{
  "id": 13198913,
  "title": "Italy's biggest-ever wine heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/italys-biggest-ever-wine-heist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:08:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261009-italy-s-biggest-ever-wine-heist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Thieves stole 30,000 bottles of wine from the Marchesi Antinori winery in Tuscany, Italy. The stolen wines, valued at approximately $5.8 million, included bottles of Solaia, Tignanello, and Guado al Tasso. According to CBS News, the thieves, who were at least six in number, used two large trucks and disabled the winery's alarm system and surveillance cameras before making off with the wine.\n\nThe theft occurred at a warehouse where the wines were being prepared for export. The company representative told Gulf News that the stolen wines were among their most iconic labels and prized by collectors, selling for 120 to 300 euros or more depending on the vintages. The theft was discovered on Monday, but the company made it public on Friday to avoid interfering with the investigation.\n\nThe chief executive of Marchesi Antinori, Renzo Cotarella, described the theft as the largest of its kind in Italy, saying \"A theft of this scale and value has certainly never occurred in Italy.\" KahawaTungu reported that the thieves were believed to have used company forklifts to load the trucks and that the selection of bottles suggested they were wine connoisseurs with inside knowledge.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}