Crime & Justice
Masked thieves steal 30,000 bottles of wine worth €5m from Italian winery
October 9, 2026 at 01:59 PM
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CNCNN
Masked robbers steal wine worth over $5m from top Italian vineyard
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TGThe Guardian
Thieves make off with €5m haul from prestigious Italian winery
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Thieves in Italy steal 30,000 wine bottles worth €5m, reports say
(opens the publisher’s site)Masked thieves have stolen roughly 30,000 bottles of wine worth about €5 million from the Marchesi Antinori winery's storage facility in Cortona, Tuscany.
- Thieves took roughly 30,000 bottles of 2023-vintage Tignanello, Solaia, and Guado al Tasso, retailing for €150–€500 each.
- At least seven masked thieves disabled the alarms, loaded two trucks using company forklifts, and escaped; the theft was discovered Monday morning.
- CEO Renzo Cotarella called it the largest wine theft of its kind in Italy and urged consumers not to purchase the wines from unknown sellers.
- No arrests have been made, and Cortona police said they were conducting an extensive manhunt.