Tuscan Winemaker Antinori Sees Red After $6 Million Theft
At least seven masked thieves used forklifts and disabled security systems to load two trucks with prized Tuscan reds worth about €5 million, the company said.
- On Saturday, at least seven masked thieves stole 30,000 bottles of wine worth about €5m from a Marchesi Antinori storage facility in Tuscany, using company forklifts to load two trucks after disabling alarms and cameras.
- Company executives believe the perpetrators possessed specialized inside knowledge, as the targeted selection of prized Tuscan reds—each worth €150 to €500—suggests professional connoisseurs rather than opportunistic criminals.
- This incident follows a series of wine thefts across Italy this year, including two in the northern Piedmont region where hundreds of thousands of euros worth of bottles were reportedly taken.
- Chief Executive Renzo Cotarella called it the largest such theft in Italy, telling Corriere della Sera that "trucks full of merchandise can't just disappear into thin air" given extensive Tuscan road camera coverage.
- Shipments circulating to 170 countries now face escalating security challenges as organized theft rings target high-value assets, forcing premium producers to reevaluate logistical protections and international supply-chain vulnerabilities.
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Thousands of bottles of wine worth five million euros have been stolen from a prestigious winery in Tuscany. Seven masked individuals broke into the winery and then loaded 30,000 bottles of wine into two large trucks using forklifts belonging to the company. The perpetrators are still being sought.
The company stated that the theft took place last weekend, but that it is still hoping to recover the stolen wines. Another indication of the source: Traditionally. The company also reported that the theft took place last weekend, but that it is still hoping to recover the stolen wines. Another indication of the source: Traditionally. The company also reported that the theft took place last weekend. The company stated that the theft took place l…
Thieves have stolen 30,000 bottles of wine worth around 5 million euros from the famous Marchesi Antinori winery in Tuscany, the company said on Friday.
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avisendanmark.dkTens of thousands of bottles of red wine have been stolen from a warehouse in Italy. Each bottle is worth at least 120 euros.
The thieves stole about 30,000 bottles of premium wines, worth about 5 million euros from a warehouse of the company Marchese Antinori in Tuscany, announced Friday the renowned producer of wines, quoted by Reuters. Antinori, company with a history that dates from 1385 and currently exports to 170 countries, and ...
In Italy, perhaps the largest robbery in the country's history of a wine house occurred: approximately 30,000 bottles of wine were stolen from the Marchesi Antinori warehouse in Corton, Arezzo province, at a cost of about $5 million.
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