Thieves steal 30,000 wine bottles worth €5m in Italy, reports say
Summary
Thieves stole 30,000 bottles of wine worth about €5 million from the Italian winery Marchesi Antinori in Tuscany. The theft happened on a Saturday when the company was preparing to ship wine abroad, and the crime was only discovered on Monday morning.Key Facts
- Marchesi Antinori is a large, family-owned Italian winery founded in 1385.
- The stolen wine included prized Tuscan reds like Tignanello, Solaia, and Guado al Tasso.
- At least seven masked thieves broke in, turned off alarms, disabled cameras, and used forklifts to load two trucks.
- The stolen bottles usually sell for between €150 and €500 each.
- No arrests have been made so far.
- The company hopes security cameras on Tuscan roads will help track the trucks.
- Marchesi Antinori exports wine to 170 countries and had revenue of €263 million last year.
- Several wine thefts have happened recently in Italy, including in the Piedmont region.
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