$24K Bottle of Stolen Wine Returned to Virginia Restaurant

Two bottles of high-value wine were returned to the owners of L’Auberge Provençale months after a pair of thieves stole them from the restaurant’s wine cellar. One bottle was a prized pinot noir valued at $24,000, and the other was valued at $7,000, The Washington Post reported.  

In November, L’Auberge Provençale co-owner Celeste Borel reported that two suspects disguised as event planners toured the restaurant and the cellar. While in the cellar, they stole several high-value bottles of wine, including the $24,000 pinot.