Guess what, my little champagne bubbles? It's nostalgia time!
I've had the Hochtaler lady song stuck in my head for a few days now (yes, I'm a child of the 80's). Remember the Hochtaler lady?
She was pretty hot, but what about that Spumante Bambino lady? She's charming in her chiffon, but it's the pianist--no, that moustache--who is the real star. RWOR!
Those were the most memorable examples from my 80's childhood, but what of earlier decades? Let's turn back the time machine a little further, and enjoy this wine commercial from the 50's. I always love it when Marie Antoinette comes to Thanksgiving:
Moving up a decade, the 60's were clearly a time of invention. Apparently the Gallo family created something called 'Pink Chablis'. I'm pretty sure they've made a deal with the devil, because if any other winery tried this kind of fuckery, they'd dry up faster than a fallen grape in the sun:
Were people not drinking wine in the 70's? I can't find much in the way of wine commercials for this decade, but I did find this commercial for something called 'Thunderbird'. I have no idea what it is, but it makes me want to get down!!
Scooting back up to the 80's, remember Riunite? It's a wine rainbow! And I'm staggered by their GENIUS marketing slogan 'Riunite is nice'. Brilliant!
And finally, if these vintage commercials have caused you to go on a bender, watch this LLBO PSA from the 80's, and decide whether you're acting as badly as the dad in this commercial:
'Til next time,
Barb
LMAO!! Those were awesome! I loveeeed the 60s one, how great was that wink? The drink for "lively people", LOL. That's commercialspeak for winos..... which is us ;) <<see me winking there?? (I'm subtle, I know). Too bad you can't get that anymore. Do they still make Hochtaler? We need to get some!!! I'm sure it's right up there with Blue Nun and Baby Duck. mmmm....Ha ha, wouldn't that be funny to have a commercial where the girl starts off in a blue nun costume then ends up all tarty like the Hochtaler girl?? Okay, I've got problems.
ReplyDeleteI was trying to remember the wine commercial where the grape runs from the double-ell "feet" of the logo. Do you remember who made that(Villagio? Bellisimo?)
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