Thieves often go to extremes to steal wine, but French authorities are willing to go the extra mile to prevent wine theft.A French task force was recently able to recover about $6 million worth of stolen bottles of wine—all 900 of them.The operation—known as "Magnum"—was a coordinated effort across three localities in France—Gironde, Dordogne, and Loire.And the results of the yearlong operation were dubbed the "seizure of the century" by the site Franceinfo.Police successfully saved wines made by plenty of top producers—including whole cases of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.The wines were reportedly stolen from warehouses, shops, and even acclaimed restaurants.The average price of each bottle seized is around $6,000, so hopefully the criminals knew a bit about proper wine storage
