Raiders Mysteriously Pour $15.7 Million Worth Of Tuscan Wine Into The Ground
Raiders Mysteriously Pour $15.7 Million Worth Of Tuscan Wine Into The Ground
Dec 4, 2012 6
(BusinessInsider) - Skulduggery amid the gently rolling vineyards of Tuscany has sent at least £10 million worth of one of Italy’s most celebrated red wines gurgling down the drain.
Saboteurs broke into the cellars of the Case Basse winery in the middle of the night, turned on the taps of the giant wooden casks in which the wine was maturing and allowed 60,000 litres of prized Brunello di Montalcino to pour onto the ground.
The huge lake of wine represented 80,000 bottles, each of which can sell for 170 euros or more – a total value of more than 13 million euros.
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