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Tuscan winemaker Antinori sees red after $6 million theft

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On October 9, Marchesi Antinori reported that approximately 30,000 bottles of premium wine worth around €5 million ($5.8 million) were stolen from their warehouse in Cortona, Italy. The theft involved highly sought-after labels such as Solaia, Tignanello, and Guado al Tasso, with some rare vintages retailing for thousands of euros per bottle. Surveillance footage showed seven masked men disabling the alarm system before loading the wine onto two trucks. Antinori is alerting customers worldwide to be cautious of unauthorized sales offers while hoping to recover the stolen inventory.

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On October 9, thieves stole about 30,000 bottles worth approximately €5 million ($5.8 million) from Marchesi Antinori’s storage facility in Tuscany, Italy, making it the largest wine theft on record there. At least seven masked individuals deactivated alarms and disabled cameras before using company forklifts to load two trucks with prized wines like Solaia, Tignanello, and Guado al Tasso. The theft occurred over a weekend when staff were not present; it was discovered Monday morning but only reported Friday to avoid hindering the investigation. CEO Renzo Cotarella expressed hope that authorities would trace the stolen wine due to extensive road surveillance cameras in Tuscany. This incident follows other recent high-value wine heists, highlighting an increasing trend of such crimes targeting large quantities directly from wineries rather than smaller establishments or private cellars.

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The theft is the latest in a series in Italy, following another in July at the renowned Banfi winery in Montalcino. While such crimes have traditionally involved smaller quantities or a handful of high-value bottles, from restaurants, private cellars or during distribution, recent cases have involved larger stocks held at wineries.

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Tuscan winemaker Antinori sees red after $6 million theft · assertive framing

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Tuscan winemaker Antinori sees red after $6 million theft ROME, Oct 9 - asserted

Antinori → see → theft

Thieves stole around 30,000 bottles of premium wine worth about €5 million ($5.8 million) from a Marchesi Antinori warehouse in Tuscany, Italy's largest family-run winemaker said on Friday. asserted

winemaker → steal → Friday

Antinori, which dates back to 1385 and now exports to 170 countries, has alerted customers worldwide to be wary of offers outside official sales channels following last weekend's heist and is still hopeful of recovering the stolen wine. asserted

which → date → wine

It said the thieves took 8,000 to 10,000 bottles of Solaia, one of Italy's most sought-after labels, as well as Tignanello and Guado al Tasso. asserted

thieves → say → labels

The wines retail from €150, but some of the rarest vintages can fetch thousands of euros per bottle. asserted

some → retail → bottle

cases → follow → wineries

Florence-based Antinori said surveillance camera footage showed seven masked men entering its storage facility in Cortona last weekend and disabling its alarm systems before loading thousands of cases of the Tuscan red wines onto two trucks. asserted

men → base → trucks

Antinori said the timing and execution of the theft, which was discovered on Monday morning when staff arrived at the warehouse and is now being investigated by Italian police, suggested a highly organised group was involved. uncertain

group → say → police

The operation was facilitated by the fact that the wines had been prepared for a shipment to foreign distributors, allowing the thieves to remove a large quantity of high-value bottles quickly, a representative for Antinori told Reuters. asserted

representative → facilitate → Reuters