Thieves pull off Italy’s biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth $5.8M

A group of at least seven masked thieves executed Italy's largest-ever wine heist, stealing approximately 30,000 bottles from the Marchesi Antinori winery in Tuscany. The theft, which occurred on a Saturday night at a facility near Cortona, involved the deactivation of alarms and cameras. The suspects utilized the company's own forklifts to load two trucks with high-end Tignanello, Solaia, and Guado al Tasso reds valued at roughly $5.8 million (€5 million). The theft was discovered Monday morning, and authorities are currently investigating potential leads through local traffic surveillance.

A group of at least seven masked thieves executed Italy's largest-ever wine heist, stealing approximately 30,000 bottles from the Marchesi Antinori winery in Tuscany. The theft, which occurred on a Saturday night at a facility near Cortona, involved the deactivation of alarms and cameras. The suspects utilized the company's own forklifts to load two trucks with high-end Tignanello, Solaia, and Guado al Tasso reds valued at roughly $5.8 million (€5 million). The theft was discovered Monday morning, and authorities are currently investigating potential leads through local traffic surveillance.