Answering WSET L4 Diploma Exam Questions with Euan Robertson

This show was published Saturday, October 15, 2022

Overview

Euan Robertson, the Albawineguy, is based in Scotland and works for the WSET School in London, marking Diploma homework essay questions ahead of the final exam. Most of the questions are from past exams, giving Euan has a very good insight into how to answer the essay.

The homework essays are similar to the actual exam essays. At Diploma level, students are asked open response questions, but the questions are very different to those posed in a Level 3 wine exam. Students should aim to follow the question structure and answer in sentences and paragraphs, with linkages between the sections, rather than simply listing a set of bullet points.

Euan talks us through the following example essay question:
Describe the climate, typography, soils and grapes of Northern Rhone (40% of mark) and then secondly, explain how these are responsible for the different styles and quality of the wines produced in the regions.

He gives tips for gaining marks and suggests if you are not sure on a point, to give approximations instead of an exact figure, for example in a question regarding yields. Keep it simple and easy for the marker - remember, they are the gateway for you to pass the exam!

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