The Secret of Santa Vittoria, a throwback to the late 1960s, adapts a well-known book for the big screen. Santa Vittoria, a town known for its wines, unintentionally elects local alcoholic Bambolini to the position of mayor during World War II. Bambolini must step up when the Germans decide to invade the town and grab their 1,184,611 bottles of wine. Bambolini devises a scheme to conceal the wine with the help of the locals.