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Italy May Have Just Seen Its Biggest Wine Heist Ever (And the Details Are Wild)

Masked thieves stole 30,000 bottles worth about €5 million from an Antinori cellar in Tuscany, using two trucks and the winery’s forklifts.

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Several outlets have reported that thieves stole 30,000 bottles of wine, worth about 5 million euros, from a cellar near Cortona.

The operation, carried out on October 2, targeted winemaker Marchesi Antinori—a now 26th-generation family business founded in 1385. The masked bandits, who numbered at least seven, apparently had great taste, or curatorial skills, as they nabbed a selection of coveted offerings, all from the 2023 vintage, from the remarkably beautiful winery.

Corriere della Sera confirms that the thieves deactivated the alarm system........

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