The Conspiracy is the second wine of Foreign Affair Winery (FA). The FA winery has patterned their wines after those being made in the Veneto region of Italy. In truth, I think they're missing a Valpolicella style wine, but with the addition of "The Conspiracy" they're more than halfway there. This wine is the Ripasso to their Amarone, and it was just a matter of time before they decided to try making it. It is a 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon repassed over the skins of Cabernet Franc grapes, thus starting a secondary fermentation. The result is a wine with added complexity, something needed in a wine from the light '08 vintage. Sweet red fruit, chocolate, sweet tobacco and cherry notes - lovely in the mouth. Now, here's the real conspiracy: trying to get a bottle. This is considered a 'Licensee (restaurants) Only Wine' - you have to go the winery and beg and plead for a bottle and I'm told you "really have to state your case" - but I think for this wine you can make one, and should. Price: $18.95 - Rating: **** 1/2