Police in Venice are investigating a theft at a high-end wine shop where, according to the store, a burglar drilled a hole into its roof, descended via rope and stole around 600 bottles of wine and liquor worth over $500,000. During the theft, which lasted for an estimated four hours, the thief looted the wine cellar of some of the store’s rarest and most expensive wines and liquors. When the thief exited the wine cellar to begin stealing from the store’s main shelves at around 4 a.m., the store’s sensors alerted Haque, he says, who was at home and asleep. “You never know.”Many of the stolen bottles are irreplaceable, according to Martinelle, including their collection of Quintarelli wines. Every bottle on the cellar’s French wall, with an average worth of $1,000 each, was taken, according to Martinelle.

Source: CNN July 06, 2023 19:11 UTC