After many years of happy marriage, Juliane and her husband Max have grown apart and are now close to divorce. Actually, the two still understand each other quite well, but when Max shows up at the graduation party of their son together with his much younger girlfriend, it comes to a scandal. Annoyed and disappointed by her still-husband, Juliane travels to Tuscany, where she meets the German olive grower Nikolaus. From the first moment, it seems to spark huge between the two. But when Max shows up, old feelings come back to life.

Beim Scheidungsanwalt herrscht noch Harmonie: Feinkost-Unternehmerin Juliane und Schönheitschirurg Max wollen sich einvernehmlich trennen. Als kurze Zeit später die Fetzen fliegen, flieht Juliane nach Italien zum Olivenbauern Nikolaus