Thieves steal 30,000 bottles of Italy's most prized wines in $5.8 million heist
Thieves stole about 30,000 bottles of some of Italy's most prized wines worth an estimated $5.8 million from a winery in Tuscany, in what the producer described Friday as the country's largest wine theft on record.
TL;DR
- About 30,000 bottles of prized Italian wines worth an estimated $5.8 million were stolen from Marchesi Antinori's facility in Tuscany.
- The thieves disabled the winery's alarm system and surveillance cameras before loading two trucks with wine using company forklifts.
- The stolen bottles include prestigious wines such as Solaia, Tignanello, and Guado al Tasso from the 2023 vintage.
- The producer is alerting customers worldwide to be vigilant about offers outside official sales channels.
- This incident is described as the largest wine theft on record in Italy.
- Authorities are investigating the theft, examining surveillance footage and other evidence.