We are in 1866, in the days preceding the October 22 referendum, which, in fact, will sanction the annexation of the Veneto to the Kingdom of Italy. Through the vicissitudes of two Venetian families, the Biasin, who for generations produce and trade wine all over Europe, and the Querini, aristocrats in decadence, want to narrate in an overwhelming tone the period between the fall of Venice and its annexation to Italy . There will be loving conflicts, revelations and interlacing.