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Thieves pull off Italy's biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth 5 million euros

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Zampano, G. (2026, October 9). Thieves pull off Italy's biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth 5 million euros. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/thieves-pull-off-italy-s-biggest-ever-wine-heist-stealing-30-000-bottles-worth-5-million-euros/article_42293ede-b2de-5539-97e0-b85ac08a0dc9.html

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Thieves stole approximately 30,000 bottles of high-end Italian wine worth an estimated 5 million euros from a winery owned by Marchesi Antinori near Cortona in Tuscany. The theft occurred on a Saturday night and involved at least seven individuals who targeted prized wines such as Solaia, Tignanello, and Guado al Tasso. The winery discovered the theft on Monday but waited until Friday to announce it publicly to avoid hindering the investigation.

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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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Thieves stole about 30,000 bottles of some of Italy’s most prized wines worth an estimated 5 million euros ($5.8 million) from a winery in Tuscany, in what the producer described Friday as the country’s largest wine theft on record. asserted

producer → steal → record

The theft targeted Marchesi Antinori’s facility near Cortona, in the province of Arezzo, where a group of at least seven thieves on Saturday night made off with bottles of some of Italy’s most sought-after wines, including Solaia, Tignanello and Guado al Tasso. asserted

group → target → Solaia

The theft was discovered Monday, but the company made it public on Friday to avoid interfering with the investigation. asserted

it → discover → investigation

Thieves pull off Italy's biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth 5 million euros

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