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For Korbel Champagne Cellars, the millennium is an Earth-stopping event. At least as far as its advertising goes.
In a new spot created by Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis, two astronauts orbiting Earth prepare to celebrate the new year by uncorking a bottle of champagne. Unfortunately, in so doing they cause the planet to stop rotating, putting a halt to celebrations on the ground. The reason: the champagne is not Korbel.
The new spot broke over the weekend during telecast of the 1999 Breeders Cup, and kicks off the Guerneville, Calif.,

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