When the old Wiegergans dies his three best friends Vincent, Pablo, and Seymour inherit an old bookstore containing thousand of books. While trying to divide their gigantic inheritance Vincent finds his first novel, badly deteriorated, with sections almost completely destroyed. 'The Scent of Taste' is about his first love, Amalia, whom he met more than 30 years before in a dilapidated wine shop. The more he reads the more his memories become confused. Vincent makes a decision. He decides to travel to the South of Italy, where he thinks he last saw Amalia... but who will he find?