Confusables

The two-way trap trainer

WSET writes its hardest distractors as lookalikes — Sherry beside Port, cool Cabernet beside warm. Read a clue, pick between exactly the two, then see the one mechanic that tells them apart.

Two similar red wines side by side with a two-way marker between them

The 12 pairs you'll drill

  • Cool vs Warm Cabernet SauvignonClimate style
  • Cool vs Warm MerlotClimate style
  • Cool vs Warm ChardonnayClimate style
  • Cool vs Warm RieslingClimate style
  • Cool vs Warm Syrah / ShirazClimate style
  • Cool vs Warm Pinot NoirClimate style
  • Cool vs Warm Sauvignon BlancClimate style
  • Cool vs Warm Chenin BlancClimate style
  • Sherry vs PortSparkling & fortified
  • Traditional vs Tank methodSparkling & fortified
  • Crianza vs Gran ReservaAgeing terms
  • Crianza vs ReservaAgeing terms
23 cards · grapes, fortified, sparkling & ageing