AI Image
Italy hit by biggest-ever wine heist as thieves steal 30,000 bottles worth $5.8M
New York Post • • business
Key Points:
- Thieves stole approximately 30,000 bottles of prized Italian wines worth an estimated $5.8 million from Marchesi Antinori’s winery in Tuscany, marking Italy’s largest wine theft on record.
- The theft occurred on a Saturday night when at least seven thieves disabled alarms and surveillance, used forklifts to load two large trucks, and fled with bottles including Solaia, Tignanello, and Guado al Tasso from the 2023 vintage.
- The company alerted customers worldwide to be cautious of offers outside official sales channels, as authorities investigate potential distribution of the stolen wine.
- Marchesi Antinori’s CEO Renzo Cotarella described the gang as well-prepared and suggested it might be linked to other recent winery thefts in Italy, expressing confidence that investigators can trace the stolen shipment.
- This theft surpasses previous major wine robberies in Italy, including a 2017 incident where 2,000 bottles valued at 750,000 euros were stolen near Cervia.
