Antinori wine heist

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About 30,000 bottles of wine were stolen from a Marchese Antinori warehouse in Tuscany, discovered by employees on Monday, October 5, 2026. Thieves disabled alarms on two doors Friday night and returned Saturday night with two trucks, taking wine staged for Monday shipping. Reporting has since established that seven people carried out the theft, disabling all surveillance and security before entering. CEO Renzo Cottarella calls the loss more human than economic, and the company is publicizing the theft in hopes the bottles surface on the market.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. Global News Podcast, 2026-10-10 (27:20 to 30:16)
   Reports the Antinori warehouse theft
   First coverage of the Antinori warehouse theft: the alarm removed from two doors Friday night, the two trucks Saturday, and the wine already staged for Monday shipping. The FT's Rome correspondent places Antinori as Italy's largest family-owned winery and explains why the company is publicizing the loss.
   New angle: About 30,000 bottles were taken from a warehouse staged for Monday shipping, alarms disabled on two doors.
2. Start Here, 2026-10-12 (18:43 to 22:17)
   Brings in a former FBI agent on the heist
   Brings in former FBI agent Richard Frankel, who says seven people carried out the theft and disabled all surveillance and security before entering, and frames the heist as part of a European wave authorities are now pursuing with RICO-style tactics.
   New angle: Seven people carried out the theft, disabling all surveillance and security before entering.