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| Italian police arrest man over huge wine spillage | Italian police arrest man over huge wine spillage |
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| Police in Tuscany have arrested a man on suspicion of breaking into the cellar of a producer of a rare and costly red wine and pouring 80,000 bottles' worth on the floor. | Police in Tuscany have arrested a man on suspicion of breaking into the cellar of a producer of a rare and costly red wine and pouring 80,000 bottles' worth on the floor. |
| Andrea Di Gisi, 39, was described by police as a former employee of the vineyard, which produces highly praised bottles of Brunello di Montalcino that sell for up to €500 (£407). | Andrea Di Gisi, 39, was described by police as a former employee of the vineyard, which produces highly praised bottles of Brunello di Montalcino that sell for up to €500 (£407). |
| Said to be nursing a grudge against the vineyard's owner, Gianfranco Soldera, after fellow employees were given free lodging at the vineyard, Di Gisi allegedly smashed through armoured glass before opening barrels and releasing the 2007 to 2012 vintages earlier this month. | Said to be nursing a grudge against the vineyard's owner, Gianfranco Soldera, after fellow employees were given free lodging at the vineyard, Di Gisi allegedly smashed through armoured glass before opening barrels and releasing the 2007 to 2012 vintages earlier this month. |
| After the raid suspicion fell on the Italian mafia and on rival producers of Brunello di Montalcino. But police focused their investigation on Di Gisi, who had allegedly previously argued with Soldera. | After the raid suspicion fell on the Italian mafia and on rival producers of Brunello di Montalcino. But police focused their investigation on Di Gisi, who had allegedly previously argued with Soldera. |
| Wiretapping his phone, officers are said to have overheard Di Gisi telling a family member that he had washed his trousers after the night of the raid to rid them of wine stains, which he said would come out more easily than blood. | Wiretapping his phone, officers are said to have overheard Di Gisi telling a family member that he had washed his trousers after the night of the raid to rid them of wine stains, which he said would come out more easily than blood. |
| Police are now due to carry out a forensic examination of the trousers to check for traces of wine. | Police are now due to carry out a forensic examination of the trousers to check for traces of wine. |
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