Korbel Becomes Wine Cooler, Calls it Champagne Cocktail

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We really like these ads for Korbel Royal and Korbel Blue Hawaiian, which made Steve want to dive into his computer screen, pop the cork and down a bottle while I experienced a bizarre craving for champagne with essence of coconut.

Korbel tagged agency Carmichael Lynch and Gasket Studios, who with their animation wanted to turn the ads into an experience of “visual taste.” Gasket founder Greg Shultz adds, “Fluidity, fun, Americana and nostalgia are mixed with a very current aesthetic – the very essence of the Korbel champagne cocktails.” He appears to have some trouble committing to just a couple of good adjectives there. In any case the wine cooler – oops, champagne cocktail – ads leap off Time Square this month but expect to see them elsewhere.

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