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Reliving the 1980′s Part 4: Yalumba Carte D’or

Picture the ad agency meeting. It’s 1983. Australian wines have yet to make their breakthrough in the UK. Client and account Director are trying to find a way into this lucrative market through a penetrating TV campaign…

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Reliving the 1980′s Part 3: Veuve Du Vernay 1989

Bloke is running to catch his train. He makes it to the train, just in time. He sits opposite a Hitchcockian Blonde. Train conductor asks for his ticket, but wait, bloke can’t find his ticket. He panics. Blonde nods towards Bloke’s penguin classic, now resting on the table. Bloke looks befuddled. Blonde nods again. Eureka! [...]

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Reliving the 1980′s: Le Francais Adore Le Piat D’or

Oh my word, we English didn’t half have to swallow some branded BS in the 1980′s when it came to wine. “Plus ca change?” I hear you cry. Watch this and weep.

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