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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Stephanie Cruz

Italy's 'Biggest Ever' Wine Heist: Thieves Steal 30,000 Antinori Bottles Worth £4.2M

Antinori is warning buyers worldwide that stolen reds like Guado al Tasso could resurface through unofficial channels at suspiciously low prices. (Credit: YT/ @Attorney Somm)

Thieves have stolen about 30,000 bottles of wine worth an estimated £4.2 million (€5 million, $5.8 million) from Marchesi Antinori, Italy's largest family-run producer, in what the company says is the biggest theft of its kind the country has seen.

'A theft of this scale and value has certainly never occurred in Italy,' chief executive Renzo Cotarella said.

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