Grand Cru Wine Theft in Burgundy
A maintenance worker stole thousands of bottles of top wines from several wineries—but apparently never sold or drank a drop
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Thieves Steal $1.63 Million in Wines from Legendary Paris Restaurant La Tour d’Argent
More than 80 rare bottles went missing from the Grand Award winner’s cellar, perhaps during recent renovations
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Top Wine News of 2023
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From a $150 million wine-counterfeiting ring to a Taylor Swift wine mystery to Emma Watson’s family gin to an emergency …
The Masked Wine Vandal—Intruder Empties Tanks at Washington’s Sparkman Cellars, Destroying 4,800 Gallons of Wine
Video surveillance caught a person entering at night and opening the spigots on two full vats of wine; it’s not the first …