Mock exam
Knowing the material and performing under a clock are two different skills. The mock exam puts the multiple-choice half of Level 3 in front of you at exam length, so the first time you feel the time pressure is not on the day itself.
Fifty multiple-choice questions across the whole syllabus rather than one favourite region, at a pass mark of 55%. WSET allows two hours for the whole theory paper without prescribing a split, so this mock gives Part 1 the share of that time its marks represent. A navigator shows what you have answered, and answers stay editable until you submit.
After submitting you get your score against the pass mark and a breakdown per topic. A pass with a soft spot in fortified wines is more useful information than a pass on its own.
Afterwards you can go back through the paper filtered to what you got wrong or left blank, with the correct answer and an explanation beside each one.
This covers Part 1 only. The real Unit 1 paper adds Part 2, four short written answer questions of 25 marks each, and you need 55% in each part separately. Unit 2 is a separate blind tasting of two still wines in 30 minutes. Neither is simulated here.
9 modules covering viticulture, winemaking, the wine regions of the world, sparkling and fortified wines.
Mock exam in Level 3 rhythm: 50 multiple-choice questions at a 55% pass mark, timed to the share of the paper they represent.
Progress tracked per topic, so a weak region or process shows up before the exam does.
Spaced repetition brings the questions you got wrong back sooner.
Grapes ripen more slowly, so less of the natural acid is used up before harvest.
It adds bready, biscuit-like flavours and a richer, creamier texture.
Syrah.
Use Kurkacademie as a practice layer next to classroom teaching or an official study pack. It does not replace WSET course material; it makes recalling that material active.
Re-reading a textbook feels productive but rarely tests recall. Multiple-choice questions force you to retrieve and apply what you know.
The app trains the knowledge the exam tests in writing: why a climate, soil, grape and winemaking decision add up to a style. It does not simulate the written paper or the tasting.
Part 1 of the Unit 1 theory paper: the 50 multiple-choice questions. The full qualification also has Part 2, four short written answer questions worth 25 marks each, and a separate Unit 2 blind tasting of two still wines in 30 minutes. You need at least 55% in each part on its own. This app simulates neither Part 2 nor the tasting, but it does cover the underlying knowledge, including the Systematic Approach to Tasting as theory.
No. Kurkacademie is an independent, private initiative and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. All questions and explanations here are written from scratch.
Yes. This is a practice tool, not a substitute for a course or the official study pack. It works best once you have read the material and want to find out what has actually stuck.
Every question has four options and exactly one correct answer, with a short explanation of why the right answer is right and why the main distractor is not. Your score per topic updates as you go.
Questions you answer incorrectly return sooner than ones you get right, so your practice time concentrates on the material you have not yet secured rather than on what you already know.