Spanish Police Seek Culprit Behind $2.7 Million Wine Spill

  • Act of vandalism was carried out at the Cepa 21 winery
  • About 60,000 liters of the cellar’s finest wines were spilled
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Spain’s police is investigating an act of vandalism that caused an estimated loss of €2.5 million ($2.7 million) in spilled wine at a well-known cellar.

The unusual crime was committed over the weekend in the northern city of Valladolid. Security camera footage showed a hooded person entering the Bodegas Cepa 21 winery at around 3:30 a.m. local time on Sunday and opening three tanks holding some of the finest wines in the cellar, spilling about 60,000 liters (15,800 gallons).