Thieves Steal 30,000 Bottles in Tuscan Winery Heist

Thieves took a large number of bottles from a wine warehouse in Tuscany.

The winery, Marchesi Antinori, said about 30,000 bottles were stolen, although one part of a report gives a smaller estimate of 8,000 to 10,000.

The wine was valued at about €5 million, with reports translating that as either $5.6 million or $5.8 million.

The bottles included three well-known wines: Solaia, Tignanello and Guado al Tasso.

The wines were ready to be sent to buyers in other countries.

Reports say at least seven masked people disabled security systems and loaded the bottles onto two trucks.

Staff discovered the theft on Monday morning.

Italian police are investigating, and the winery hopes some of the wine can be recovered.

The company has warned customers about wine offered outside its official sales channels.