified material.
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