WSET Level 3 Climate and environment: practice questions with answers
These are real questions from The Wine Goat bank on Climate and environment, written to the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines syllabus. Answer them, read the explanation, then practise the full set of 94 questions in the free app, where your mistakes come back until you know them.
Sample questions with answers
1 What five things does the vine need?
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Answer: Heat, light, water, nutrients, CO2
Why: CO2 is always plentiful; heat, light, water and nutrients vary and affect yield and quality.
2 Below what temperature is it too cold for the vine to grow?
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Answer: 10 °C
Why: That is why vines are dormant in winter and bud in spring.
3 What factor determines which varieties can be grown where?
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Answer: The amount of heat in the growing season
Why: For example, Riesling thrives in cool places where Grenache would not ripen.
4 Between which latitudes do most vineyards lie?
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Answer: 30° and 50° north and south
Why: Nearer the Equator is too hot, nearer the Poles too cold; other factors can make areas outside suitable.
5 In which area does altitude offset closeness to the Equator?
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Answer: Cafayate, northern Argentina
Why: Temperature drops with altitude, so areas near the Equator can grow vines.
6 Which cold ocean currents influence vineyards?
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Answer: Humboldt (Chile) and Benguela (South Africa)
Why: They cool otherwise hot regions; the Gulf Stream instead warms north-west Europe.
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions on Climate and environment are in The Wine Goat?
The app has 94 multiple-choice questions on Climate and environment, each with an explanation, plus short written answer questions and flashcards on the same topic.
Is Climate and environment important for the WSET Level 3 exam?
Yes. The 50 multiple-choice questions cover the whole syllabus and the 4 short written answers often focus on one region or process, so every topic, including Climate and environment, can come up.
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- The vine and grape varieties
- Climate and environment
- Vineyard management and pruning
- Winemaking and maturation
- White wines
- Red and rosé wines
- Bordeaux
- Burgundy and Beaujolais
- Alsace and the Loire
- Rhône Valley
- Southern France
- Italy
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- Austria and Hungary
- Greece
- USA and Canada
- Chile and Argentina
- South Africa
- Australia and New Zealand
- Sparkling: Champagne, Prosecco, Cava
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- Port and fortified wines