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Wine Heist: NYT Says Up to Ten Men, Over Five Million Dollars
Thieves allegedly stole 30,000 bottles of Italian red wine worth over $5 million from a Tuscan cellar; that's a lot of wine to drink quietly.
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- The New York Times30,000 Bottles of Italian Red Wine Stolen in Brazen Tuscan Heist
“So the question for the camera is chilling: who has thirty thousand bottles and absolutely no corkscrew? Somebody's group chat is very sticky tonight!”
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