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About 30,000 wine bottles stolen from Antinori storage facility in Tuscany
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About 30,000 bottles of wine worth roughly 5 million euros were stolen from an Antinori facility in Cortona, Tuscany, Japanese outlets reported. At least seven thieves used two trucks on the night of October 4, and the theft was discovered the following morning.
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About 30,000 bottles of wine were stolen from a facility of Antinori in central Italy's Tuscany region, Sankei Shimbun and Tokyo Shimbun reported in Kyodo accounts. Losses were estimated at about 5 million euros, equivalent to roughly 886 million yen. The reports said Corriere della Sera described the incident on October 9 as the largest theft suffered by Italy's wine industry. [ 1 , 3 ]
The theft took place on the night of October 4 at a storage facility in Cortona. At least seven thieves arrived with two trucks and removed cases that were ready for shipment abroad. Alarms and surveillance cameras had been made inoperative, and the losses were discovered on the morning of October 5. The targeted wines included Solaia, one of the winery's signature products, and other bottles costing roughly 120–300 euros each from the 2023 vintage. [ 1 , 3 ]
Investigators suspect a group familiar with wine and the facility's internal workings and are searching for those responsible, the reports said. Tokyo Shimbun added that Antinori warned customers around the world that wine sold through unofficial channels might be stolen goods. It also reported that thefts targeting wineries had been occurring repeatedly in Italy. Antinori was founded in 1385, according to both fuller accounts. [ 1 , 3 ]
Por qué importa
The loss concerns wine prepared for shipment abroad. Tokyo Shimbun reported that Antinori warned customers worldwide that wine sold through unofficial channels could be stolen goods.
Datos clave
- About 30,000 bottles were stolen from an Antinori facility in Tuscany, with losses estimated at about 5 million euros, or 886 million yen. [ 1 , 3 ]
- At least seven thieves used two trucks to enter a storage facility in Cortona on the night of October 4. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Alarms and surveillance cameras had been disabled, and the theft was discovered on the morning of October 5. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The stolen cases had been prepared for shipment abroad. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The wines included Solaia and other 2023-vintage bottles priced at roughly 120–300 euros each. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Antinori warned that wine sold through unofficial channels could be stolen, Tokyo Shimbun reported. [ 3 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
Aún sin aclarar
- Investigators' suspicion that the thieves knew the facility's internal workings is not established as fact. The documents describe an investigative assessment while authorities search for those responsible.