Free WSET Practice Tests
Practice the WSET Award in Wines theory exams with original questions and a worked explanation for every answer. Each level has free drills by learning outcome and a full mock in the real format.
50 questions in 60 minutes, scored against the 55% pass mark by topic, with an explanation for every answer.
Or start with a free 10-question drillGavi, a white wine from Piedmont, is made from which grape, and in what typical style?
Choose your exam
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) runs its wine qualifications through approved course providers worldwide. Every level ends in a closed-book multiple-choice theory exam; Level 3 adds short written answers and a blind tasting.
WSET Level 1 Award in Wines
- Multiple-choice questions
- 30
- Time
- 45 minutes
- Pass mark
- 70%
Same as the real paper: 30 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes, 70% to pass.
WSET Level 2 Award in Wines
- Multiple-choice questions
- 50
- Time
- 60 minutes
- Pass mark
- 55%
Same as the real paper: 50 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, 55% to pass.
WSET Level 3 Award in Wines
- Multiple-choice questions
- 50
- Whole theory paper
- 2 hours
- Pass mark
- 55%
The 50 multiple-choice questions of the theory paper, weighted like the real paper, scored against the 55% pass mark. The real 2-hour paper also holds the short written answers, so our timer gives the multiple-choice part 60 minutes.
Take a full WSET Level 2 mock under real time limits
50 questions in 60 minutes, scored against the 55% pass mark by topic, with an explanation for every answer.
Or start with a free 10-question drillCommon questions
What is the format of the WSET wine exams?
Level 1: 30 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes, 70% to pass. Level 2: 50 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, 55% to pass. Level 3: 50 multiple-choice questions and 4 short written answers in 2 hours plus a two-wine blind tasting, 55% in each part.
Which WSET level should I start with?
No WSET wine level has a formal entry requirement. Beginners often start at Level 1 or go straight to Level 2, and WSET recommends Level 2 or equivalent experience before Level 3.
Are these official WSET questions?
No. WSET does not release past papers. These are original practice questions written to the published WSET specifications, with the same format, weighting and pass marks.
Does one pass cover every level?
Yes. The WSET & Sommelier pass unlocks every full mock exam and unlimited drills for WSET Levels 1, 2 and 3 and the Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory and Certified exams.
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50 questions in 60 minutes, scored against the 55% pass mark by topic, with an explanation for every answer.
Or start with a free 10-question drillStudying for a sommelier exam?
The same pass covers Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory and Certified practice.
Exam formats checked October 2026: WSET Level 1 Award in Wines Specification (Issue 1.2, June 2022) · WSET Level 2 Award in Wines Specification (Issue 2.1, April 2026) · WSET Level 3 Award in Wines Specification (Issue 2, May 2022).
Original independent practice questions. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust or the Court of Master Sommeliers.