Thieves make off with €5m haul from prestigious Italian winery
Market sources reveal that photograph: Marchesi Antinori Press/ReutersView image in fullscreenVineyards in Tuscany belonging to Marchesi Antinori. Key Takeaways
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Market sources reveal that photograph: Marchesi Antinori Press/ReutersView image in fullscreenVineyards in Tuscany belonging to Marchesi Antinori. Photograph: Marchesi Antinori Press/ReutersView image in fullscreenVineyards in Tuscany belonging to Marchesi Antinori. Photograph: Marchesi Antinori Press/ReutersItalyThieves make off with €5m haul from prestigious Italian wineryGang broke into cellar of Marchesi Antinori in Cortona and loaded two trucks with 30,000 bottles before getaway Angela Giuffrida in RomeFri 9 Oct 2026 13.57 CESTLast modified on Fri 9 Oct 2026 14.00 CESTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThousands of bottles of wine worth €5m (£4.2m) have been stolen from a prestigious winery in Tuscany in what is thought to be the biggest heist of its kind in Italy. A gang of at least seven masked individuals broke into the cellar of Marchesi Antinori, a family-owned winery dating back to the late 1300s, in Cortona after shutting off the alarms and surveillance cameras before using company forklifts to load two large trucks with 30,000 bottles of wine and making off.
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GI Partners, Antin This development has significant implications for the industry, potentially influencing competitive dynamics, investment patterns, and strategic priorities across the sector. All the stolen bottles, ranging in price between €120 and €400 a bottle, are from the firm’s 2023 vintage.
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Continued consolidation expected in the sector Increasing focus on digital transformation and innovation Growing importance of ESG considerations
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