Police are still investigating how world-class wine bottles stolen from the French Laundry in Yountville, California on Christmas Day ended up in a wine cellar in North Carolina.

After launching an investigation a few weeks ago, officials finally recovered the majority of the 76 bottles of premium French wine that were stolen from Wine Country, said the Napa County Sheriff's Office, reports SFGate. However, no arrests have been made and local officials are still working with state and federal authorities in an ongoing investigation.

Three detectives found the wine about 3,000 miles away in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Jan. 19. They then flew back to Yountville with the wine on Jan. 21, said Napa County Sheriff's Capt. Doug Pike, according to St. Helen Star.

The exact number of missing high-end wine bottles that were recovered or how Sheriff's officials traced the bottles to North Carolina is unknown.

Officials say the stolen goods, which retail for over $300,000 in total, included pricey wines like Napa's Screaming Eagle and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, which can range from $3,000 to $25,000 per bottle.

The heist was reported on Dec. 26 when an employer at the Yountville Michelin-starred restaurant discovered that the suspect(s) broke into the building sometime after 2 p.m. on Christmas Day while the restaurant was closed. In addition, the alarm system had not been set.

"When that particular theft took place, we along with many others received an e-mail alert with the numbers that were on the labels, which the restaurant had wisely taken down," said Simon Lambert, a senior consultant with the Chicago Wine Co. "We were on the lookout," he said, "and others were as well."

Because exclusive French wines are pricey, each bottle features an individual serial number on its label to prevent counterfeits. Plus, the corks and capsules have invisible markings that can only be seen with an ultra-violet light.