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Tuscany Heist: Thieves Drain €5m Worth of Antinori Wine
crime1 day ago

Tuscany Heist: Thieves Drain €5m Worth of Antinori Wine

Thieves stole 30,000 bottles of high-value red wine from a Marchesi Antinori storage facility in Tuscany on Saturday. The haul, valued at approximately €5 million, includes prized vintages such as Tignanello, Solaia, and Guado al Tasso. According to Italian media, at least seven masked suspects disabled security systems and used company forklifts to load the goods onto two trucks. The incident is described as the largest wine theft in Italian history.

via AP News|
#antinori#crime#investigation
Tuscan Heist: Thieves Drain 30,000 Bottles of Antinori Wine in Record $5.8M Job
world-news2 days ago

Tuscan Heist: Thieves Drain 30,000 Bottles of Antinori Wine in Record $5.8M Job

A coordinated gang of at least seven masked men executed the largest wine theft in Italian history, stealing approximately 30,000 bottles of premium vintages from Marchesi Antinori’s facility in Tuscany. The stolen inventory, valued at $5.8 million, includes flagship labels such as Solaia, Tignanello, and Guado al Tasso. The thieves disabled security systems and used the winery’s own forklifts to load two trucks before fleeing. Authorities are investigating the incident, which was discovered on Monday but publicly announced on Friday to protect the investigation. The company has warned global clients to avoid unofficial sales channels, while executives express cautious optimism that the volume of stolen goods will eventually attract attention and lead to recovery.

via New York Post|
#crime#italy#marchesi-antinori
Record $5.8M Wine Heist Strikes Iconic Antinori Winery in Tuscany
world-crime2 days ago

Record $5.8M Wine Heist Strikes Iconic Antinori Winery in Tuscany

A group of at least seven masked thieves stole approximately 30,000 bottles of premium Italian wine from the Marchesi Antinori winery near Cortona, Tuscany, in a heist valued at an estimated $5.8 million. The theft, which occurred on a Saturday night, involved disabling alarm systems and surveillance cameras before loading two large trucks with 2023 vintage bottles of Solaia, Tignanello, and Guado al Tasso. The incident, described by the winery’s CEO as the largest wine theft in Italian history, was discovered on Monday but publicly announced on Friday to protect the ongoing investigation. Authorities are currently reviewing surveillance footage, while the winery has alerted global customers to avoid purchasing these wines from unofficial channels.

via CBS News|
#investigation#italy#marchesi-antinori