WSET Level 3 Sparkling: Champagne, Prosecco, Cava: practice questions with answers
These are real questions from The Wine Goat bank on Sparkling: Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, written to the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines syllabus. Answer them, read the explanation, then practise the full set of 87 questions in the free app, where your mistakes come back until you know them.
Sample questions with answers
1 By how much does the second fermentation raise a sparkling wine's alcohol?
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Answer: About 1.2-1.3%
Why: So the aim is a dry 10-11% base wine from low-sugar, high-acid grapes with ripe, non-green flavours.
2 What does liqueur de tirage contain?
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Answer: Wine, sugar, yeast, yeast nutrients and a clarifying agent
Why: Sealed with a crown cap and plastic insert; slow cool fermentation creates 5-6 atmospheres.
3 What does yeast autolysis give and how long does it usually last?
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Answer: Bread, biscuit and toast; usually 4–5 years (up to 10)
Why: After autolysis, keeping lees contact maintains freshness for years.
4 Grapes for premium sparkling wine often show: sugar / acidity
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Answer: Low / high
Why: Base wine: just-ripe grapes, low sugar (10–11% abv) and high acidity.
5 Champagne: grape / contribution
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Answer: Meunier / early fruitiness, more frost-resistant
Why: Chardonnay: citrus, finesse (Côte des Blancs); Pinot Noir: body, red fruit (Montagne); Meunier: fruit, frost (Marne).
6 Which grapes are used for a 'Blanc de Noirs' Champagne?
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Answer: Black grapes only: Pinot Noir and/or Meunier
Why: Blanc de Noirs = white wine from black grapes; Blanc de Blancs = Chardonnay only.
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions on Sparkling: Champagne, Prosecco, Cava are in The Wine Goat?
The app has 87 multiple-choice questions on Sparkling: Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, each with an explanation, plus short written answer questions and flashcards on the same topic.
Is Sparkling: Champagne, Prosecco, Cava 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 Sparkling: Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, can come up.
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