Wine bottles worth ₹55 crore stolen from Italy’s Marchesi Antinori: How 7 masked men carried out 3-hour heist
Thieves reportedly stole about 30,000 premium bottles worth $5.8 million from a Marchesi Antinori logistics facility in Tuscany. Here's how it happened.
Thieves stole approximately 30,000 premium wine bottles worth around $5.8 million (over ₹55 crore) from Italy's Marchesi Antinori in Tuscany. The heist targeted a logistics facility near Cortona during the night of October 3-4. The missing bottles were discovered on October 5. Seven masked men are believed to have entered the premises, disabled security systems, and used the winery's forklifts to load the bottles onto two trucks.
The operation reportedly lasted three hours before the gang escaped. The stolen bottles were ready for export. Investigators are exploring whether the thieves had knowledge of the shipment's contents, though no employee is confirmed to have assisted. The shipment included the 2023 vintages of Solaia, Tignanello, and Guado al Tasso, among other labels.
The investigation is ongoing, focusing on surveillance footage, transport records, and potential connections to other wine thefts in Italy.
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