WSET Level 3 Spain: practice questions with answers
These are real questions from The Wine Goat bank on Spain, written to the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines syllabus. Answer them, read the explanation, then practise the full set of 76 questions in the free app, where your mistakes come back until you know them.
Sample questions with answers
1 How are inexpensive Spanish reds often made to enhance fruit?
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Answer: Unoaked, with semi-carbonic maceration
Why: The best almost always see oak, partly new; traditionally American, now French too.
2 Where does Garnacha give intense, full reds from low-yielding old vines?
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Answer: Priorat
Why: Garnacha generally gives high-alcohol, early-maturing wines and is widely used for rosados.
3 What wine does Monastrell make in Jumilla and Yecla?
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Answer: Very dark and full, high tannin and alcohol, low acid
Why: Monastrell (Mourvèdre) is thick-skinned and drought-tolerant but needs heat and sun.
4 What is Cariñena (Carignan) called in Rioja?
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Answer: Mazuelo
Why: It gives high acid, tannin and colour; a little suits Tempranillo, and in Priorat it adds structure to Garnacha.
5 Which Spanish black grape, suited to moderate climates, is rising in prominence?
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Answer: Mencía
Why: It gives fresh fruit, medium-high acidity, sometimes herbaceousness; its home is Bierzo.
6 How many Spanish DOCas are there, and which?
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Answer: Two: Rioja and Priorat (DOQ in Catalan)
Why: A DO of at least ten years' standing may apply. PGI is Vino de la Tierra; others are simply 'Vino'.
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions on Spain are in The Wine Goat?
The app has 76 multiple-choice questions on Spain, each with an explanation, plus short written answer questions and flashcards on the same topic.
Is Spain 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 Spain, can come up.
More WSET Level 3 resources
- WSET Level 3 practice questions with answers
- WSET Level 3 mock exam: free practice test
- WSET Level 3 short written answer questions: examples and model answers
- The WSET Level 3 Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT): how to write a tasting note
- WSET Level 3 flashcards: grapes, regions, numbers and key terms
- How to pass WSET Level 3 first time: study plan and tips
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