California thief steals $500,000 worth of wine by drilling hole through store roof - eviltoast

Burglar takes more than 600 bottles of high-end wine and liquor from Venice shop after lowering himself into store with rope

  • stardom8048@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Curious how rare some of the bottles are. I’ve read that the fine wine community is pretty knowledgeable and tight knit, so I wonder if trying to sell an ultra rare bottle would raise any red flags.

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      1 year ago

      Hyper wealthy are also incredibly amoral and willing to purchase/trade in stolen goods. Just look at the art world - where do you think stolen paintings end up?

      Wine is even easier - they can drink and dispose of it without anybody being the wiser.