The Queen of Finos, HARVEYS FINO has just been awarded a Royal Warrant; when a fino sherry is served in the Royal Household, it will be HARVEYS.

Now available in an elegant new half-size bottle, award-winning* Harveys Fino is a refreshingly crisp, dry sherry, which makes a sophisticated, delicious alternative to white wine as an aperitif. Its diminutive new size makes it ideal for a picnic hamper � and gives you the perfect excuse to try out dry sherry for the first time!

Whether eating light alfresco dishes, such as sushi, smoked salmon, spicy prawns, salads with vinaigrette, carpaccio of mackerel, Serrano ham or hard cheeses or salted nuts, Harveys Fino will complement them all.

Waitrose wine buyer, Nick Room MW, offers some expert advice: �If you�re looking for inspiration for what to serve at a drinks party this summer, try out Harveys Fino dry Sherry. It tastes delicious and is the ideal accompaniment to savoury canap�s, such as smoked fish, olives, egg and chorizo sausage. It is now available to buy at 150 Waitrose stores.�

This sophisticated sherry, created over a period of several years by the traditional solera system, derives from the Palomino grapes selected from the sun soaked vineyards of Jerez de la Frontera near the South West coast of Spain. Pale straw in colour, Harveys Fino is bright and clean to the taste and with almond aromas.

Harveys Fino tastes best served well chilled (5-7 �C) in a wine glass, and, like a white wine, keep it refrigerated after opening to guarantee finesse and freshness. Consume within a week.

Stockist: Harveys Fino RRP �6.99 (50cl), available exclusively at Waitrose (150 stores nationwide)

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Notes to editors:

*Awards - HARVEYS FINO has been awarded several medals for its quality and taste: � Silver Medal International Wine & Spirit Competition 2008 � Trophy �Best Dry Sherry Joint Winner� New Wave Spanish Wine Awards 2008 � Bronze Medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2008

Harveys Fino tasting notes & information: � Alcohol volume � 15% (lower than most sherries) � Dry and light with notes of nuts and fresh bread � finishes with sea salt tang. � 100% Palomino grape selected from the Sherry Superior area in Jerez. � Aged in American oak butts by the Solera System � Foundation of the Solera 1953

Harveys Fino Cocktail recipes:

Finojito: Fill a high glass with ice Add 50ml of Harveys Fino Half fill with lemonade Top up with sparkling water Add slice of lime and mint leaves Muddle and stir Ave Marie*: Take a tall glass Add 40ml of Harveys Fino And 10ml Harveys Pedro Ximenez Top up with tomato spicy mix Garnish with cherry tomato and celery * Created by the Rivoli Bar, Ritz Hotel, London

The legend on the Harveys Fino Royal Warrant reads:- �HARVEYS FINO- By Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Sherry Suppliers, Harveys S.A., Jerez, Spain�

Other sherries in the HARVEYS range include:

HARVEYS BRISTOL CREAM (75cl) RRP �7.88, Waitrose, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury�s, Morrisons, Somerfield & Co-op

HARVEYS RESERVE (75cl) RRP �11.99, Threshers and Wine Rack

About Harveys: Founded in 1796, Harveys wines are made exclusively from grapes grown at its own vineyards and blended at its bodegas in Jerez in southern Spain.

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For further information or a sample, please contact Libby Hickman or Natalie McCallum at Focus PR on Tel: 020 7845 6600 or harveys@focuspr.co.uk