Thieves stole an estimated $700,000 in high-end wine from Lincoln Fine Wines in Los Angeles on Saturday, according to NBC Los Angeles. Around 12:30 a.m., robbers cut a hole in the building’s roof and lowered themselves into the shop using a rope before grabbing a sizable amount of inventory. The suspects took around 700 rare bottles, ranging in value from several hundred dollars to more than $3,000.
About 60 percent of the Venice shop’s rare bottles — mostly Burgundy and Bordeaux wines — were taken during the heist. Some of the more notable wines taken include a $500 Sauternes from Château d’Yquem and a magnum of Giuseppe Quintarelli valued at over $3,000. Lincoln Fine Wines owner Nazmul Haque told the Los Angeles Times that the loss of his extensive wine collection was both a monetary and emotional blow.
