Thieves steal 30,000 bottles worth €5 million from Tuscan winery
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Masked thieves stole about 30,000 bottles of wine worth an estimated €5 million ($5.8 million) from a Marchesi Antinori storage facility in Tuscany, in what the winery described as potentially one of the largest wine thefts ever reported.
The break-in took place on Saturday and employees discovered the theft when they arrived on Monday. According to the BBC, at least seven men are believed to have disabled alarms and cameras before using the winery’s forklifts to load two trucks.
The stolen 2023 wines included Tignanello, Solaia and Guado al Tasso, prominent “Super Tuscan” reds that retail internationally for about €150 to €500 a bottle. Marchesi Antinori chief executive Renzo Cotarella told CNN that roughly 10,000 bottles of Solaia were taken from an annual production of 60,000 to 70,000 bottles. The company believes the targeted selection indicates knowledge of fine wine and possible inside information.
No arrests have been made. Police in Cortona are conducting a manhunt, while the winery has urged consumers to avoid buying its wines from unknown sellers and to report suspicious offers. Cotarella said he remained hopeful that authorities could trace the stolen wine.
Marchesi Antinori, founded in 1385 and now run by the family’s 26th generation, exports wine to 170 countries.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs small corrections to avoid unsupported timing, location phrasing, and paraphrase of Cotarella’s camera remark. - "from a Marchesi Antinori storage facility in Cortona, Tuscany": CNN says the warehouse was in Cortona, Italy, but the BBC source says only that the storage facility was in Tuscany; the specific attribution to Cortona for the facility is not supported by the provided sources. - "the family-owned producer was preparing wine for export": The sources say workers arrived Monday to prepare wine for export or that the company was preparing to ship a consignment, not that preparation was underway during the Saturday break-in. - "two truckloads through road cameras": The sources quote Cotarella saying two trucks cannot disappear and Tuscan roads have cameras, but not that he said authorities could trace the two truckloads through road cameras.
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Thieves steal 30,000 bottles worth €5 million from Tuscan winery
Masked thieves stole about 30,000 bottles of wine worth an estimated €5 million ($5.8 million) from a Marchesi Antinori storage facility in Cortona, Tuscany, in what the winery described as potentially one of the largest wine thefts ever reported.
The break-in took place on Saturday while the family-owned producer was preparing wine for export, butand employees discovered the theft when they arrived on Monday. According to the BBC, at least seven men are believed to have disabled alarms and cameras before using the winery’s forklifts to load two trucks.
The stolen 2023 wines included Tignanello, Solaia and Guado al Tasso, prominent “Super Tuscan” reds that retail internationally for about €150 to €500 a bottle. Marchesi Antinori chief executive Renzo Cotarella told CNN that roughly 10,000 bottles of Solaia were taken from an annual production of 60,000 to 70,000 bottles. The company believes the targeted selection indicates knowledge of fine wine and possible inside information.
No arrests have been made. Police in Cortona are conducting a manhunt, while the winery has urged consumers to avoid buying its wines from unknown sellers and to report suspicious offers. Cotarella said he remained hopeful that authorities could trace the twostolen truckloads through road cameras.wine.
Marchesi Antinori, founded in 1385 and now run by the family’s 26th generation, exports wine to 170 countries.
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