5 million theft from the Marchesi Antinori winery in Arezzo, 30 thousand bottles stolen

The thieves, at least seven people, acted on the night of Sunday 4 October. They deactivated the alarm and entered the company with two trucks, loading them with bottles of Solaia, Tignanello and Guado al Tasso. “Certainly a theft of such magnitude and value has never occurred in Italy,” commented the CEO of Marchesi Antinori, Renzo Cotarella, adding that the company is moving to inform all their customers around the world of the theft.

The 30 thousand bottles stolen from the Marchesi Antinori winery in Cortona, in the province of Arezzo, have a value of 5 million euros. The thieves aimed high, carrying out the theft of wine with the highest loot ever in Italy: the stolen bottles are all 2023 vintage, including 10 thousand Solaia, perhaps the most famous Tuscan red in the world. According to information from the investigators, a group of at least seven people acted on the night of Sunday 4 October: after deactivating the alarm system and disabling the cameras installed in the cellar, the thieves entered with two trucks and then loaded the bottles using the company's forklifts.

Found out the next morning

The thieves managed to take away a load of Solaia, Tignanello and Guado al Tasso, bottles costing between 120 and 300 euros each. The theft was only discovered on Monday morning, when the employees, upon their arrival, noticed the wine missing. "It is certainly a very prepared gang, perhaps the same one that has hit other wineries in Italy in recent months", commented the CEO of Marchesi Antinori, Renzo Cotarella, to Corriere. “Certainly a theft of such magnitude and value has never occurred in Italy."

Perhaps loot intended for collectors

The loot could be destined for collectors or club owners who, however, could become suspicious since, especially of Solaia, only around 60-70 thousand bottles are produced per year. The company is therefore taking action to inform all their customers around the world of the theft: "We want to warn them to pay attention to offers outside the official channels". The CEO of Marchesi Antinori was also reached by the Financial Times: "We still hope to be able to find the wine, two trucks cannot simply disappear. These wines have great value and I don't understand how they can sell them all over the world without being seen", Cotarella told the British newspaper.