French police dismantle Burgundy wine theft ring
16 March 2021
By Phoebe French
Police in France have recovered over 1,000 bottles of stolen wine and arrested 10 people in connection with two separate burglaries at estates in Burgundy last year.
In a joint operation, 60 police officers from three different regions carried out searches in Lyon and Toulouse at the end of last month, it has been reported.
In raids carried out on the night of 24 February, authorities arrested 10 people and recovered some 1,160 bottles of wine, thought to have been taken during two separate thefts in July and October 2020.
The bottles, which included nine magnums, were part of the haul taken from Domaine Philippe Chavy in Puligny-Montrachet in July last year.