A heist at Marchesi Antinori, a major Italian family-owned winemaker based in Tuscany, involves the theft of roughly 30,000 bottles of premium wine worth around €5 million (about US$5.8 million), according to multiple outlets. Reports say the thieves targeted a warehouse or cellar in the Cortona area and removed the bottles by loading them onto trucks, with the escape occurring after alarms and surveillance were disabled.
Outlets describe the operation as one of the largest wine thefts of its kind in Italy. The Guardian reports a gang of at least seven masked people, while other reports focus on the scale and methods without specifying the number of suspects. Antinori says it is warning customers to be alert to offers of its wines that come from outside official channels, aiming to “protect the market” and reduce the risk that stolen stock is resold through unofficial sources. The company’s response, and the reported concern about diversion of the product into the market, are central to coverage across outlets.
