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Thieves steal 30,000 bottles of Italy's most prized wines in $5.8 million heist
CBS News • • 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 recorded wine theft.
- The theft involved at least seven thieves who disabled alarms and surveillance before using forklifts to load two trucks with wines, including 10,000 bottles of the flagship Solaia from the 2023 vintage.
- The stolen wines, typically retailing between 150 and 500 euros per bottle, were discovered missing Monday, with the company alerting customers globally to avoid unofficial sales channels.
- Authorities are investigating the theft, reviewing surveillance footage, and are confident the large shipment will be traceable due to its size and value.
- This theft surpasses previous major Italian wine robberies, including a 2017 incident where 2,000 bottles worth around $840,000 were stolen.
