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It s a funny story, but it underlines an undeniable truth â wine is now as big a target for thieves as the more traditional bank robberies, payroll heists or diamond capers of days gone by. In fact, the thieves (presumably the same ones) had broken into the same hotel a day previously and made off with $260,000 worth of wine.
The attraction of wines for thieves (and there have been organized gangs of them striking across Europe) and counterfeiters is not exactly new, but it is confirmation that canny criminals are coming to the same conclusions as financial investors â wine offers not just a good return but a secure and stable one. Music to an investor s ears in these turbulent times.